Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon) and Drama Desk Award winner Lila Neugebauer (The Waverly Gallery, 2ST’s Mary Page Marlowe) invite you to one helluva reunion in the darkly comic American family drama, APPROPRIATE.
It’s summer, the cicadas are singing, and the Lafayette family has returned to their late patriarch’s Arkansas home to deal with the remains of his estate. Toni (Paulson), the eldest daughter, hopes they’ll spend the weekend remembering and reconnecting over their beloved father. Bo, her brother, wants to recoup some of the funds he spent caring for Dad at the end of his life. But things take a turn when their estranged brother, Franz, appears late one night, and mysterious objects are discovered among the clutter. Suddenly, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can’t be contained, and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past.
Director Lila Neugebauer carefully threads the complexities of grief and racism with humor and lightness. The characters lob sharp-tongued dialogue (and a few punches) at one another. It’s a thrilling match.
“Appropriate,” the last play to open on Broadway in 2023 and one of the best-acted productions of the year, tells the story of a dysfunctional family who reunite after the death of their patriarch to auction off all his possessions, during which we learn little by little how messed up each and every one of the characters is. But Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ resonant play also in its own wry and sly way tells a dark story of race in America. If what’s going on beneath the mordant humor on the surface is not always clear, we’re given plenty of clues that encourage us to assume, and try to root out, a deeper meaning, starting before the first line is even spoken: Projected on the stage are six dictionary definitions of the word “appropriate,” including an adjective that means proper, and a verb that means to steal.
General Rush:
Price: $45
Where: Belasco Theatre box office
When: When the box office opens on the day of the performance.
Limit: Two per customer.
Information: Subject to daily availability. The box office opens Tuesday through Saturday at 10 AM ET and Sunday at 12 PM ET.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $45
Where: rush.telecharge.com
When: 12 AM ET, one day before the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability. Seats may be partial view. Winners will be drawn that same morning at 10 AM ET and then later that afternoon at 3 PM ET.
2014 | Off-Broadway |
Signature Theatre Company Production Off-Broadway |
2023 | Broadway |
Second Stage Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Lila Neugebauer |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Michael Esper |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play | Sarah Paulson |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play | Jane Cox |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Appropriate |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play | dots |
2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Play | Bray Poor |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Sarah Paulson |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance | Corey Stoll |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Lila Neugebauer |
2024 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Appropriate |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Lila Neugebauer |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play | Sarah Paulson |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Appropriate |
2024 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | dots |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Dede Ayite |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Lila Neugebauer |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Jane Cox |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Corey Stoll |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Sarah Paulson |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Appropriate |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | dots |
2024 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Bray Poor |
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