Skeleton Crew 2022
Run Time:
One hour and 50 minutes with one intermission
Opened: January 26, 2022One hour and 50 minutes with one intermission
Closing: February 20, 2022
Skeleton Crew - 2022 Broadway History , Info & More
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)
261 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
A timely and gripping Broadway premiere from Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud, Pipeline). In 2008 Detroit, a small automotive factory is on the brink of foreclosure, and a tight knit family of workers hangs in the balance. With uncertainty everywhere, the line between blue collar and white collar becomes blurred, and this working family must reckon with their personal loyalties, their instincts for survival and their ultimate hopes for humanity. The New York Times gives this astonishing work a Critic’s Pick and cheers, “A very fine new play… warm-blooded, astute, deeply moral and deeply American.” And The Amsterdam News hails it as “a prime example of how theatre imitates life… intense, touching and funny.” Directing is MTC’s Tony-winning Artistic Advisor Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Lackawanna Blues, August Wilson’s Jitney).
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Skeleton Crew, Transferred Uptown, Loses Some Muscle
7 / 10
The production, too, rests on Rashad's presence. Dirden is good (as he always is) at showing thought-in-action: You can see doubts shudder through his body even when his back is turned. The audience and the Friedman Theatre, though, need an operatic figure to focus all that space - and Rashad is it. Rashad's Faye wears baggy jeans and a shlumpy sweatshirt, and when she walks, she favors her back, like a woman who has done manual labor for a long time. But then, when Rashad turns her head suddenly, she looks like a queen. At its root, Skeleton Crew is about finding dignity - both in work and in the relationships between people - and it's useful, therefore, to have a person onstage who can gather majesty around her like a shawl. Rashad might seem to stop being Faye in these moments, but it doesn't break the show. She takes on the spirit of the underlying play, becoming something like the personification of labor itself. She turns into something larger and more commanding than the merely individual drama around her, and all of Broadway turns to look.
'Skeleton Crew' review — a moving portrait of the true essential workers of America
10 / 10
When Shanita (a warm, affable Adams) talks about why she takes pride in her job - saying, 'I'm building something that you can see come to life at the end. Got a motor in it and it's gonna take somebody somewhere' - it is moving and commands your respect. That is perhaps why Skeleton Crew hits more potently now than it did in 2016 for me. When society shut down in 2020, we all saw who the true essential workers are. They are not the CEOs or people who worked in glass high-rises. They are the people stocking grocery store shelves, delivering packages, making cars. And they are disproportionately people of color. Society has now caught up with Morisseau's play. In Skeleton Crew, Morisseau makes us see the line that divides the blue collar and white collar workers as what it really is, a man-made structure that must be dismantled, because it is that line that keeps all of us from realizing our true power.
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VIDEO: Dominique Morisseau and Company Talk Bringing SKELETON CREW to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - February 12, 2022
by Nicole Rosky - February 12, 2022
Skeleton Crew, the new play by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, is taking Broadway by storm at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where it opened on January 26.
SKELETON CREW Announces Detroit Night & Detroit Week Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 3, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 3, 2022
The Motor City is coming to Broadway! Special guests from Detroit and New York City will come together for an extraordinary evening to celebrate the people, the culture, and the city of Detroit with Skeleton Crew, the Broadway premiere by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau, at the 8PM performance on Friday, February 4.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club is now presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The show opened last night at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022
by Bruce Glikas - January 27, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opened just last night, January 26, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and BroadwayWorld was there for the big night!
Review Roundup: SKELETON CREW Opens On Broadway- See What the Critics Are Saying!
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2022
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tonight at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Let's see what the critics are saying!
VIDEO: Watch Scenes from SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - January 25, 2022
by Nicole Rosky - January 25, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tomorrow, Wednesday, January 26, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Photos: First Look at SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production opens tomorrow, Wednesday, January 26, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Up on the Marquee: SKELETON CREW
by Jennifer Broski - January 21, 2022
by Jennifer Broski - January 21, 2022
Previews are underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
SKELETON CREW Resumes Performances Tomorrow; Opening Night Moved to January 26
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, will resume performances tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11, at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
SKELETON CREW Performances Cancelled Through January 9
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 3, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 3, 2022
Due to breakthrough COVID cases in the company, Manhattan Theatre Club has canceled the performances of Skeleton Crew through Sunday, January 9.
SKELETON CREW Delays Previews & Opening Due to Covid-19 Cases in the Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2021
Due to company members having tested positive for COVID-19, MTC has delayed the beginning of preview performances of the Broadway premiere of Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW until Monday, December 27th.
Meet the Cast of SKELETON CREW; Previews Begin Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - December 27, 2021
by Stephi Wild - December 27, 2021
Previews begin tonight, December 21, for Manhattan Theatre Club's Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Learn more about the cast bringing this show to the stage!
Photos: See First Look Portraits of the Company of SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club will present the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Performances begin Tuesday, December 21, 2021 and opening night is Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Photos: Meet the Company of MTC's SKELETON CREW on Broadway
by Jennifer Broski - December 2, 2021
by Jennifer Broski - December 2, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club will soon present the Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for Broadway Premiere of SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 8, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 8, 2021
Joshua Boone (Actually at MTC, Network, A Jazzman’s Blues) joins the previously announced Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden (Jitney at MTC), Adesola Osakalumi (Fela!), and Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) to complete the full company.
Chanté Adams, Brandon J. Dirden & Adesola Osakalumi Join MTC's SKELETON CREW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 4, 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 4, 2021
Manhattan Theatre Club announced casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew. The cast will feature Chanté Adams (A Journal for Jordan), Brandon J. Dirden (MTC’s Jitney), and Adesola Osakalumi (Fela!) joining previously announced Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun).
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Skeleton Crew - 2022 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Joshua Boone |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Skeleton Crew |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Awards | Phylicia Rashad |
| 2022 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Skeleton Crew |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Chanté Adams |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Skeleton Crew |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Phylicia Rashad |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Skeleton Crew |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Michael Carnahan |
| 2022 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Play | Nicholas Hussong |
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