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Awake and Sing

Awake and Sing!

by Clifford Odets

Critically-Acclaimed
Drama
Medium Cast (9-13)

Opening Soon on Broadway

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Awake and Sing

About the Play

Awake and Sing





A vivid, comic drama about a Jewish family surviving the Depression in the Bronx


Story:

It’s the 1930s, and the Bronx is a furnace. New ideas clash with the old amidst the poverty and shattered promises of the Great Depression. And three generations of the Berger family, trapped inside their cramped tenement, struggle to hold different visions of an American dream.


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Broadway Production Information

THEATRE

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
 261 W. 47th St.
New York, NY

Info and Directions

Schedule
NOTE: The pre-opening schedule for productions vary greatly from the schedule post-opening, so BPH does not list preview schedules.

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Important Dates
PREVIEWS: Dec 2026
OPENING: Jan 2027


Run Time
TBA


NOTE:

  • Opening dates are subject to change.
  • Most shows have special holiday dates and times. Check the official website for more information.

Cast and Creative Team

Playwright

Playwright
Clifford Odets



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Opening Night
Feb 19, 1935
Total Performances
184
Original Cast
Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Roman Bohnen, Phoebe Brand, J.E. Bromberg, Morris Carnovsky, Jules Garfield, Sanford Meisner, Art Smith
Director
Harold Clurman
Producer
The Group Theatre, Inc.
Scenic Design
Boris Aronson

Sep 1935 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Opening Night
Sep 9, 1935
Total Performances
24
Original Cast
Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Roman Bohnen, Phoebe Brand, J.E. Bromberg, Morris Carnovsky, Jules Garfield, Sanford Meisner, Tootsie Miller, Art Smith
Director
Harold Clurman
Producer
The Group Theatre, Inc.
Scenic Design
Boris Aronson

1938 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Daly's 63rd Street Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 22, 1938
Total Performances
95
Original Cast
Emilie Adler, Louis Brandt, Louis Coppersmith, Morris Dorf, Gustave Schact, Harold Schutzman, Lyda Slava, Jack Tammy, Isadore Vernick
Director
Jacob Mestel
Producer
Federal Theatre Project of The WPA
Scenic Design
Wood McLane
Lighting Design
Moe Hack

1939 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Windsor Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 7, 1939
Total Performances
45
Original Cast
Julia Adler, Luther Adler, Phoebe Brand, J. Edward Bromberg, Morris Carnovsky, William Challee, Sanford Meisner, Alfred Ryder, Art Smith
Director
Harold Clurman
Producer
The Group Theatre
Scenic Design
Boris Aronson

1984 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Circle in the Square Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 8, 1984
Total Performances
61
Original Cast
Nancy Marchand, Harry Hamlin, Benjamin Hendrickson, Dick Latessa, Michael Lombard, Frances McDormand, Luke Sickle, Paul Sparer, Thomas G. Waites
Director
Theodore Mann
Producer
Circle in the Square
Scenic Design
John Conklin
Costume Design
Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design
Richard Nelson

2006 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 17, 2006
Total Performances
80
Original Cast
Lauren Ambrose, Ned Eisenberg, Ben Gazzara, Jonathan Hadary, Peter Kybart, Mark Ruffalo, Pablo Schreiber, Richard Topol, Zoë Wanamaker
Director
Bartlett Sher
Producer
Lincoln Center Theater
Scenic Design
Michael Yeargan
Costume Design
Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design
Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg

2026 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Original Cast
Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, and Jeremy Shamos
Director
Tyne Rafaeli
Producer
Brian and Dayna Lee, Nicole Kramer and Stephanie Kramer, Manhattan Theatre Club

1972 TV Version

Movie Name
Awake and Sing
Type
Made for TV Movie, Broadway Theatre Archive
Director
Robert Hopkins, Norman Lloyd
Screenplay
Clifford Odets
Starring
Felicia Farr, Leo Fuchs, Robert Lipton, Walter Matthau, John Myhers, Ron Rifkin, Martin Ritt, Milton Selzer, Ruth Storey

Scripts, Videos, Merchandise and More





Books

Script
Waiting for Lefty and Other Plays (Play Script)

Videos

DVD
Broadway Theatre Archive Starring Walter Matthau DVD

Merchandise

Merchandise
Merchandise on Ebay



Awards and Reviews

2006 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Mark Ruffalo
Best Featured Actor in a Play - Pablo Schreiber
Best Featured Actress in a Play - Zoë Wanamaker
Best Direction of a Play
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Play

2006 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Outstanding Lighting Design

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