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Network
by Lee Hall
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About the Play
The acclaimed stage adaptation of the iconic 1976 film by Paddy Chayefsky.
Story:
Network centers on news anchorman Howard Beale who isn’t pulling in viewers. In what is to be his final broadcast, he unravels live on screen, and as the ratings soar, Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV.
Playwright
Lee Hall
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Belasco Theatre
- Opening Night
- Dec 6, 2018
- Total Performances
- 184
- Original Cast
- Bryan Cranston, Tony Goldwyn, Tatiana Maslany, Joshua Boone, Alyssa Bresnahan, Ron Canada, Julian Elijah Martinez, Frank Wood, Nick Wyman, Barzin Akhavan, Jason Babinsky, Camila Canó-Flaviá, Eric Chayefsky, Gina Daniels, Nicholas Guest, Joe Paulik, Susannah Perkins, Victoria Sendra, Henry Stram, Bill Timoney, Joseph Varca, Nicole Villamil, Jeena Yi
- Director
- Ivo van Hove
- Producer
- David Binder, The National Theatre, Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey, Lee Menzies, Annapurna Theatre, Blanshay-Yonover, CatWenJam Productions, Patrick Catullo, Delman-Whitney, Diana DiMenna, Falkenstein-Grant, Hagemann Rosenthal Associates, GHF Productions, The John Gore Organization, Harris Rubin Productions, Sharon Karmazin, Koenigsberg-Fan, Kors Le Pere Theatricals LLC, Alexander 'Sandy' Marshall, Stephanie P. McClelland, David Mirvish, Moellenberg-Hornos, R.H.M.-Jonathan Reinis, Catherine Schreiber, Ken Schur, Jayne Baron Sherman, Cynthia Stroum, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Zeilinger Productions and The Shubert Organization
- Scenic Design
- Jan Versweyveld
- Costume Design
- An D'Huys
- Lighting Design
- Jan Versweyveld
- Sound Design
- Eric Sleichim
- Video Design
- Tal Yarden
1976 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Network
- Type
- Hollywood Feature Film
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Screenplay
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Starring
- Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch
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2019 Tony Award Nominations
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play - Bryan Cranston
Best Direction Of A Play
Best Scenic Design Of A Play
Best Lighting Design Of A Play
Best Sound Design Of A Play
2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
Outstanding Actor in a Play - Bryan Cranston
Outstanding New Broadway Play
Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical)
Outstanding Sound Design (Play or Musical)
2019 Drama League Award Nominations
Distinguished Performance Award - Bryan Cranston
Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
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