The Minutes (play)

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The Minutes
File:Minutes poster.png
Logo for the Steppenwolf production
Written by Tracy Letts
Date premiered November 9, 2017
Place premiered Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
Original language English
Genre Comedy
Setting A city council meeting room in Big Cherry; November
https://theminutesbroadway.com/

The Minutes is a comedic play written by Tracy Letts. It had its premiere at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago on November 9, 2017 and began previews at the Cort Theatre in New York City on February 25, 2020. It was scheduled to open on March 15, 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production was suspended. The production now plans to open on March 15, 2022 at Studio 54.

In 2018, Letts was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, losing to Cost of Living by Martyna Majok.

Premise

The show takes place in November and shows the inner-workings of a city council meeting in the fictional town of Big Cherry.

Production history

Chicago premiere

The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on November 9, 2017. The production was directed by Anna D. Shapiro and featured a cast made up of Ian Barford, Penny Slusher, Kevin Anderson, James Vincent Meredith, Cliff Chamberlain, William Petersen, Danny McCarthy, Brittany Burch, Francis Guinan, Sally Murphy, and Jeff Still. It featured design work from David Zinn (scenic), Ann Roth (costume), and Brian MacDevitt (lighting), André Pluess (sound), and Tom Watson (hair and wigs).[1] The production closed on December 31, 2017 with plans to transfer the production to New York City.

2022 Broadway production

The production transferred to the Cort Theater and began previews on February 20, 2020. The design team and several members of the cast from the Chicago production signed on, though Slusher was replaced with Blair Brown, Chamberlain assumed Anderson's role and was replaced with Armie Hammer, Meredith was replaced with K. Todd Freeman, Petersen was replaced with Tracy Letts (also the playwright), Burch was replaced with Jessie Mueller, and Guinan was replaced with Austin Pendleton.[2] The production planned to officially open on March 15, 2020 but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production was suspended indefinitely.

On November 16, 2020, the production unloaded from the Cort Theater and announced that it would be moving to a different Broadway theater, with initial plans to open on March 15, 2022.[3] In June 2021, it was reported that The Minutes would resume performances at Studio 54.[4] It will begin previews on April 2, 2022 and officially open on April 17.[5] The entire cast from the 2020 previews will return except for Hammer, who will be replaced by Noah Reid.[6]

Notable casts

Character Chicago Premiere
2017
Original Broadway[7]
2022
Mr. Carp Ian Barford
Ms. Innes Penny Slusher Blair Brown
Mr. Breeding Kevin Anderson Cliff Chamberlain
Mr. Blake James Vincent Meredith K. Todd Freeman
Mr. Peel Cliff Chamberlain Noah Reid[6]
Mayor Superba William Petersen Tracy Letts
Mr. Hanratty Danny McCarthy
Ms. Johnson Brittany Burch Jessie Mueller
Mr. Oldfield Francis Guinan Austin Pendleton
Ms. Matz Sally Murphy
Mr. Assalone Jeff Still

Awards and nominations

Original Chicago production

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2018 The Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize for Drama Tracy Letts Nominated

External links

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