In the play, what happens when emotions come in conflict with principles, and how do choices under pressure define who we really are? The lobby of a Manhattan apartment building is much more than a waiting area for four New Yorkers involved in a murder investigation. It’s a testing ground for what happens when personal and professional personas find themselves at odds. A young security guard with big ambitions clashes with his stern boss, an intense rookie cop and her unpredictable partner in a play from the 2017 Oscar-winning writer of Manchester by the Sea.
And as Lonergan's web of dilemmas grows more interesting, Henry's performance blossoms, riding an arc of injustice that seems to bend permanently away from a security guard with big plans and the wrong color of skin. It's powerful to watch him simmer and boil and wither, while Cera plays his downtrodden but still privileged foil. The rest of the show: It's got a lot of potential.
What pretty, plush new seats the Hayes Theater has. This compact Broadway house, the smallest on the Great White Way, has been renovated under its new owners Second Stage and reopened as a non-profit. Sadly, Lobby Hero, starring Chris 'Captain America' Evans and Michael Cera and directed by Trip Cullman, does not blazingly usher in the new dawn.
2001 | Off-Broadway |
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2018 | Broadway |
Second Stage Theater Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brian Tyree Henry |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Chris Evans |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Brian Tyree Henry |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Lobby Hero |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Lobby Hero |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Michael Cera |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Brian Tyree Henry |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Lobby Hero |
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