| Manhattan Theatre Club's Eureka Day extends two weeks through February 2, 2025, following rave reviews | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 05:17 pm EST 12/18/24 | |
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| FOLLOWING RAVE REVIEWS, MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB'S BROADWAY PREMIERE OF EUREKA DAY EXTENDED FOR TWO WEEKS THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (New York, NY – December 18, 2024) – Manhattan Theatre Club—Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Chris Jennings, Executive Director—is pleased to announce that the Broadway premiere of Eureka Day, a play by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro (Broadway: August: Osage County), has extended its run through February 2, 2025 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). The production opened on December 16 to ecstatic reviews and gold stars for the entire class. Eureka Day stars Tony Award nominee Amber Gray (Broadway: Hadestown; Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812), two-time Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (Broadway: Summer, 1976 at MTC; A View from the Bridge), Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Broadway: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Largely New York), Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch (Television: "Silicon Valley"), and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz (Television: "Scandal," "The Resident"). Eureka Day is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else—that is until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school's liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes with horror that they've got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won't please absolutely everybody. The production features: scenic design by Tony Award winner Todd Rosenthal; costume design by Tony Award winner Clint Ramos; lighting design by two-time Tony Award nominee Jen Schriever; original music and sound design by Drama Desk Award nominees Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen; projection design by Tony Award nominee David Bengali; intimacy & sensitivity coordination by Ann C. James; vocal coaching by Gigi Buffington; casting by Caparelliotis Casting & Kelly Gillespie; Production Stage Management by Kevin Bertolacci. Eureka Day is presented by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions, Wagner Johnson Productions, and Seaview Productions. Major support for Eureka Day is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as part of The Sloan Initiative: Setting the Stage for Science and Technology. Additional support is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. MTC is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, January 8, following the 7:00 pm performance, there will be a Sloan panel discussion that will address the medical and social impacts of vaccination and public health policy and other scientific themes in the play. MTC's Beyond the Stage Series Manhattan Theatre Club's Beyond the Stage series enriches and expands the impact of MTC's productions and theatrical storytelling by offering members of our local and virtual communities free opportunities to engage with leading artists, scholars, and cultural influencers, and to participate in events that connect them to our plays' cultural and historical contexts. These community-building conversations and experiences provide fresh insights and novel perspectives, leading to a deepened understanding and celebration of our shared humanity. January 12 In Conversation With ABC Audio's Brad Mielke: Purchase a ticket and join us after the 2 pm performance on Sunday, January 12 for a conversation with ABC Audio's Brad Mielke, Broadway Podcast Network's Alan Seales and Dr. Nicole A. Naggar MD as they examine the impact of technology on parent engagement today: the good, the bad, and the hilarious. January 16 Friedman @ The Friedman: January 16 is Entertainment Community Fund Night at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre! Purchase a ticket and join us following the 7 PM performance of Eureka Day for a talkback featuring Dr. Ram Koppaka and Dr. Jason Kindt from the Friedman Health Center. They'll discuss Eureka Day, the growing visibility of public health, how it influences our lives, and the communities the Friedman Health Center serves and supports. Eureka Day Book Drive: Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) and Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) are joining forces to host a Book Drive to benefit Harlem Hospital and its surrounding community. Inspired by the school library in Eureka Day, our goal is to collect at least 2,000 new books for children and young adult readers, with a special emphasis on social justice content. Audience and community members are welcome to donate new books at the Samuel J. Friedman box office during operating hours (12PM-6PM) now through January 16. Tickets are on sale at Telecharge.com. Subscriptions for MTC's 2024-25 season are available by visiting www.manhattantheatreclub.com/join, or by calling the MTC Clubline at 212-399-3050. ABOUT MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Director Chris Jennings, Manhattan Theatre Club produces seasons of new work for the theatre both on and Off-Broadway, and in the 2023-24 season, all three of its Broadway shows were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play, representing three of the five nominees in the category. MTC's not-for-profit mission, which Meadow created in 1972 and has implemented over five decades of award-winning productions, is to develop and present new work in a dynamic, supportive environment; to identify and collaborate with the most promising new as well as accomplished artists; and to produce a diverse repertoire of innovative, entertaining, and thought-provoking plays and musicals by American and international playwrights. Since 1989, MTC Learning and Community Engagement, which uses the power of live theatre and playwriting to awaken minds, ignite imaginations, open hearts, and change lives, has also been an important corollary to MTC's work. MTC's over 600 world, American, New York and Broadway premieres have earned 7 Pulitzer Prizes, 30 Tony Awards, 51 Drama Desk Awards and 49 Obie Awards amongst many other honors. MTC has homes on Broadway at its Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and Off-Broadway at New York City Center. MTC is an anti-racist organization that respects and honors all voices and upholds the values of community and equity. For more information, please visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com. ABOUT THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a New York-based, philanthropic, not-for-profit institution that makes grants for research in science, technology, and economics; quality and diversity of scientific institutions; and public engagement with science. Sloan's program in Public Understanding of Science and Technology, directed by Vice President and Program Director Doron Weber, supports books, radio, film, television, theatre, and new media to reach a wide, non-specialized audience and to bridge the two cultures of science and the humanities. The Foundation has an active theater program and commissions about 20 science plays each year from the Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the National Theatre in London while supporting select productions across the country and abroad. From David Auburn's Proof to Anchuli Felicia King's Golden Shield, Sloan has partnered with Manhattan Theatre Club to commission over 100 science-themed plays and has supported ten productions on MTC's stages. Recent grants from Sloan's Theater Program have supported Lloyd Suh's Franklinland, Nelson Diaz-Marcano's Las Borinqueñas, Mark Rylance's Dr. Semmelweis, Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's Smart, Sam Chanse's what you are now, Charly Evon Simpson's Behind the Sheet, Lucy Kirkwood's Mosquitoes, Chiara Atik's Bump, Nick Payne's Constellations (at MTC), Lucas Hnath's Isaac's Eye, Anna Ziegler's Photograph 51, Leigh Fondakowski's Spill, and Bess Wohl's Continuity (at MTC), among others. For more information about the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, visit www.sloan.org or follow the Foundation on X, Instagram and Facebook at @SloanPublic. PRODUCTION ASSETS PRODUCTION INFORMATION Manhattan Theatre Club presents Eureka Day By Jonathan Spector Directed by Anna D. Shapiro With Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht, Bill Irwin, Thomas Middleditch, Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz On Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street. |
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