Fences

^{Running since April 2010}
For 13 weeks only, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis (both Tony-winners for this production) star in the first Broadway revival of August Wilson�s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
^{Winner of 3 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play. Closes July 11th.}

The Broadway production of Fences closed July 11, 2010. For current Broadway show listings and tickets, please click here.

The play is set in Pittsburgh in the '50s. Mr. Washington plays 53-year-old Troy Maxson, a sanitation worker and former Negro League baseball player struggling to "do right" by his family and overcome the bitterness that permeates his being.

Broadway critics were largely in accord on this production, finding it short on nuance but emotionally rewarding nonetheless. Entertainment Weekly summed it up well, saying "Denzel Washington is giving a grand, sell-it-to-the-balcony, crowd-thrilling performance" in a "buffed-to-a-sheen "Fences," buoyed by a top-shelf supporting cast and Branford Marsalis� beautiful bluesy between-scenes music."

Written in 1983, "Fences" is perhaps the best-known of the 10 plays comprising August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle (9 of the plays are set in the Steel City), which chronicles the African-American experience throughout the 20th Century. Finished in 2005, only months before the playwright's tragic death at the age of 60, the cycle stands as one of the foremost achievements in the American theater.

The original Broadway production of "Fences" opened in 1987. It earned 4 Tony Awards that year, including Best Play and Best Actor for James Earl Jones (in the role now being tackled by Mr. Washington).

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what the critics said:

3.9 out of 5.0 (click for excerpts)

what our subscribers said:

4.7 out of 5.0 (click for reviews)

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stars:

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis

author:

August Wilson

director:

Kenny Leon

awards:

^{2010 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play (Denzel Washington), Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Viola Davis).
2010 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Music in a Play, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Viola Davis).
2010 Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Denzel Washington), Outstanding Actress in a Play (Viola Davis).}

ticket prices:

$60.00 - $135.00

attendance last week:

101.7%

venue:

Cort Theatre (information) (seating chart)

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running time:

2 hrs 30 mins

link to official show site:

official website

full credits:

http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=485594

weekly schedule:
Monday	Dark
Tuesday	7:00 PM
Wednesday	2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Thursday	8:00 PM
Friday	8:00 PM
Saturday	2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday	3:00 PM