Les Liaisons Dangereuses

First Preview: Aug 22, 2016

Opening Date: Oct 30, 2016

Closing Date: Jan 08, 2017

Running Time: 02:45

http://liaisonsbroadway.com/

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Booth Theatre

222 W 45th St New York, NY 10036

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From the Tony Award®-winning producer of Red, Tony winners Janet McTeer (A Doll’s House, Mary Stuart) and Liev Schreiber (Showtime’s Ray Donovan, Glengarry Glen Ross) return to Broadway for a singular evening of multiple pleasures.

Direct from London, McTeer reprises her role in The Donmar Warehouse’s critically acclaimed, sold-out production of Academy Award® winner Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Re-imagined by Olivier Award nominee and Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke, this sensational staging breathes a bold new passion into one of the theater’s most provocative and intriguing plays. Evening Standard calls it "Theatre at its most seductive and sinister. Five stars!"

A tale of sex, power and betrayal, Les Liaisons Dangereuses begins with two ex-lovers who scheme to ruin the reputation of an innocent young aristocrat. As their game of manipulation becomes more intricate, they quickly discover that the stakes are higher than they bargained for… and their last encounter may be their most dangerous by far.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Broadway Play - Drama

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Audience Advisory:

Adult themes & language.

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The show will offer a limited number of $40 rush tickets at the Booth Theatre, beginning at the opening of the box office each day. There is a limit of two tickets per customer. Tickets are non-transferable, subject to availability and may be partial view. Cash or credit cards will be accepted for rush tickets.

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As personified in a blazing performance by Janet McTeer — her voice like velvet and her physical bearing a cloak of studied artifice encasing a flesh and blood woman of ferocious cunning — there’s never cause to doubt her claim. Her accomplice-turned-opponent in their games of cruel conquest is a different matter. But even if Liev Schreiber is ill-suited for the part of the “conspicuously charming” Vicomte de Valmont, Josie Rourke’s evocative staging provides a compelling portrait of a dissolute aristocracy on the brink of devouring itself.

---Hollywood Reporter

But while director Rourke’s casting seems a bit bizarre, her staging is superb. Scene changes are especially eye-catching, with gorgeously costumed extras gliding on and off, humming to themselves. Aside from beautifying the scene, their underlying purpose is to gradually strip the set of its splendid furnishings, until at the end all that’s left is an empty canvas hanging on the wall to signify the empty lives of the characters.

---Variety

Accessibility:

Box Office

Ticket Lobby. Counter 43". Accessible pass-through with writing shelf at 32". Assistance available.

Parking

Lot: North side of streetbetween Broadway & 8th Ave. Vans enter on 46th St.Garage: East of Shubert Alley on south side of 45th St. between Broadway & 8th Ave. No vans.

Curb Ramps

(2.5" lip) SW corner of 45th St. & Broadway; NW corner of 45th St. & Broadway.

Directions Bus

Take the M7, M20, or M104 bus.

Restroom

Unisex: House left at orchestra rear crossover aisle. ADA compliant. Door 32". Stall 62"x139". Commode 18". Grab bars.

Directions Subway

1, 2, 3, 7, S, A, C, E, N, R, Q, W to 42nd St/Times Square

Seating

Orchestra on ground level. Mezzanine and lower lounge reached only by stairs. seats 781.

Elevator\Escalator

There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.

Telephone

Ticket lobby. Coin slot 54". Cord length 30". Volume control. With TTY and electric outlet.

Entrance

Double doors in series:1st set (each 27") has one pair of automatic doors from Shubert Alley to Ticket Lobby with push-button control; 2nd set (each 29", attended by ushers) to inner lobby; 3rd set (one at 31.5", two at 28.5", attended by ushers) into Orchestra.

Folding Armrests

Eight row-end seats with folding armrests, ask for mobility seats when booking.

Water Fountain

Inner lobby. Spout 36".

Assisted Listening System

Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit.

Wheelchair Info

Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. Five ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Transfer optional. ADA seats priced at regular orchestra and also at lowest price in the theatre.