The Minutes (play)

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 a different Broadway theater.

The Minutes
Written byTracy Letts
Date premieredNovember 9, 2017
Place premieredSteppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingA city council meeting room in Big Cherry; November
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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 Chamberlin, 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.

Upcoming Broadway Production

The production transferred to the Cort Theater with plans to begin 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, Anderson was replaced with Artie 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 and would hopefully open on March 15, 2022.[3]

Notable Casts
Character Chicago Premiere

2017

 Original Broadway[4]

TBD

Mr. Carp Ian Barford
Ms. Innes Penny Slusher Blair Brown
Mr. Breeding Kevin Anderson Armie Hammer
Mr. Blake James Vincent Meredith K. Todd Freeman
Mr. Peel Cliff Chamberlin
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

References
  1. "The Minutes - 2017 Chicago Tickets, News, Info, Photos, Videos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "The Minutes – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. "Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Finalist 'The Minutes' Sets Post-COVID 2022 Broadway Reopening, Plans Venue Switch". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. "The Minutes Original Broadway Cast - 2020 Broadway". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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