Prayer for the French Republic

PlayOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Jan 09, 2024

Closing Date

Mar 03, 2024

1st Preview

Dec 19, 2023

1st Preview

Dec 19, 2023

Previews

Performances

PlayOriginalBroadway

External Links

Official Website

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
(Jan 09, 2024 - Mar 03, 2024)

Setting

Paris, 2016-2017 and 1944-1946

Media

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People
- Production Staff
- Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)

Written by Joshua Harmon; Original Music by Daniel Kluger

Directed by David Cromer; Associate Director: Neal Gupta

Scenic Design by Takeshi Kata; Costume Design by Sarah Laux; Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker; Sound Design by Daniel Kluger; Hair Design by J. Jared Janas; Make-Up Design by J. Jared Janas; Associate Scenic Design: Se Hyun Oh; Associate Lighting Design: Stoli Stolnack; Associate Sound Design: Lawrence Schober; Assistant Costume Design: Willa Piro; Associate Hair Design: Cassie Williams; Associate Make-Up Design: Cassie Williams

Interim General Manager: Matthew W. Krawiec; Company Manager: Lady del Castillo

Director of Production: Chris Batstone; Production Stage Manager: Richard A. Hodge; Stage Manager: Ashley-Rose Galligan

Casting: Kelly Gillespie and Caparelliotis Casting; Vocal Coach: Gigi Buffington; Artistic Advisor: Kwame Kwei-Armah; Director of Artistic Operations & Communication: Amy Gilkes Loe; Associate Artistic Dir: Nicki Hunter; Director of Artistic Producing: Stephen M. Kaus; Director of Play Development: Scott Kaplan; Director of Marketing: Debra Waxman-Pilla; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Interim Director of Development: Ben Lasser; Music Consultant: Ari Brand; Consultant: Ronnie Scharfman; Photographer: Jeremy Daniel

Betsy Aidem

Marcelle Salomon Benhamou

Francis Benhamou
Broadway debut

Elodie Benhamou
Marcelle & Charles' daughter

Ari Brand
Broadway debut

Lucien Salomon
Pierre's father

Anthony Edwards

Patrick Salomon
Marcelle's brother

Ethan Haberfield

Young Pierre Salomon

Richard Masur

Pierre Salomon
Marcelle & Patrick's father

Nael Nacer
Broadway debut

Charles Benhamou
Marcelle's husband

Daniel Oreskes

Adolphe Salomon
Pierre's grandfather

Molly Ranson

Molly
a distant American cousin

Nancy Robinette

Irma Salomon
Pierre's grandmother

Aria Shahghasemi
Broadway debut

Daniel Benhamou
Marcelle & Charles' son

Understudies: Joshua Chessin-Yudin (Daniel Benhamou, Lucien Salomon), Lauriel Friedman (Elodie Benhamou, Molly), Zachary Lindberg (Young Pierre Salomon), Dale Place (Adolphe Salomon, Pierre Salomon), Stephen Schnetzer (Charles Benhamou, Patrick Salomon) and Lori Wilner (Marcelle Salomon Benhamou, Irma Salomon)
Awards

Tony Award®

Best Play

2024 Nominee
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Written by Joshua Harmon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

2024 Nominee
Betsy Aidem

Best Lighting Design of a Play

2024 Nominee
Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker

Statistics

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

People
Awards
Statistics

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast

Theatre Owned / Operated by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)

Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)

Written by Joshua Harmon; Original Music by Daniel Kluger

Directed by David Cromer; Associate Director: Neal Gupta

Scenic Design by Takeshi Kata; Costume Design by Sarah Laux; Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker; Sound Design by Daniel Kluger; Hair Design by J. Jared Janas; Make-Up Design by J. Jared Janas; Associate Scenic Design: Se Hyun Oh; Associate Lighting Design: Stoli Stolnack; Associate Sound Design: Lawrence Schober; Assistant Costume Design: Willa Piro; Associate Hair Design: Cassie Williams; Associate Make-Up Design: Cassie Williams

Interim General Manager: Matthew W. Krawiec; Company Manager: Lady del Castillo

Director of Production: Chris Batstone; Production Stage Manager: Richard A. Hodge; Stage Manager: Ashley-Rose Galligan

Casting: Kelly Gillespie and Caparelliotis Casting; Vocal Coach: Gigi Buffington; Artistic Advisor: Kwame Kwei-Armah; Director of Artistic Operations & Communication: Amy Gilkes Loe; Associate Artistic Dir: Nicki Hunter; Director of Artistic Producing: Stephen M. Kaus; Director of Play Development: Scott Kaplan; Director of Marketing: Debra Waxman-Pilla; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Interim Director of Development: Ben Lasser; Music Consultant: Ari Brand; Consultant: Ronnie Scharfman; Photographer: Jeremy Daniel

Betsy Aidem

Marcelle Salomon Benhamou

Francis Benhamou

Broadway debut

Elodie Benhamou

Marcelle & Charles' daughter

Ari Brand

Broadway debut

Lucien Salomon

Pierre's father

Anthony Edwards

Patrick Salomon

Marcelle's brother

Ethan Haberfield

Young Pierre Salomon

Richard Masur

Pierre Salomon

Marcelle & Patrick's father

Nael Nacer

Broadway debut

Charles Benhamou

Marcelle's husband

Daniel Oreskes

Adolphe Salomon

Pierre's grandfather

Molly Ranson

Molly

a distant American cousin

Nancy Robinette

Irma Salomon

Pierre's grandmother

Aria Shahghasemi

Broadway debut

Daniel Benhamou

Marcelle & Charles' son

Understudies: Joshua Chessin-Yudin (Daniel Benhamou, Lucien Salomon), Lauriel Friedman (Elodie Benhamou, Molly), Zachary Lindberg (Young Pierre Salomon), Dale Place (Adolphe Salomon, Pierre Salomon), Stephen Schnetzer (Charles Benhamou, Patrick Salomon) and Lori Wilner (Marcelle Salomon Benhamou, Irma Salomon)

Tony Award®

Best Play

2024 Nominee
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Chris Jennings, Executive Director)
Written by Joshua Harmon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

2024 Nominee
Betsy Aidem

Best Lighting Design of a Play

2024 Nominee
Lighting Design by Amith Chandrashaker

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

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