Reviews are in for the Broadway run of Walking With Ghosts. Based on the memoir of two-time Tony nominee Gabriel Byrne, Walking With Ghosts arrived on the stage of Broadway's Music Box Theatre following runs in Dublin, Edinburgh, and London's West End. The 75-performance run opened October 27 following previews which began October 18.
Part-solo play, part-reflection, Walking With Ghosts is the stage adaptation of Byrne's 2020 memoir of the same name. Byrne shares memories of growing up in a working class family in Dublin, learning from the "theatre of the street," struggling as an actor, the pressures of fame and all the comic, dark, and seemingly commonplace experiences in between. The meanderings down memory lane are described as a "lyricial homage to the people and landscapes that shape our destinies."
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Director Lonny Price helms the production which features scenic and lighting design by Sinéad McKenna, costume design by Joan O’Clery, and music and sound design by Sinéad Diskin.
Byrne returns to the Broadway in his fourth production, having previously starred in A Touch of the Poet, as well as A Moon for the Misbegotten and Long Day's Journey Into Night for which he received Tony nominations. With over 100 screen acting credits to his name, he has also starred in films such as The Usual Suspects, Excalibur, and The Man in the Iron Mask.
The piece was originally commissioned and produced by Landmark Productions. Anna Clarke, Mara Isaacs, and Neal Street produce the show on Broadway, with Wagner Johnson Productions serving as executive producer.
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