The Inheritance

by Matthew Lopez

The Inheritance is a play by Matthew Lopez that is inspired by the novel Howards End by E. M. Forster. The play premiered in London at the Young Vic in March 2018.Matthew Lopez’s highly-anticipated two-part play, THE INHERITANCE, asks how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us, and questions the role we must play for future generations.
Brilliantly re-envisioning E. M. Forster’s masterpiece “Howards End” to 21st-century New York, it follows the interlinking lives of three generations of gay men searching for a community of their own – and a place to call home. This epic new play by Matthew Lopez marks the Broadway debut of one of America’s boldest theatrical voices, and is directed by visionary two-time Tony Award® winner Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, Netflix’s The Crown). THE INHERITANCE is a life-affirming journey of tears and laughter, through conflicts and connections, heartbreak and hope. A new play, generations in the making.

The Inheritance is a two-part play. (2 Performances)
Running times
Part 1: 3 hours 15 mins (with 2, 10 min intervals)
Part 2: 3 hours 20 mins (with 1, 10 min interval)

The Inheritance – Part 1 & Part 2

Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway
First Preview 27, Sept 2019
Opening Night 17, Nov 2019
Closing TBA

 

GET TICKETS HERE – Part One

GET TICKETS HERE – Part Two

 

Cast

Broadway Cast

 

Jordan Barbour – Broadway Debut – Young Man 6/Tristan

Jonathan Burke – Young Man 5 – Agent

Andrew Burnap – Broadway Debut – Young Man 10/Toby Darling

Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr. – Broadway Debut – Young Man 2/Jason #1

Dylan Frederick – Broadway Debut – Young Man 4/Young Walter

Kyle Harris – Young Man 7/Jasper

John Benjamin Hickey – Henry Wilcox

Paul Hilton – Broadway Debut – Morgan/Walter

Samuel H. Levine – Broadway Debut – Young Man 1/Adam/Leo

Carson McCalley – Broadway Debut – Young Man 3/Young Henry

Lois Smith – Margaret

Kyle Soller – Young Man 9/Eric Glass

Arturo Luís Soria – Broadway Debut – Young Man 8/Jason #2

 

Understudies: Mark H Dold , Kate Goehring (Margaret), Sam Lilja , Jake Odmark , Matthew Russell , Bradley James Tejeda and Reggie D. White

 

Creative

Produced by Tom Kirdahy Sonia Friedman Productions and Hunter Arnold
Written by Matthew Lopez
Music by Paul Englishby
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Scenic Design by Bob Crowley
Costume Design by Bob Crowley
Lighting Design by Jon Clark
Sound Design by Paul Arditti

 

 

 

 

Reviews from West End Production

 

‘Perhaps the most important American play of the century’ Telegraph

Following a sold-out, critically-acclaimed run at the Young Vic, Matthew Lopez’s major two-part world premiere The Inheritance lands in London’s West End for just fifteen weeks. Directed by multi Olivier Award winner Stephen Daldry, this ‘monumental and transcendent’ (Time Out) production questions how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us.

‘Witty, outrageous and piercingly vivid.’ Evening Standard

A generation after the peak of the AIDs crisis, what is it like to be a young gay man in New York? How many words are there now for pain and for love? Stephen Daldry’s ‘remarkably involving production’ (Independent) explores profound themes through the turbulent and often hilarious experiences of a group of young, ambitious New Yorkers.  What is the legacy left to them by previous generations? What do they owe the future and each other?

‘An extraordinary epic event’ Sunday Times

Spanning generations and interlinking lives, The Inheritance is ‘an exquisitely truthful and funny modern classic’ (Telegraph) that brilliantly transposes EM Forster’s novel ‘Howards End’ to 21st century New York.