Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, Martyna Majok's powerhouse play receives its Broadway premiere after a celebrated run at MTC's Stage I. Hailed by The New York Times as "gripping, immensely haunting and exquisitely attuned," this insightful, intriguing work is about the forces that bring people together, the complexity of caring and being cared for, and the ways we all need each other in this world. Directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney, this production reunites acclaimed original stars Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan.
Manhattan Theater Club, which produced the play at City Center in 2017, has moved it largely intact to its Broadway house, the Samuel J. Friedman, for a short run. Only the two performers who portray the caretakers have been changed - David Zayas and Kara Young, who each give the latest in their respective long lines of beguiling performances. The production is otherwise the same: First-rate direction by Jo Bonney, effective and efficient design by the original design team, and, above all, extraordinary performances by Gregg Mozgala and Katy Sullivan, as the two people in need of caretakers. If the lack of discernible alterations to the script feels like a missed opportunity, its strengths allow for a series of remarkable scenes that are surely unprecedented for Broadway.
Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize winning drama has fortunately been given a chance to achieve greater exposure after its limited 2017 run at Off-Broadway's Manhattan Theatre Club. Currently playing on Broadway in a partially recast version produced by the same organization, Cost of Living has lost none of its emotional power and poignancy. Although dealing largely with the difficulties of two physically disabled characters, this is really a beautifully observed play about the human condition in general.
2017 | Off-Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club Off-Broadway Premiere Off-Broadway |
2022 | Broadway |
Manhattan Theatre Club Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Kara Young |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Katy Sullivan |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | David Zayas |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Jo Bonney |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | Cost of Living |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | David Zayas |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jo Bonney |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | David Zayas |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Katy Sullivan |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Kara Young |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Cost of Living |
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