The History Boys (Broadway production)

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Broadway play production theatrical production

The History Boys (Broadway production) is the acclaimed New York staging of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play about a group of British schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams, noted for its sharp wit and exploration of education, sexuality, and history.

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The History Boys 11
The History Boys (Broadway production) canonical 2
The History Boys (National Theatre production) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway play production ⓘ
theatrical production ⓘ
authorOfOriginalWork Alan Bennett ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play ⓘ
surface form: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play

Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
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surface form: The History Boys (play)
borough Manhattan ⓘ
castMember Andrew Knott ⓘ
Dominic Cooper ⓘ
Frances de la Tour ⓘ
James Corden ⓘ
Jamie Parker ⓘ
Richard Griffiths ⓘ
Russell Tovey ⓘ
Sacha Dhawan ⓘ
Samuel Anderson ⓘ
Samuel Barnett ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
closedDate 2006 ⓘ
costumeDesigner Bob Crowley ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Nicholas Hytner ⓘ
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surface form: The History Boys (National Theatre production)
genre comedy-drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasSubject Oxbridge admissions ⓘ
university entrance exams ⓘ
hasType West End-to-Broadway transfer ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lightingDesigner Mark Henderson ⓘ
locatedIn Broadway ⓘ
mainSubject education ⓘ
history ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
notableFor exploration of education ⓘ
exploration of history ⓘ
exploration of sexuality ⓘ
sharp wit ⓘ
openingDate 2006 ⓘ
partOf 2005–2006 Broadway season ⓘ
producer National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: National Theatre
productionCompany National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: National Theatre
scenicDesigner Bob Crowley ⓘ
setInPeriod 1980s ⓘ
settingLocation British boys' grammar school ⓘ
soundDesigner Colin Pink ⓘ
theatre Broadhurst Theatre ⓘ
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surface form: The History Boys (National Theatre production)

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Scott Rudin → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
Richard Griffiths → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
Clive Merrison → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
Frances de la Tour → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
The History Boys (Broadway production) → basedOn → The History Boys (Broadway production) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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this entity surface form: The History Boys (National Theatre production)
The History Boys (Broadway production) → follows → The History Boys (Broadway production) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys (National Theatre production)
Russell Tovey → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
Sacha Dhawan → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
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Sacha Dhawan → appearedIn → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
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Andrew Dunn → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
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Hector in The History Boys (stage) → appearsIn → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
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Nicholas Hytner → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys (stage production)
Nicholas Hytner → directed → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys (stage production)
Tony Award for Best Play → notableWinner → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
Geoffrey Streatfeild → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys
Colin Pink → notableWork → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
Broadhurst Theatre → notableProduction → The History Boys (Broadway production) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The History Boys