Take Me Out

Second Stage Theater presents a revival of the Tony Award-winning Take Me Out, written by Richard Greenberg and directed by Scott Ellis. Take Me Out is at the Hayes Theater in spring 2022, starring Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Patrick J. Adams. Take Me Out tickets are available on New York Theatre Guide now.

The Take Me Out play revolves around a mixed-race baseball star named Darren Lemming, who comes out as gay and is confronted off the field by deep-rooted, homophobic and racist prejudices, Take Me Out is as relevant today as it was at the time of its original premiere in 2002.

Take Me Out was first staged at the Donmar Warehouse in London and subsequently at the Public Theater in New York as a co-production between the two companies. The Take Me Out Broadway premiere came in 2003, with Daniel Sunjata as Darren Lemming. Take Me Out won three Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Direction (for Joe Mantello), and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (for Denis O’Hare.) Later that year, Joe Mantello directed Wicked, which is one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time.

Offering an explosive take on homophobia, racism, class and masculinity in the world of sports, Take Me Out hits a massive swing and knocks it out of the park both as a crucial social commentary and a riveting piece of theatre.

Tickets to Take Me Out are available now. Book your Take Me Out tickets on New York Theatre Guide today.

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