Ruined announces final extension, play will close on 6 Sep


Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the final extension for Lynn Nottage�s Pulitzer Prize winning play Ruined. The play, currently in performances at MTC at New York City Center � Stage I, must play its final performance on 6 Sep 2009.

Ruined is a co-production between Manhattan Theatre Club and Chicago�s Goodman Theatre.

This marks the eighth New York extension for the production which on 6 Sep 2009 will have played 22 preview performances and 238 regular performances. It is the longest running production at Stage I since the 1992 production of Terrence McNally�s 'Lips Together, Teeth Apart.'

Prior to becoming a hit at MTC, Ruined was a success at the Goodman, where the production opened in Nov 2008, received stellar reviews from Chicago critics, and played an extended run at the Goodman�s Owen Theatre prior to coming to New York.

Ruined is the most acclaimed new play of 2009, having received the following awards:

  • 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
  • Ruined is the first Off-Broadway play to receive the Pulitzer since 2000.
  • New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play
  • Two Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play and Outstanding Music for a Play
  • Ruined is the first Off-Broadway play to receive the Outstanding Play Award in 10 years.
  • The Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
  • Two Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Play
  • Four OBIE Awards including Best New American Play
  • Current cast members Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Russell G. Jones also received OBIE awards for their performances in Ruined
  • A Theatre World Award for cast member Condola Rashad
  • The Clarence Derwent Award for cast member Quincy Tyler Bernstine.
From Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, the author of such plays as Fabulation and Intimate Apparel and director Kate Whoriskey (The Piano Teacher, Fabulation), comes this haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human spirit during times of war. Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life?

Originally published on

Subscribe to our newsletter to unlock exclusive New York theatre updates!

  • Get early access to Broadway's newest shows
  • Access to exclusive deals and promotions
  • Stay in the know about top shows and news on Broadway
  • Get updates on shows that are important to you

You can unsubscribe at any time. Privacy Policy