Broadway Run of The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac, Sets Low-Priced Ticket Initiatives

Brooklyn Academy of Music's revival of Lorraine Hansberry's seldom-staged The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, starring Golden Globe winners Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan, is Broadway bound, a last-minute addition to the 2022-2023 Broadway season that will begin performances April 25 and open April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The production has announced a number of ticket initiatives that will make low-priced tickets available to theatregoers at all performances.

“As we all know, there still exist too many barriers of entry to people accessing the best theatre in the world," says producer Jeremy O. Harris in a statement. "In our mind outside of geography, those barriers within our control must be eroded so that everyone can see themselves on our stages. This was at the core of Lorraine’s practice and is at the core of mine. This initiative is an exciting way to not only erode a major barrier, price, but also to inspire in a new generation the sense that going to the theatre to see human dramas play out can be a thrilling event."

The production kicks off its ticket initiatives by offering the first two rows of seats for $40 per ticket for the first two weeks of the production's run, through May 9. Those tickets will be available exclusively in-person at the James Earl Jones Theatre box office beginning April 25 at noon ET. Beginning April 28, a digital lottery will make $35 tickets available via entry at TheSignonBroadway.com, limited to two tickets per person. A digital rush ticket program will also offer $35 tickets via TheSignonBroadway.com. Also restricted to two tickets per person and launching April 28, rush tickets will be available only on the day of the performance. An in-person rush program will see $47 same-day tickets available at the Jones box office.

Isaac (Hamlet, Moon Knight, Scenes from a Marriage) and Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Big Knife, Othello) reprise their performances from the BAM run as Sidney and Iris Brustein, a couple living in 1960s Greenwich Village, surrounded by a progressive circle of friends. Hansberry paints a portrait of their marriage, their sometimes unrealistic ideals, and the complexities of bohemian intellectualism and activism.

Obie and Lortel winner Anne Kauffman (The Thugs, Mary Jane) continues as director of the Broadway bow.

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The complete BAM cast will join Isaac and Brosnahan for the Broadway run, including Gus Birney as Gloria Parodus, Julian De Niro as Alton Scales, Glenn Fitzgerald as David Ragin, Andy Grotelueschen as Wally O’Hara, Miriam Silverman as Mavis Parodus Bryson, and Raphael Nash Thompson as Max. Understudies include Joey Auzenne, Katya Campbell, Gregory Connors, and Brontë England Nelson.

Seaview, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson, with Jeremy O. Harris and BAM, produce.

Previews for the recent BAM production began February 4 ahead of its February 23 opening. It completed its run March 24. Read reviews here.

The production's creative team includes dramaturg Arminda Thomas, scenic designer dots, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting designer John Torres, sound designer Bray Poor, wig designer Leah Loukas, and vocal coach Kate Wilson. Casting is by Taylor Williams.

The work originally debuted on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, where it began previews September 26, 1964. It opened October 15, 1964 and played through January 10, 1965. For her performance as Iris' sister Mavis, Alice Ghostley won the 1965 Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The play was last revived on Broadway in 1972. Again playing the Longacre Theatre, it played nine previews and closed after three performances.

Visit TheSignOnBroadway.com.

Check out photos from the production at Brooklyn Academy of Music below.