‘Slave Play’ Sets Broadway Return Despite Tony Award Shut-Out
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deadline.comSlave Play, the incendiary Jeremy O. Harris play that went rejected by Tony Award voters Sunday night two years after dazzling critics and helping start theater’s conversation about race, will return to Broadway for a limited engagement this fall.Harris made the surprise announcement at a post-Tony party for his play last night.Slave Play was nominated for 12 Tonys – the most nominations ever for a single play – but won zero, losing the Best Play award to The Inheritance.
All five of Slave Play’s acting nominees lost to cast members of other shows.Perhaps expecting a better Tony showing, Harris and his producers held off on announcing the return engagement until awards night.
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