Long Days Journey into Night Tickets

You might have probably seen some great plays but if you haven’t watched Long Day’s Journey into Night yet, then you don’t know what you are missing out on. The play grabbed the attention of everyone around the world when it premiered in Sweden in 1956 and since then has garnered several awards and has also been praised by a number of different publications.

Worth the dime

Long Day’s Journey into Night is limitless in its scope and elegant in its simplicity. It is a tale of a normal summer day with extraordinary consequences and is based on the true story of the author’s life and the pain that he went through. The play features four main characters, Mary Cavan Tyrone played by the Oscar winning Jessica Lange, James Tyrone played by Michael Shannon, Edmond Tyrone played by John Gallagher Jr, James Tyrone Jr played by Peter Bradbury and Cathleen played by Colby Minifie.

Long Day’s Journey into the night is one of the finest American plays of the 20^th century. It also received a Tony Award for the ‘Best Play’ in 1957. It should come as no surprise to see so many people rush to get Long Day’s Journey into Night tickets whenever the show is announced. This time it is going to be staged at the American Airlines Theatre so make sure to watch it live if you a theater enthusiast.

Long Day’s Journey into Night: An epic play

Long Day’s Journey into Night is a drama which has been divided into four acts by the famous American playwright, Eugene O’Neill in 1941-42. It was first published in 1956. O’Neill is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame and also has a Theatre named after him that has housed plays like Annie, Yentl and Spring Awakening. Long Day’s Journey into Night is widely considered one of his masterpieces and was well received by the masses when it was performed for the first time. It then made its way to Broadway during the same year, 1956, in November and generated positive feedback from the fans and the critics to become a massive hit.

The story of the play revolves around the Tyrone family including parents, James and Mary and their sons, Edmund and Jamie. One August morning in 1912, the action begin just after the breakfast. Mary returns to her home after receiving treatment in a sanatorium for morphine addiction and Edmund begins to show signs of tuberculosis.  

These two medical conditions make up most of the plot however the characters revisit old fights which expose unhealed wounds that the entire family has not been able to overcome. Furthermore the childrens’ mother, Mary argues over Jamie and Edmund’s failure to become as successful as their father had imagined and as the day goes on, the men consume more alcohol until they are on the verge of passing out in Act IV.  

Most of the play’s ploy revolves around the numerous arguments that take place.  The plot goes back and forth between the entire family in all four ‘acts and each act focuses on an interplay between two specific characters. The story shows that this is not the first day full of fighting, bitterness and an underlying love but, just another one in a long string of similar days for the Tyrones.

The play that stole hearts

Long Day’s Journey into Night has garnered rave reviews from the critics and is loved by fans. NY1 had this to say about the play, “The beauty of this production is the perfect balance - both in the writing and performances - that speaks to the emotional interdependence defining so many American families.” It has also been praised by publications like the New York Times and Newsday and has won two Tony Awards and one Drama Desk Award. The play is now set to enthrall you at the American Airlines Theatre. Get your Long Day’s Journey into Night tickets and watch the show live.