{"id":854,"date":"2018-09-26T10:20:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T10:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studio54theatre.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2018-09-26T10:20:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T10:20:20","slug":"the-lifespan-of-a-fact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newyorkbroadwaytheatre.com\/studio-54-theatre\/the-lifespan-of-a-fact\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lifespan Of A Fact at Studio 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- NewTheme-Responsive-Text -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block;background-color:transparent;\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2783012870533657\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1489656471\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studio54theatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Lifespan-Of-A-Fact-Ban.png\" alt=\"lifespan of a fact studio 54\" width=\"100%\" \/><br \/>\nAn all-new play has just hit Broadway. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to welcome Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones, and Bobby Cannavale and the Lifespan Of A Fact. In this true (or is it?) story, fact checked Jim Final is assigned to review the essay submitted by John D\u2019Agata to Harper\u2019s magazine surrounding the death of a teenager. But as Fingal\u2019s research continues, he finds that he \u201chas a huge problem: John made up some of his article. Well, a lot of his article. OK, actually, maybe the majority of it? What starts professional quickly becomes profane\u201d as Final goes on to effectively make D\u2019Agata\u2019s life living hell, with Cherry Jones, playing the editor, swooping in to mediate before the heated debate comes to blows. Tickets for this star-studded show are on sale now and expected to disappear FAST &#8211; so don\u2019t delay! Choose your show from the following list and book well in ahead for the best chances of a place!<\/p>\n<h2>The Lifespan Of A Fact Tickets:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"timoWidget\"><\/div>\n<p>function TiMoInitWidget() {<br \/>\nTiMoEventWidget.newWindow = true;<br \/>\nTiMoEventWidget.baseUrl = &#8216;https:\/\/broadway.showtickets.com\/lifespan-of-a-fact\/?&#8217;;<br \/>\nTiMoEventWidget.baseQueryString = &#8216;&amp;aff=st6743dc&#8217;;<br \/>\nTiMoEventWidget.containerId = &#8220;timoWidget&#8221;;}<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Daniel Radcliffe<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Cherry Jones<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Bobby Cannavale<\/h3>\n<p>In 2003, Dr. John D\u2019Agata submitted his essay\u00a0\u201cWhat Happens There,\u201d focused on the serious subject matter of the death of the teenager Levi Presley in Los Angeles to Harper\u2019s Magazine. The publication had recent Harvard graduate Jim Fingal fact-check the essay &#8211; resulting in it being pulled from publication due to factual innaccuracies and inconcistencies. The result was a huge seven-year debate in which the exact requirements of how true-to-life a retelling of a story is required to be were under scrutiny, culminating in the book \u201cThe Lifespan of a Fact\u201d. Co-written by Dr. John Agata and Jim Fingal, the book details their experiences around the controversy, and includes the whole \u201cWhat Happens There,\u201d essay complete with Final and Dr. John\u2019s debate and correspondence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lifespan Of A Fact,\u201d play is based on the book, and seeks to further explore the concept of truth, lies and morality in a witty and thought-provoking comedy. Daniel Radcliffe, playing Fingal, is of course best known for his role in the Harry Potter film franchise, but this is not his first foray into Broadway by any means: he caused a stir by stripping off onstage in Equus in\u00a02008, ventured into musical comedy in\u00a0How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u00a0in 2011, and in 2014, took the lead role in\u00a0The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh. His fellow stars, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale, are Broadway veterans, with Jones having won Tony Awards for her roles as lead actress in\u00a0The Heiress\u00a0in 1995 and\u00a0Doubt\u00a0in 2005, her most recent performance being 2014\u2019s The Glass Menagerie. As for Cavandale, he played leading roles in Mauritius, David Mamet&#8217;s\u00a0Glengarry Glen Ross\u00a0opposite Al Pacino and\u00a0The Big Knife, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor for 2011\u2019s\u00a0The Motherfucker With the Hat.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by the Tony nominee Leigh Silverman, \u201cThe Lifespan Of A Fact,\u201d seeks to re-open the discussion of artistic license in order to get across an important message, versus the ethics of altering the truth; as well as raise some questions about the very nature of truth and reality itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the best things about seeing a play for me, when I was a kid, was the drive home when me and my mom and dad would, like, dissect it and discuss it and see what we thought,\u201d Daniel Radcliffe said, discussing the reasons he was drawn towards the role of the character Fingal and his aims for the play\u2019s outcome. \u201cAnd I really\u2013like, that\u2019s my hope for this play, that some really good, cool conversations come out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lifespan Of A Fact will have you looking for answers to questions you never knew existed, and is likely to be all you\u2019ll want to talk about in the aftermath. It\u2019s the kind of play you\u2019re not going to be able to get out of your head for days after seeing it. One thing\u2019s for sure &#8211; it\u2019s unmissable! If there\u2019s only one play you see this year, make it this one &#8211; The Lifespan Of A Fact is showing NOW at Studio 54. Tickets are in high demand, so get \u2018em while you can!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-857\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studio54theatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lifespan-of-a-fact-3.png\" alt=\"lifespan of a fact broadway\" width=\"45%\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studio54theatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/lifespan-of-a-fact-4.png\" alt=\"lifespan of a fact studio 54 theater\" width=\"45%\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An all-new play has just hit Broadway. 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