I Need That
{{Short description|Comedic stage play by Theresa Rebeck}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| writer = Theresa Rebeck
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| characters = Sam
Amelia
Foster
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| setting = New Jersey, present day
| premiere = 2022
| place = Dorset Theatre Festival
| orig_lang = English
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| genre = Comedy
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I Need That is a comedic stage play written by American playwright Theresa Rebeck. The play premiered on Broadway at the Todd Haimes Theatre as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2023–2024 season.{{Cite web|url=https://dorsettheatrefestival.org/i-need-that-staged-reading|title=I Need That - Staged Reading|website=Dorset Theatre Festival}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/production/i-need-that-broadway-american-airlines-theatre-2023#carousel-cell19076244|title=I Need That (Broadway, American Airlines Theatre, 2023) | Playbill}}
Synopsis
Cited by the health department for hoarding, Sam has to clean the place up or be evicted. But he can't let go of anything, no matter how much his daughter Amelia and his friend Foster urge him to face reality. The past holds them in its grip while the future arrives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/theater/danny-devito-lucy-devito-broadway-i-need-that.html|title=Danny DeVito, His Daughter and a Lot of Baggage (Onstage)|website=The New York Times|first=Jazmine|last=Hughes|date=18 October 2023 }}
Original cast and characters
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!scope=col class=unsortable|Original Broadway cast |
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| scope=row|Sam
|align=center colspan=1|Danny Devito |
| scope=row|Amelia
|align=center colspan=1|Lucy Devito |
| scope=row|Foster
|align=center colspan=1|Ray Anthony Thomas |
Production history
The play first had a staged reading at the Dorset Theatre Festival in Dorset, Vermont in August 2022. The play was directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel. This production was announced to be a part of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2023-2024 Broadway season with previews beginning October 13, 2023 and an opening date of November 2, 2023. The play ran for 68 performances closing on December 30, 2023, at the newly renamed Todd Haimes Theatre. The set was designed by Alexander Dodge with costumes by Tilly Grimes.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/legit/reviews/i-need-that-review-danny-devito-broadway-1235778734/|title='I Need That' Review: Danny DeVito Earns Broadway Laughs in Theresa Rebeck's New Play|first=Trish|last=Deitch|date=November 3, 2023|website=Variety}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://2st.com/shows/mother-play}}
- {{IBDB title|537936}}