The Inheritance: Part 2 Tickets

By: Matthew Lopez
Director: Stephen Daldry
Producer: Tom Kirdahy, Sonia Friedman Productions and Hunter Arnold
Cast list: Jordan Barbour (as Young Man 6 / Tristan), Jonathan Burke (as Young Man 5 / Agent), Andrew Burnap (as Young Man 10 / Toby Darling), Darryl Gene Daughtry Jr. (as Young Man 2 / Jason #1), Dylan Frederick (as Young Man 4 / Young Walter), Tony Goldwyn (as Henry Wilcox), Kyle Harris (as Young Man 7 / Jasper), Paul Hilton (as Morgan / Walter), Samuel H. Levine (as Young Man 1 / Adam / Leo), Carson McCalley (as Young Man 3 / Young Henry), Lois Smith (as Margaret), Kyle Soller (as Young Man 9 / Eric Glass), and Arturo Luis Soria (as Young Man 8 / Jason #2)
Design: Bob Crowley
Lighting: Jon Clark
Costume: Bob Crowley
Sound: Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid
Other info: Music by Paul Englishby

As an adjective, “epic” may be used to describe art more often than is truly deserved. However, when it comes to “The Inheritance,” the two-part, era-spanning, rapturously received drama playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, it seems there is no word more fitting. Playwright Matthew Lopez makes his Broadway debut with this new play, transferring direct from London’s West End, about generations of gay men in modern day New York City.

Under the direction of two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Daldry, the production has assembled a cast as impressively sweeping as its story, many of whom are reprising their roles from across the pond. John Benjamin Hickey, Paul Hilton, Samuel H. Levine, Andrew Burnap, and Kyle Soller are each returning to the show in New York, while Lois Smith is new to the cast (replacing Vanessa Redgrave, who played the role in London). All in all, the two parts add up to a cool seven hours and 15-minute runtime — epicness cannot be rushed!

Recommended for 16 + Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

What to watch for

“The Inheritance” is based loosely on “Howard’s End,” the novel by E.M. Forster about social conventions and class in turn-of-the-century-England. However, “The Inheritance” is set in contemporary New York and tracks intergenerational relationships among gay men.

“The Inheritance” marks Matthew Lopez’s first Broadway outing, but he has had numerous plays produced in New York and around the country. Additionally, he comes from a long line of theater royalty: His aunt is the one and only Priscilla Lopez, known for her origination of Diana Morales in “A Chorus Line” and more recently, Camila in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pre-“Hamilton” musical “In the Heights.”

When one equates theater and music, they usually think musical, but “The Inheritance” is one of the too-rare plays that actually features an original score. Prolific composer Paul Englishby, who’s composed for plays such as “Skylight,” has created tailor-made music for the piece, sure to add even more emotional reckoning than the text and performances could alone.

If you’re hesitant to devote so much time to a single show, you shouldn’t be — not this time, anyway. In addition to rapturous and near-universal critical praise, “The Inheritance” also won four Olivier Awards for its West End run, including Best New Play. It’s an investment but a worthwhile one.