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About Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
Get Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been tickets on TodayTix to see this electrifying docudrama based on real events. A rotating cast of theatre legends brings this starry play to life. Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been plays for a limited time only at New York City Center – Stage 1, running for 15 weeks this summer.
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been in New York makes unique use of only original transcripts that bring to life iconic artists' words while on trial. The rotating cast includes Brooks Ashmanskas, Jason Babinsky, Steven Boyer, Adam Kantor, Frederick Weller, and Michael McKean, plus guest stars Santino Fontana, Billy Eugene Jones, T.R. Knight, David Krumholtz, Harry Lennix, Andrew McCarthy, Sally Murphy, Bob Odenkirk, Steven Pasquale, Molly Ringwald, Thomas Sadoski, and Jay O. Sanders.
Audiences can expect a thrilling evening of timely American trials revisited. Don't miss Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been off Broadway, now playing.
Venue
Categories
Age
All Ages.
Start date
June 2nd, 2026
End date
September 11th, 2026
Stars on stage
Michael McKean
Bob Odenkirk
T.R. Knight
Steven Pasquale
Santino Fontana
Brooks Ashmanskas
Harry Lennix
Steven Boyer
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been cast and creative team
Permanent cast members for the run:
Michael McKean
Brooks Ashmanskas
Frederick Weller
Steven Boyer
Jason Babinsky
Adam Kantor
Additional cast June 2 - 21:
David Krumholtz
Andrew McCarthy
Jay O. Sanders
Sally Murphy
Billy Eugene Jones
Additional cast dates TBA:
Steven Pasquale
Tom Sadoski
Harry Lennix
T.R. Knight
Bob Odenkirk
Molly Ringwald
Santino Fontana
By: Eric Bentley
Director: Anna D. Shapiro
Sets: Andrew Boyce
Costumes: Johanna Pan
Lighting: Donald Holder
Sound: Milbo Music
Projection design: Brittany Bland
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Accessibility
Wheelchair access, assistive listening devices
More information about Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been is a timely and relevant revival of Eric Bentley's pulse-pounding docudrama, which dives into the intense world of the 1940s House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings. The play features the transcripts from on-trial artists, including Arthur Miller, Jerome Robbins, Paul Robeson, Elia Kazan, Lillian Hellman, Abe Burrows, and Lionel Stander. During a conservative political era for media and entertainment, those artists and public figures were on trial as they faced an impossible decision: defend their integrity, protect their careers, or betray their peers.
Facing a powerful committee, the questions these artists endured speak volumes today about free speech, expression, and art making. A chilling climate of intimidation and moral conflict resonates far beyond this period nearly a century ago. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been is a unique theatrical event that will be hard to shake thanks to brilliant performances and transcripts.
What to watch for
- In 1998, writer Eric Bentley was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
- Anna D. Shapiro won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for August: Osage County.
- The Wall Street Journal called the play a work of "marvelous theatre and telling history."
- The House Un-American Activities Committee is often tied to conservative McCarthyism ideologies.
Frequently asked questions
What is Are You Now or Have You Ever Been about?
Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been is an American docudrama about the tense world of the 1940s House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings.
Which theatre is Are You Now or Have You Ever Been at?
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been is at New York's New York City Center, which is located at 131 W 55th St, New York, 10019.
How much are tickets for Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been tickets start at $77.
What is the age recommendation for Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?
All Ages.
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