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*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.

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*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.

Get tickets to *Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been* on New York Theatre Guide to see what the Wall Street Journal called an evening of "marvelous theatre and telling history." A timely revival about censorship, expression, and making art, *Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been* plays for 15 weeks only at New York City Center – Stage 1 and features a rotating cast of stars.

Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro (*August: Osage County*, formerly Artistic Director of Steppenwolf) directs a company that changes week to week to bring life to the the House Un-American Activities Committee trials in the 1940s. The cast includes big names like 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.

Those stars perform transcripts from the greats who came before them: *Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been* off Broadway features artists like Arthur Miller, Jerome Robbins, Paul Robeson, Elia Kazan, Lillian Hellman, Abe Burrows, and Lionel Stander as they navigated the legal system to defend their integrity, protect their livelihoods, or betray their peers and friends.

Through his play, writer Eric Bentley — an inductee into the American Theatre Hall of Fame — highlights the timelessness of artists struggling to share themselves and their craft with audiences when censorship and authority take hold. As such, the play continues to resonate with a new generation even though the historical docudrama traces events from almost a century ago.

The struggle for freedom and artistic expression are tightly probed in this cutting drama. Tickets to *Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been* in New York City are available now.

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*Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been* is a timely revival of a docudrama about the House Un-American Activities Committee trials.

Michael McKean stars in [*Are You Now or Have You Ever Been*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46992-are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/new-york-city-center) from June 2 to September 11, 2026.

Over his storied career, McKean has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. A recording audience, he is known to TV fans for his Emmy-nominated role in *Better Call Saul* and for his film role in *For Your Consideration,* in which he co-starred with Christopher Guest, a frequent collaborator on other films like *This Is Spinal Tap* and *A Mighty Wind*. A frequent Broadway character actor, he's been seen in *The Little Foxes, Superior Donuts, All the Way, The Pajama Game, Hairspray, Glengarry Glen Ross*, and others.

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Bob Odenkirk stars in [*Are You Now or Have You Ever Been*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46992-are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/new-york-city-center) from July 14 to August 2, 2026.

Odenkirk is best known for his Emmy Award-nominated performance as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill in the AMC TV shows *Breaking Bad* and *Better Call Saul*. For the latter, he earned six nods for acting and an additional six for producing.

He was also nominated for five Golden Globes and 10 Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series for *Breaking Bad* in 2016.

Odenkirk is also a two-time Emmy-winning writer for *Saturday Night Live* and *The Ben Stiller Show*. He made his Broadway debut as Shelly Levene in a 2025 revival of *Glengarry Glen Ross*, earning a Tony Award nomination.

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T.R. Knight stars as Seymour in [*Little Shop of Horrors*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24608-little-shop-of-horrors) off Broadway at [Westside Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/westside-theatre) starting October 27, 2026.

Knight is known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dr. George O'Malley on *Grey's Anatomy* and his Broadway work including *Noises Off* opposite Patti LuPone, *A Life in the Theatre* opposite Patrick Stewart, *It's Only a Play*, and [*Stranger Things: The First Shadow*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41967-stranger-things-the-first-shadow-on-broadway). He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his Off-Broadway performance in *Scattergood* and starred in the Los Angeles production of *Parade* as Leo Frank.

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Steven Pasquale was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on November 18, 1976. He studied as a theatre major at Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University&nbsp;but left after one semester in order to move to New York.

Pasquale's first notable stage roles came in the late 1990s, appearing in the national tours of&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miss Saigon. From 2000 to 2005, he scored a number of Off-Broadway roles in productions such as Manhattan Theatre Club's&nbsp;The Wild Party, Lincoln Center Theater's&nbsp;Spinning Into Butter&nbsp;and&nbsp;A Man of No Importance, MCC Theater's&nbsp;Fat Pig, Second Stage Theater's&nbsp;A Soldier's Play,&nbsp;The Spitfire Grill&nbsp;at The Duke on 42nd Street, and&nbsp;Beautiful Child&nbsp;at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/vineyard-theatre">Vineyard Theatre</a>.

His Broadway debut finally came in March 2009, when he played the role of Kent in Neil LaBute's&nbsp;Reasons to be Pretty&nbsp;at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/lyceum-theatre-ny">Lyceum Theatre</a>. After his <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/playwrights-horizons">Playwrights Horizons</a> debut in Far From Heaven from May to July 2013, he would return to Broadway in January 2014. He&nbsp;reprised&nbsp;his performance as Robert in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-bridges-of-madison-county">The Bridges of Madison County</a> —&nbsp;the role he previously originated at the Williamstown Theatre Festival —&nbsp;and earned a Drama Desk Award nomination.

In 2015, he starred in&nbsp;Carousel&nbsp;at the Lyric Opera in&nbsp;Chicago, and&nbsp;the following year, he took on the leading role of Jamie Lockhart in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway revival of&nbsp;The Robber Bridegroom, ultimately winning his first Lucille Lortel Award for his performance.

Early on in his career, Pasquale created&nbsp;the iconic role of Fabrizio in the original Seattle company&nbsp;of&nbsp;The Light in the Piazza; however, his commitments to his TV role as Sean Garrity in Rescue Me&nbsp;prevented him from transferring with the production to Broadway.

While&nbsp;he is perhaps best known outside of the theatre industry for his TV role as&nbsp;Sean Garrity on FX's Rescue Me, appearing in 93 episodes from 2004 to 2011, he has also appeared in many other high-profile TV series, including Six Feet Under&nbsp;(2001), Do No Harm&nbsp;(2013), The Good Wife&nbsp;(2014-15), Bloodline&nbsp;(2015-16),&nbsp;American Crime Story&nbsp;(2016), Doubt&nbsp;(2017), and, most recently, Divorce&nbsp;(2018). On film, he also notably portrayed Dallas in 2007's Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.

Pasquale returned to Broadway in October 2017 to take on the lead role of Robert Merkin in Ayad Akhtar's&nbsp;Junk at Lincoln Center Theater and played his final performance on January 7, 2018. He was then seen starring&nbsp;as&nbsp;Scott Connor in the Broadway premiere of&nbsp;American Son&nbsp;at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre">Booth Theatre</a>&nbsp;from October 6, 2018 through&nbsp;January 27, 2019.

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Santino Fontana stars in [*Are You Now or Have You Ever Been*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46992-are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/new-york-city-center) at select dates to be announced.

Santino Anthony Fontana was born on March 21, 1982 in Stockton, California, and is a Tony Award-winning Broadway favorite, also known for his TV role as Greg Serrano on The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend&nbsp;and as the voice of Prince Hans in Disney’s animated classic Frozen.

He attended the Richland High School in Richland, Washington, graduating in 2000, and went on to train as an actor at the University of Minnesota’s Guthrie Theater, graduating with a bachelor degree in 2004. He also studied Theatre Arts at Interlochen Center for the Arts.

His Guthrie Theater stage credits include roles in A Christmas Carol, Six Degrees of Separation, Death of a Salesman, As You Like It, and the title role in Hamlet. In 2003, he also appeared in Washington East Opera’s La Traviata, and Once in a Lifetime, On the Verge, and Love’s Labour’s Lost for Chautauqua Theater Company.

After moving to New York City in 2006, he landed his first notable stage role as Matt in The Fantasticks off-Broadway. He then made his Broadway debut in <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/american-airlines-theatre" target="_blank">Roundabout Theatre Company</a>’s 2008 revival of Sunday in the Park with George and would originate the role of Tony in the Broadway premiere of Billy Elliot: The Musical from October 2008 to July 2009. He won his first Drama Desk Award for his performance as Stanley Jerome in the short-lived fall 2009 revival of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs. Fontana continued his Broadway career with two further revivals – as Rodolpho in 2010’s A View From the Bridge by Arthur Miller and as Algernon Moncrieff in Roundabout’s 2011 production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

He returned to the off-Broadway stage in the fall of 2011 – also courtesy of Roundabout Theatre Company – to star as Joseph in Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/harold-and-miriam-steinberg-center-for-theatre" target="_blank">Laura Pels Theatre</a>, winning his first Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards and earning a Drama Desk nomination for his performance. In the spring of 2013, Fontana originated the role of Prince Topher in the Broadway revival of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, going on to earn his first Tony Award nomination in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical) and remaining with the production through to the end of January 2014. He made his Lincoln Center Theater debut as Moss Hart in the 2014 Broadway premiere of Act One at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater" target="_blank">Vivian Beaumont Theater</a> and returned to musicals as a temporary replacement for <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/gavin-creel" target="_blank">Gavin Creel</a>, covering the role of Cornelius Hackl from March to May 2018, in the Tony Award-winning revival of <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hello-dolly" target="_blank">Hello, Dolly!</a>

On screen, Fontana is best known for his recurring role as Greg Serrano in The CW series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,&nbsp;starring in 22 episodes from 2015 to 2016, and&nbsp;had previously shot to fame as the voice of Prince Hans in Disney’s global smash hit Frozen&nbsp;in 2013 (reprising the role in the 2015 short film Frozen Fever). Other notable screen credits include the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle,&nbsp;David Saperstein in NBC’s Shades of Blue,&nbsp;and Mr. Geernt in the 2015 movie Sisters.&nbsp;He has also landed guest roles in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,&nbsp;Made in Jersey,&nbsp;Royal Pains,&nbsp;A Gifted Man,&nbsp;Nurse Jackie,&nbsp;and The Good Wife.

Following the world premiere pre-Broadway try-out in Chicago in the fall of 2018, Fontana returned&nbsp;to Broadway to star as Michael Dorsey (and Dorothy Michaels) in <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/tootsie" target="_blank">Tootsie</a> at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/marquis-theatre" target="_blank">Marquis Theatre</a> from March 29, 2019. He won his first Tony Award for his efforts (in the category of best performance by an actor in a&nbsp;leading role in a musical') and continued in the role for the remainder of the Broadway run through January 5, 2020.

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Brooks Ashmanskas stars as Dr. Diafoirus/Purgon in [*The Imaginary Invalid*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/44369-the-imaginary-invalid) on Broadway at the [Todd Haimes Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/todd-haimes-theatre) from September 25 to November 22, 2026.

A Broadway favorite known for his comedic chops, Ashmanskas has appeared on Broadway in *Once Upon A Mattress, The Prom* (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Drama League nominations), *Sunday In The Park With George, Shuffle Along, Something Rotten, Bullets Over Broadway, Promises, Promises, Present Laughter, The Ritz, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me* (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), *The Producers, Gypsy, Little Me, Dream,* *How To Succeed...*, and *Smash* (Tony nomination).

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Harry Lennix stars in [*Are You Now or Have You Ever Been*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46992-are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/new-york-city-center) from July 14 to August 2, 2026.

Lennix earned a 2025 Tony Award nomination for starring as Solomon "Sonny" Jasper in *Purpose* on Broadway. He's been seen in *Radio Golf* on Broadway and in *Titus Andronicus* off Broadway. Lennix appeared in films including *The Matrix Reloaded,* *The Matrix Revolutions,* *Ray,* and *Man of Steel.* He starred in television series including *The Blacklist,* *Dollhouse,* and *Billions.* 

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Steven Boyer stars in [*Are You Now or Have You Ever Been*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/46992-are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been) off Broadway at [New York City Center](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/new-york-city-center) from June 2 to September 11, 2026.

Boyer is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance in *Hand to God* on Broadway and his Lucille Lortel Award-nominated performance in *Kimberly Akimbo* off Broadway, which he reprised on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include 2002's *I'm Not Rappaport* (his debut) and 2017's *Time and the Conways*.

Boyer has also appeared on TV as Truman Capote on *The Godfather of Harlem*, Matthew on *WeCrashed*, Assistant Fire Commissioner Jerry Gorsch on *Chicago Fire*, and Dwayne Reed on *Trial and Error*. Film credits include *Bridge of Spies, The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Hustlers*.

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The **New York City Center** is one of the most influential performing arts venues in New York City. Located at 131 West 55th Street in Manhattan, it serves as a beacon for enthusiasts of dance, music, and theater. The Center was established in 1943 and has since played host to numerous notable productions, resonating with the key artistic transitions that have marked the evolution of performance art in the heartland of the greatest city in the world.

Emerging from its humble beginnings as an alternative center for artists who couldn't afford Broadway, the Center has turned into a reputable institution that neither compromises on its values nor its commitment to delivering the highest quality of artistic productions. Special mention goes to their yearly Fall for Dance festival, an exciting event that showcases the arts performances from international dance companies and uniquely affordable tickets.

The architecture of the theater itself is striking, boasting a distinctive neo-Moorish design and luxurious interiors that enhance the overall experience of the performances. With a seating capacity of 2,257, the Center is the perfect midpoint between intimacy and scale.

**Getting There**

The New York City Center is easily accessible by public transportation. The closest subway stops are 57th Street - 7th Avenue (N/Q/R/W), 57th Street (F), and 55th Street - 7th Avenue (B/D/E). Alternatively, if you're driving, there are several parking garages located nearby, although be aware that parking in Midtown Manhattan can be challenging and expensive. Those wishing to bike will find numerous Citi Bike docking stations in the vicinity.

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Architect Harry P. Knowles designed New York City Center, which was built by Clinton and Russell in 1923 for the Shriners under the name of The Mecca Temple. Amid the financial crash of 1929, the building became city property after the Shriners were unable to keep up with tax payments.

Former Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and New York City Council President Newbold Morris decided to convert the temple into Manhattan’s first performing arts center. The building opened as a theatre in December 1943.

New York City Center is known for its annual Encores! productions since 1994, which restage seldom revived American musicals in concert or semi-staged incarnations. The venue received a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre in 2000.

Since its launch, New York City Center has become one of the city’s prime venues for dance.

In addition to the 2,557-seat mainstage, the facility houses two smaller theatres — Stage I and Stage II, where Manhattan Theatre Club has hosted its Off-Broadway productions since 1984 — and four studios.

## How to get to New York City Center

New York City Center is closest to the 57th Street station on the N, Q, R, and W lines and the 7th Avenue station on the E, B, and D lines. The nearest bus stops are 6 Av./W 55 St. on the Q2, Q3, Q4, and Q20 lines; and 6 Av./56 St. on the Q10, Q12, and Q24 lines.

## Restaurants near New York City Center

Popular restaurants near New York City Center include Redeye Grill (American), Pazza Notte (Italian), Estiatorio Milos (Greek), Rue 57 (French), and Benihana (Japanese).

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Designed by architect Harry P. Knowles, New York City Center was built in 1923 and converted into Manhattan's first performing arts center in 1943, also hosting annual Encores! productions.

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Dance, theatre, and musical events at New York City Center. Browse the season including Encores! and Fall for Dance on TodayTix.

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The New York City Center is a landmark Manhattan theater known for dance, music, and theater performances, featuring grand neo-Moorish architecture.

Mother Russia - NYC [44145]

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Prior to the pandemic, Lauren Yee was named by American Theatre as the second-most produced playwright of that upcoming season. Her profile has only grown since: she is the acclaimed writer of *The Great Leap* and *Cambodian Rock Band*, and she has won many accolades, including the Doris Duke Artists Award, Whiting Award, Steinberg/ATCA Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, Horton Foote Prize, and Kesselring Prize. 

Now, she brings audiences her newest work, a dark comedy about surveillance, freedom... and French fries. Tracking the rise of capitalism and McDonald's, this play is a thriller, a rom com, a satire, and a dark comedy all rolled into one. As the spy and the woman he's watching have their lives riotously intertwine, the spy finds himself falling in love and losing his bearings, all while grappling with the taste of freedom, and fast food. Yee is a writer to watch, and her new play is not one to miss.

## What to watch for
- Lauren Yee has many TV credits: ”Pachinko”  (Apple), “Interior Chinatown” (Hulu), and “Billions” (Showtime).
- Yee, with Heather Christian, is writing the new musical adaptation of *A Wrinkle in Time*.
- The New York Times wrote that Yee is ”a playwright of great heart and audacity to match."
- The director for this winter play is still to be announced.

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*Mother Russia* is a sharp, dark comedy about a St. Petersburg spy who falls in love with the woman he is meant to track: an edgy artist with a mysterious past.

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