Our Town 2003 Broadway Production Paul Newman as Stage Manager

I had the great good fortune to see this live in NYC. Just as memorable and luminous as Paul Newman was on the screen and in person.

I wish they had stuck to the original script, but overall a very well executed production.

I am playing Mrs. Webb this Thursday. So excited

This is my favorite play! Loved the movie starring Robert Holden. I had the honor of seeing this at the Westport Country Playhouse before it went to Broadway. I had a 3rd row seat and could almost reach out and touch Paul when he was on stage. The Newmans lived in Westport, as did I in the 70s, 80s, 90s and early oughts. Paul drove a VW beetle convertible and passed my house on North Main Street many a time. Walking on Main Street one day, I saw he and Joanne walking towards me. There was an unwritten agreement in Westport not to bother the celebrities who lived in town, so I passed them with a pounding heart and without acknowledging them. He was a gorgeous man. After he passed, I saw Joanne at a political rally on the town green. She was a lovely grandmother. She has Alzheimer’s now, and has not been seen publicly for a long time. Wonderful memories of a time now gone by - both in Westport and in Thornton Wilder’s New England town.

I used to be an usher for school plays in high school for bonus points in a class. One year they did this play. 16 year old me was not ready for the themes this play deals with. Watching it at nearly 30 years old is a trip. It’s profoundly moving. The stage manager’s monologue at the start of the last act hits much harder as you get older. It’s so sad when Emily breaks down because she realizes she can’t relive events of the past, as the emotional turmoil of doing so is just too much for anyone. Great writing and great actors

I've always wanted to see this one. Really nice. Thank you for posting.

If I had the opportunity to go back I think I would go all the way back to the day I was born.

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Do you know about it
Did you know about it at the time. If you knew about it at the time would you done anything about it at the time.

I fell in love with George

I haven’t fallen in there now. Yeah fine
How come automobiles have been around since eight

Paiul Newman was in the 1955 TV version, where he played George. The play featured Frank Sinatra as the stage manager. Eve Marie Saint played Emily. It's available on You Tube.

I love Paul Newman as the Stage Manager . This is a good version of this amazing play in 2003…. The 1989 version is good too

I have studied and built my family tree. New England, Mass. Connecticut, New Hampshire etc. This play captures the New England/ descendants of the Puritans perfectly. The Congregational church mentioned was founded by the Puritans. These people were meticulous keepers of genealogical records (when the stage manager looks at notes to see who Julia was before marriage). .

Wake to see our life's moments and appreciate role we have for whatever time we are given...

Is this accurate to the written play?

OMG MR. WEBB IS DALE FROM TWD!!

I love this play but I don’t think anyone can beat the Lincoln theater production from the 80’s

Incredible.

Im doing this play for highschooo, any tips from actors?

Who is the actress that plays mrs Gibbs, she looks familiar but I can’t figure it out

Bruh y’all do too much, paul ain’t even allat

this makes me cry.

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I am from this area and they nailed the life! I know my mother's side back to 1600s Massachusetts Bay Colony (Pilgrims settlement), father's side "PolishTown". We're a perfect American melting pot! ps later on in life, ended up living by the Newmans and my husb and fam raced w him at our/Newman's track Lime Rock Park CT. helluva racer and lovely family. Everyone leaves them alone, sad when he passed and I think of/pray for Joanne in her illness. Good people. that's a high compliment here! few can come from away/outside and blend into this type of life, but they did it, just plain regular decent folks. God bless them!

Just to let everyone know it’s coming back on Broadway this September with Jim parsons as the stage manager going to see it on October 30th

I had the distinct privilege of seeing this live.

So wonderful. Emily and George. The whole cast.

I saw this play in my own native language when I was 20 or 21. Taking a cab back home I cried all the way in the cab and could not stop crying after getting home.
Now 30 years later I know why I cried so hard. Through the genius of the playwright I was able to have glimpse of passage of time before even being older.
This play is a masterpiece.

A great play that should be revived on Broadway.

UPDATE: "Our Town" is returning to Broadway next month. This time around, Jim Parsons (Yep- that Jim Parsons, Sheldon- Big Bang Theory) is playing the stage manager. Richard Thomas and Katie Holmes are playing Mr. and Mrs. Webb, respectively. Jeffrey DeMunn and Frances Fisher played them in this production.

For me, one of the most coveted stage roles is that of the Stage Manager in this play. Paul Newman was terrific in this. RIP.

Would love to read a complete cast list in the info section.

There’s a movie documentary of a Los Angeles minority high school production of Our Town. It’s as moving, in its own way, as the play itself.

I just read (and watched) this for the first time ever in preparation for seeing it on Broadway in 2 weeks. I’m a crying mess. I don’t know how I’m going to hold it together in the theater

Just saw the new Broadway revival - Jim Parsons was great - but over-all this casting was MUCH better IMHO - I actually just rewatched this production to see how much I felt was missing from the current revival. Thank you for making this available to all!

This is incredible!

i cant wait to be in childsplay our town, i'll be george gibbs

Damn, that was Broadway? Guy walks through a door without opening it first. Another sips his coffee and sets it down a good five inches above the table. How much did they rehearse?

Still a good play though.

What a beautiful gift 💝 thank you for broadway 💯

Just finished this performance at my school as Constable Warren. Wish I could relive it again, I miss my cooky constable.

Was an extra in this play back in elementary school, did not get to watch a lot of it now I get the opportunity.

1st third: Is this play just describing a town and some people in it?
2nd third: It's a little interesting.
Last third: Holy crap I didn't see that coming. I love this play.

In 7th grade drama class we put this on and I got cast as Stage Manager I was 12 years old. The cast was absolutely fantastic especially the actress Carrie Hale who played the part of Emily. She really went for it. We got standing ovations every night.