six degrees of separation broadway revival

I could hear the show being called just to my left, I could see a sliver of the audience, and I could watch the all the action as if I was witnessing it from the next room at the real house in New London. Similarly, there were many times when I would sit in this little nook behind the downstage lights during the fourth act of Long Day’s Journey Into Night and watch these giants tear into O’Neill’s play. We were all full of satisfaction that the play worked! It was a pretty spectacular feeling. But we all took it as a gentle push of encouragement and we kept skipping forward. Each surge of laughter from the audience was a shock. None of the jokes had been exposed to the finesse that occurs after you’ve been in front of multiple audiences. There’s nothing quite like the purity of a first preview and for this one, the audience met us with unending support and excitement. The first preview of Six Degrees of Separation was one of surprise and joy. What’s been the most exhilarating moment you’ve had on the New York stage? BroadwayBox caught up with Colby to talk about her stage career, working with and learning from her co-stars, and being recognized for her role on Netflix's hit series Jessica Jones.ġ. This year, she co-stars as Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey's angry and intelligent daughter Tess in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation. Last season, she returned to Broadway opposite Tony and Emmy winner Jessica Lange as the Irish maid Cathleen in Long Day's Journey Into Night. She went on to star off-Broadway in Punk Rock, City Of, and Close Up Space. Colby Minifie made her Broadway debut at age 13 in Martin McDonagh's dark drama The Pillowman.

Six degrees of separation broadway revival