The Importance of Being Earnest

Thursday, Jun 2, 7:30 pm
Sunday, Jun 12, 2:00 pm

Directed by Brian Bedford

Roundabout Theatre Company, L.A. Theatre Works and BY Experience present Oscar Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest captured LIVE in high-definition at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway, for limited screenings at movie theaters and performing arts centers around the world.

The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedic masterpiece about class, courtship and good old-fashioned name dropping. Tony Award winner Brian Bedford directs and stars as Lady Bracknell in this trivial comedy for serious people. This landmark Roundabout Theatre Company production of The Importance of Being Earnest delights audiences and critics alike!

The great actor Brian Bedford is brilliant in this funny and effervescent production. Its one of the great performances of the season. Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

Absolutely perfect and funny as hell! New York Magazine

Profoundly funny and deeply moving. Brian Bedford is giving the performance of a lifetime. Adam Green, Vogue

The finest performance of The Importance of Being Earnest that I have ever seen. Daily Telegraph (UK)

Tickets are $15 General / $13 Senior
$11 Student with $2 off for Lincoln Members.

Running Time: 2 hours 48 minutes; one intermission.