Bill W. and Dr. Bob – Location, Tickets, Reviews
Based on the true story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W. and Dr. Bob is the story of two men who battled drinking together, and defined a method that helps millions.
The play traces each man’s path to his own rock-bottom, their mutual redemption, and their attempt to get “just one more drunk” to join them. It takes a while for them to do all that — over 2 stretchy hours — and there are no theatrical fireworks, but the sincerity of the play, its reflection of reality, and its non-judgmental approach (along with the the AA ads in the program and the non-alcoholic bar) make for a sincere story of triumph and send a very clear message.
LOCATION
SoHo Playhouse
15 Vandam Street
RUNNING TIME
2 hours 10 minutes, 1 intermission
TICKETS
$85, $99 premium tickets (click here for tickets)
DATES
Performances through April 27, 2014
NEWS & REVIEWS
The New York Times
Hoist back onto the waggon
Time Out
Bill W. and Dr. Bob hits neither brilliance nor rock-bottom
NY Theatre
The play itself — written by Sam Shem, a doctor, and Janet Surrey, his wife and a psychologist — offers some two hours of an affecting theater
The New York Post
AA founders get a bioplay treatment in old-fashioned drama Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Theatermania
This new production of Sam Shem and Janet Surrey’s tale of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous is a compelling if long piece of theater
CAST & CREW
Written by Sam Shem and Janet Surrey
Directed by Seth Gordon
Featuring Patrick Boll, Timothy Crow, Denise Cormier, Deborah Hedwall, Daniel Pearce, Liz Wisan