''Bridge & Tunnel'' is a one-woman

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, in which all of the roles are performed by stage actress Sarah Jones. Jones explores the diverse immigrant makeup of the

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boroughs outside Manhattan by playing a variety of different characters, each of a different race. The play comprises a series of monologues, in which each character takes the stage during a poetry reading and ends up talking about his or her life.Gutman, Les, and Cooper, Amanda
"A CurtainUp Review Bridge & Tunnel"
curtainup.com, February 11, 2004 and 2006 The play premiered Off-Broadway at the 45 Bleecker Street Theater on February 19, 2004 and closed on August 15, 2004. It won the 2003–04 Obie Award, Outstanding Performance. The play opened on

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at the

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on January 13, 2006 in previews, officially on January 26, 2006, and closed on August 6, 2006 after 213 performances. The play won the

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at the 2006 Tony Awards.

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External links

''Voices on Antisemitism'' Interview with Sarah Jones
from the

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Internet Broadway Database listingtheatremania article, January 12, 2006
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