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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

TWO-TIME OLIVIER AWARD WINNER
“KENREX”
ANNOUNCES DIGITAL RUSH AND LOTTERY POLICIES
AHEAD OF AMERICAN PREMIERE
AT THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE

PREVIEWS BEGIN TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 16

To download key art, click here.
To download London production photos, click here.

New York, NY (April 15, 2026) – Producers Aria Entertainment, Seaview, and TRW Production announced today digital lottery and in-person rush policies for the two-time Olivier Award-winning American premiere of KENREX, the critically acclaimed thriller by Olivier Award winner Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian ahead of first preview tomorrow, Thursday, April 16. Performed by Holden and directed by Stambollouian, with an original score performed live by John Patrick Elliott, the limited 11-week run will take place at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street) with an opening night set for Sunday, April 26.

TodayTix Digital Lottery
The lottery will open for entries at 5 PM the day before each performance and close at 9 AM on the day of the performance. Winners are drawn after the lottery closes. If you’re a lucky winner, you’ll have 1 hour to claim your tickets through the TodayTix app. Winners may purchase up to 2 tickets at $42 each, subject to availability.

In-Person Rush Tickets
In-person rush tickets will be available in person at the Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning when the box office opens on each day of performance for $32, subject to availability. Rush tickets are limited to 2 per person and are on a first-come first serve basis.

Tickets are available at kenrextheplay.com, www.Lortel.org, and in-person at The Lucille Lortel Theatre Box Office (121 Christopher Street).

Direct from three acclaimed, sold-out runs across London – at the Southwark Playhouse Borough, Sheffield Theatre, and, most recently, The Other Palace – KENREX is the blistering true-crime thriller about the thin line between justice served and justice taken. Jack Holden delivers “an astonishing performance” (The Guardian), slipping in and out of 35 characters, all set against a high-octane, searing score.

KENREX includes set and costume design by Anisha Fields, lighting and video design by Joshua Pharo, sound design by Giles Thomas, with movement direction by Sarah Golding. Casting is by Taylor Williams, CSA.

KENREX Music from the Play, an album by John Patrick Elliott via Carbon Moon Records, is now available to stream. Experience to the album here.

PRAISE FOR ‘KENREX’

“A masterclass in acting and storytelling. It’s an intensely visual experience, taking it somewhere morally complex and surprisingly moving.”
The Sunday Times

“Brilliantly theatrical, exhilarating and terrifying. It’s wonderfully bold. The actor’s skill lies not only in characterization or his chameleon-like ability to shift between characters, but also in his impressive, tremendously sustained energy.”
Daily Telegraph

“Western swagger meets true crime in a five-star triumph. Kenrex is a play that dives deep, combining psychological study with social and political critique,
but goes about its business with a deceptively light touch.
Holden is a shape-shifter with dazzling precision.”
Financial Times

“Two gripping hours as we lean in, rapt, barely breathing.
Kenrex conjures up an entire cinematic experience. Incredible.”
Sunday Express 

“Jack Holden’s transitions between characters – sharp, assured and physically precise – are breathtaking. He demands to be seen, it’s an astonishing performance.”
The Guardian 

“An extraordinary piece of work, in every sense – it’s thrilling, dynamic, bravura.
Praise is due to Stambollouian both for the intriguing, alluring way he’s dramatized this whodunnit and the way he corrals Holden’s combustible performance.”
Evening Standard

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