Few plays have stood the test of time in the way that The Importance of Being Earnest has. Written in 1895, this 'Serious Comedy for Trivial People,' as playwright Oscar Wilde termed it, offers situations and comedy that remain timeless and fresh. The characters are memorable, from the careless and self-centered Jack to the innocent and impressionable Cecily. Wilde skewers Victorian society in a manner that leaves audiences laughing from start to finish.
Few plays have stood the test of time in the way that The Importance of Being Earnest has. Written in 1895, this 'Serious Comedy for Trivial People,' as playwright Oscar Wilde termed it, offers situations and comedy that remain timeless and fresh. The characters are memorable, from the careless and self-centered Jack to the innocent and impressionable Cecily. Wilde skewers Victorian society in a manner that leaves audiences laughing from start to finish.
Happy New Year, all! To kick off this brand new year, BroadwayWorld looks ahead at all the upcoming productions slated to take the Broadway stage in 2013!
Playwrights Kaufman and Hart saw the vitality and urgency of comedy within drama when they penned You Can't Take It With You in 1936. It won a Pulitzer for Drama in 1937 and then a Best Picture Oscar for the film version in 1938. Their other big hit The Man Who Came to Dinner in 1939 has a similar theme and tone. In both plays it's wild, zany over-the-top characters and off-kilter incidents that blow the lid off the humdrum existence of the well to do middle class, and to meaningful avail. In Y.C.T.I.W.Y., the wealthy Kirbys are about as unlike the crazy free-living Sycamores as black is to white. Yet, when meshed together, merriment and unexpected happiness abound. With a spectacular cast (double) and brightly paced direction from Gigi Birmingham, Antaeus' Y.C.T.I.W.Y. is a splendid tonic for our depressing economic times and simply a whole lot of fun.
According to its website, the Vineyard Arts Project just held two 'in-progress' readings on July 18 and 20 of Moss Hart's Act One, adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and director James Lapine and commissioned by the Lincoln Center Theater. The readings starred Tony Shalhoub ('Monk', Lend Me a Tenor), Debra Monk (Steel Pier, Redwood Curtain), Chuck Cooper (The Life, Caroline, or Change) and David Turner (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever).
James Lapine has reportedly been commissioned for a stage adaptation of Moss Hart's landmark autobiography, ACT ONE, by Lincoln Center Theatre's artistic director Andre Bishop.
The strictly limited engagement of the Peccadillo Theater Company's hit production of Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER will end its run as scheduled today, December 18th. Starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon, this marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy.
The strictly limited engagement of the Peccadillo Theater Company's hit production of Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER will end its run as scheduled this Sunday, December 18th.
The final six performances of Peccadillo Theater Company's hit production of Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER are sold out.
The strictly limited engagement of the Peccadillo Theater Company's hit production of Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER will end its run as scheduled this Sunday, December 18th.
This past Friday, December 9th saw a particularly glittering celebrity audience at Off-Broadway's newest hit THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, including Tony Award winner Dick Latessa, legendary MGM star Marge Champion, Sondheim favorite Teri Ralston, and Ballroom composer Billy Goldenberg.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon. This marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
Broadway favorite Michele Lee attended a preview of Off-Broadway's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman this past Tuesday, November 29th. The celebrated stage & film star was the first to leap to her feet at the end of the performance, leading the standing ovation. Check out a photo of Lee with Brochu below!
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company is presenting Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as SheriDan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon. This marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy. Performances began November 25th and the Opening is this Sunday, December 4th at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street (between Ninth & Tenth Aves.)
David Pittu and Anne Kaufman (daughter of George S. Kaufman) attended the first preview of Off-Broadway's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman this past Saturday, November 26th. After the show, they congratulated the cast and happily posed for photos.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company presents Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Begins Previews Today, Friday, Nov. 25 The production stars Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside, Tony Award winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon, and Mary Stout.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon. This marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy.
Jim Brochu, soon to star as Sheridan Whiteside in Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, is set to appear as a special guest contestant on TV's 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' today, November 8th.
Jim Brochu, soon to star as Sheridan Whiteside in Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, is set to appear as a special guest contestant on TV's 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' next Tuesday, November 8th.
Mary Stout has joined the cast of Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon.
This holiday season, the award-winning Peccadillo Theater Company will present Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman's THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER starring Jim Brochu as Sheridan Whiteside and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman as Lorraine Sheldon. This marks the Off-Broadway debut of the classic American comedy.
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