Epic Proportions 1999

Opened: September 7, 1999
Closing: December 19, 1999

Epic Proportions - 1999 - Broadway History , Info & More

Hayes Theatre (Broadway)
240 West 44th St. New York, NY

Epic Proportions is a play by Larry Coen and David Crane.



Set in the 1930s, it tells the story of brothers Benny and Phil, who go to the Arizona desert to work as extras in the Biblical epic film Exeunt Omnes, directed by the mysteriously reclusive D.W. DeWitt.



Thirteen years later, after 27 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Jerry Zaks, opened on October 1, 1999 at the Helen Hayes Theatre, where it ran for 93 performances. The cast included Kristin Chenoweth as Louise, Alan Tudyk as Benny, Jeremy Davidson as Phil, and Richard B. Shull as DeWitt. Shull died of a heart attack thirteen days after opening night.



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