Plain and Fancy 2006

Opened: October 27, 2006
Closing: October 29, 2006

Plain and Fancy - 2006 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Theatre at St. Peter's Church
Citicorp Center (619 Lexington Ave. at 54th St.) New York, NY

Plain and Fancy features music by Albert Hague, lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, and a book by Stein and Will Glickman. It opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Jan. 27th, 1955 for a run of 461 performances.

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Plain and Fancy FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Plain and Fancy have there been?
Plain and Fancy has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1955, Broadway which opened in 1955, West End which opened in 1956, Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1980 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2006.

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