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The Man Who Came to Dinner at Gateway Playhouse
Dates: 4/4/2025 - 4/6/2025
📍 Theatre: Gateway Playhouse
738 Bay Avenue
Somers Point, NJ 08244
Phone: 609-653-0553
Tickets: $25.00
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The Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theater in New York City, where it ran until 1941. It then enjoyed a number of New York and London revivals. The play is set in the small town of Mesalia, Ohio, in the weeks before Christmas in the late 1930s. The famously outlandish New York City radio wit Sheridan Whiteside is invited to dine at the house of the well to do factory owner Ernest W. Stanley and his family. But before Whiteside can enter the house, he slips on a patch of ice outside Stanley's front door and injures his hip. Confined to the Stanleys' home, Whiteside is looked after by several professionals: Dr. Bradley, the absent minded physician, Miss Preen, his frantic nurse, and Maggie Cutler, his faithful secretary.
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News About The Man Who Came to Dinner at Gateway Playhouse
Gateway Playhouse Introduces New Community Spotlight Series
March 17, 2026 Gateway Playhouse of Somers Point will debut a new series of plays called the “Community Spotlight Series,” which will encompass three well-known shows to be produced throughout the remainder of the year.
Gateway Playhouse Welcomes THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
February 21, 2025 Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will kick off its 2025 Mainstage Season with the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”
SOUTH PACIFIC And More Announced for Gateway Playhouse 2025 Mainstage Season
November 25, 2024 Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point recently announced its 2025 Mainstage Season, which will include: George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's classic comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner;” Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical “South Pacific;” and more.
Michael McAssey To Return To The Gateway Playhouse This Month for Piano Bar Evening
January 09, 2024 Michael McAssey returns to the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ for a piano bar evening on January 25th.
Michael McAssey Returns With Piano Bar At The Gateway Playhouse This Month
January 06, 2022 Michael McAssey returns to the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ with their monthly piano bar on Thursday January 20th at 7pm. Bring your sheet music and get up onstage and sing or just come and sit back and enjoy. Full cash bar is available.About the Theatre
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What shows are coming up next at Gateway Playhouse?
Into the Woods (9/26/25-10/5/25)
Where is Gateway Playhouse located?
Gateway Playhouse is at 738 Bay Avenue, Somers Point, NJ.
What shows have played recently at Gateway Playhouse?
Into the Woods (09/26/25-10/05/25)
Party of 1 (Acts) - One-Act Festival (07/11/25-07/13/25)
South Pacific (05/30/25-06/08/25)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) {revised} [again} (03/07/25-03/09/25)
Michael McAssey Returns To Gateway Playhouse (01/25/24-01/25/24)
Kelly Briggs " Broadway By The Bay" (12/29/23-12/29/23)
A New London Christmas Carol (12/07/23-12/09/23)
Eddie Bruce Celebrates Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (08/20/22-08/20/22)
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell (02/13/22-02/14/22)
Party of 1 (Acts) - One-Act Festival (07/11/25-07/13/25)
South Pacific (05/30/25-06/08/25)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) {revised} [again} (03/07/25-03/09/25)
Michael McAssey Returns To Gateway Playhouse (01/25/24-01/25/24)
Kelly Briggs " Broadway By The Bay" (12/29/23-12/29/23)
A New London Christmas Carol (12/07/23-12/09/23)
Eddie Bruce Celebrates Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (08/20/22-08/20/22)
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell (02/13/22-02/14/22)
What is the history of Gateway Playhouse ?
Because of our longevity and reputation, we are able to attract a high caliber of professional directors, performers, musicians and technicians from New York City and around the country. All of our actors are professional performers, most are members of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. Our musicians (8-12 per show) are members of The American Federation of Musicians (Local 802) and we employ SSDC© directors (Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers) and USA© designers (United Scenic Artists). Many of our actors, technicians, musicians, and other staff members have worked on Broadway, while others go on to Broadway and National Tours after leaving Gateway, and many return in between.
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