Young Paul artfully cons himself into the lives of New York's bourgeois by claiming to know a wealthy couple's Ivy League children and being the son of Sydney Poitier. After he's caught seducing a hustler in their home, the charade is revealed and Paul is soon back on the street where he sets his sights on a young couple new to the city. From the award-winning writer of The House of Blue Leaves comes this bitterly funny comedy that explores the intimacy of the universe, and the comfort and chaos found within it.
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1990 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2010 | West End |
Old Vic Production West End |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Stockard Channing |
| 1991 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Play | John Guare |
| 1991 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Broadway Play | 0 |
| 1991 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Jerry Zaks |
| 1991 | The Pulitzer Prize | The Pulitzer Prize for Drama | John Guare |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jerry Zaks |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Jerry Zaks |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Courtney B. Vance |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Stockard Channing |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Play | John Guare |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Lincoln Center Theater |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Gregory Mosher |
| 1991 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Bernard Gersten |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress - Play | Stockard Channing |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director - Play | Jerry Zaks |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding New Play | John Guare |
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