The Foreigner 1984 - Articles Page 6

Opened: November 1, 1984
Closing: June 06, 1986

The Foreigner - 1984 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSueur, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time “Froggy” has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. So “Froggy,” before departing, tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should—the evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister’s pretty fiancée is pregnant; and many other damaging revelations made with the thought that Charlie doesn’t understand a word being said. That he does fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys,” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.

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Banes, Garrison and Jennings Join MTC's ACCENT ON YOUTH
by BWW News Desk - Apr 7, 2009


Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Lisa Banes, Mary Catherine Garrison and Byron Jennings will join the previously announced David Hyde Pierce and Charles Kimbrough in its upcoming Broadway production of Samson Raphaelson's Accent on Youth.

TUNA DOES VEGAS Begins 4/17 At La Mirada
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 12, 2009


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment are thrilled to present the fourth production of La Mirada Theatre's 2008-2009 season of shows, the Southern California Premiere of TUNA DOES VEGAS, written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard and directed by Ed Howard. TUNA DOES VEGAS will begin performances on Friday, April 17 (with a press opening on Saturday, April 18) and will run through Sunday, May 3 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue.

Photo Flash: ROOMS: A Rock Romance
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 10, 2009


Van Hill Entertainment is proud to announce that the Off-Broadway premiere of ROOMS a rock romance, starring Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger, will begin performances on Friday February 27th at New World Stages/Stage 2 (340 West 50th Street). Opening Night is set for Monday March 16th (7 PM). ROOMS a rock romance has music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman (Bright Lights Big City) and book by Goodman and Miriam Gordon, and will be directed by Scott Schwartz (Golda's Balcony, Bat Boy: The Musical, tick, tick... BOOM!, Jane Eyre).

Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger to Star in 'ROOMS, a rock romance' at New World Stages
by Robert Diamond - Jan 25, 2009


Van Hill Entertainment is proud to announce that the Off-Broadway premiere of ROOMS a rock romance, starring Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger, will begin performances on Friday February 27th at New World Stages/Stage 2 (340 West 50th Street). Opening Night is set for Monday March 16th (7 PM). ROOMS a rock romance has music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman (Bright Lights Big City) and book by Goodman and Miriam Gordon, and will be directed by Scott Schwartz (Golda's Balcony, Bat Boy: The Musical, tick, tick... BOOM!, Jane Eyre).

Banes, Garrison and Jennings Join MTC's ACCENT ON YOUTH
by Eddie Varley - Nov 30, 2008


Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Lisa Banes, Mary Catherine Garrison and Byron Jennings will join the previously announced David Hyde Pierce and Charles Kimbrough in its upcoming Broadway production of Samson Raphaelson's Accent on Youth.

Elizabeth Stanley to Play 'Eliza' in Pioneer Theatre's 'My Fair Lady'
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 16, 2008


Pioneer Theatre Company proudly presents 'My Fair Lady,' the classic tale about a draggle-tailed guttersnipe who learns to talk like a lady.

'Bury the Dead' and 'Being Audrey' Part of Transport Group Season
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 28, 2008


Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, has announced its 2008-09 season: Bury the Dead, written by Irwin Shaw and directed by Joe Calarco, and Being Audrey, music and lyrics by Ellen Weiss, book by James Hindman, additional book and lyrics by Cheryl Stern, developed with Jack Cummings III and Adam R. Perlman, and directed by Jack Cummings III.

'The Foreigner' Delights at Cockpit-in-Court
by Charles Shubow - Aug 4, 2007


Larry Shue's comedy closes Sunday, August 5 in Essex. Can't it be extended?

Marisa Tomei Headlines Beirut Reading for MCC, April 17
by BWW News Desk - Apr 13, 2006


Marisa Tomei will headline a reading (closed to the public) of Alan Bowne's Beirut on April 17th; she will reprise her role from the original production

Red, White and Tuna at the Kennedy Center June 24th-July 10th
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2005


Joe Sears' and Jaston Williams' Red, White and Tuna will play the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre for a limited 2 week run from June 24th-July 10th

The Foreigner FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Foreigner have there been?
The Foreigner has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1984, Off-Broadway which opened in 2004 and Los Angeles which opened in 2005.
What awards has The Foreigner been nominated for?
The Foreigner has been nominated for several awards. Jerry Zaks was nominated for Direction at the Obie Awards, while Anthony Heald was nominated for Performance at the Obie Awards. The play itself was nominated for Best Off Broadway Play and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Larry Shue, the playwright, was also nominated for the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
What awards has The Foreigner won?
The Foreigner has won several awards, including Direction (Obie Awards) for Jerry Zaks, Performance (Obie Awards) for Anthony Heald, Best Off Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Larry Shue.

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