The Foreigner 1984 - Articles Page 2.6

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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Photo Flash: First Look at Greg Graham, Nic Dantes & More in Rehearsal for Maltz Jupiter Theatre's BILLY ELLIOT
by Matt Smith - Dec 17, 2015


Set to soar through December 20 at the award-winning not-for-profit theatre, Maltz Jupiter, the electrifying blockbuster follows the story of Billy, the youngest child of a blue-collar family who discovers his unlikely and extraordinary gift for ballet. Juxtaposed against the backdrop of the UK miners' strike of 1984, Billy's only escape may be the prestigious Royal Ballet School, a place no working-class boy has ever gone.

Photo Flash: First Look at BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2015


This December, get excited for the biggest event of the season: the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's much-anticipated Florida regional premiere of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL! Soaring now through December 20 at the award-winning not-for-profit theatre, the electrifying blockbuster follows the story of Billy, the youngest child of a blue-collar family who discovers his unlikely and extraordinary gift for ballet. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Maltz Jupiter Theatre's BILLY ELLIOT Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2015


This December, get excited for the biggest event of the season: the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's much-anticipated Florida regional premiere of Billy Elliot The Musical!

Maltz Jupiter Theatre's BILLY ELLIOT to Run 12/1-20
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 23, 2015


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Vanessa Williams, Rita Moreno, Liz Callaway & More on Tap for Lincoln Center's 2016 AMERICAN SONGBOOK Season
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 28, 2015


Returning for its 17th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook will continue to broaden its scope in celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting as interpreted by top performers and rising stars, with events at three Lincoln Center venues.

BWW Interview: 20th Anniversary of Actors Theatre's Dracula
by Keith Waits - Sep 21, 2015


Bram Stoker's Dracula has been a mainstay at Actors Theatre of Louisville (ATL) since 1995, and has become identified with actor/director William McNulty, who eight years ago was invited to forge his own adaptation of the horror classic. The result only intensified audience demand and acceptance, and the play now stands as the second holiday perennial (with A Christmas Carol) for Louisville's highly acclaimed regional theatre. This interview with Mr. McNulty was originally published in 2013 by Arts-Louisville.com, and covers Dracula as well as the veteran actor's long association with Actors Theatre.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre Continues 55th Anniversary Season with Comedy, The Foreigner, April 3-26
by Sally Henry Fuller - Mar 7, 2015


Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) continues its 55th season with one of the most popular American comedies, The Foreigner, directed by Ken Sonkin in his CCCT debut, from April 3-26, 2015. Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm at the theatre.

Central Works to Close Season with RECIPE, Opening 10/18
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 5, 2014


Central Works concludes the 2014 season with 'Recipe,' a profoundly funny new work by Michael Gene Sullivan, opening with a press Night on Saturday October 18 at 8 pm and running through November 23 at the historic Berkeley City Club. Sullivan serves up the laughs in this delicious take on a circle of sweet old grandmotherly bakers, who just happen to be dedicated to the armed overthrow of the United States government. But baking pies and cakes isn't enough to satisfy these four intrepid refugees from the sixties, and their burning desire to 'Up the Revolution!' Directed by Gary Graves, 'Recipe'is Central Works 45th world premiere and features Velina Brown* (Diane), Tamar Cohn (Ruth), Phoebe Moyer* (Lillian), Lynne Soffer* (Helen) and Jan Zvaifler (Janice), (*member AEA). It's one thing to say 'The government is probably listening to my calls,' but what do you do when you find out it's true? If it seems that the government that you call 'a fascist, surveillance state' has specifically targeted you, is specifically watching YOU (it's not paranoia if they really are after you!), then what? How do you live your life knowing that all your fears may, actually, be true?

Tickets to Kix, Bonzo Bash, Randy Rhoades Remembered & More at bergenPAC On Sale Today
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2014


New shows go on sale this week at bergenPAC include Kix, Saturday, April 11, 2015, Queensryche will perform Saturday, April 30th 2015, Randy Rhoads Remembered on Friday, May 29th and Bonzo Bash, Saturday, May 30th at 7:30 PM. Tickets for these shows go on sale today, August 8th at 11AM.

BWW Reviews: Totem Pole's THE FOREIGNER Shouldn't Be a Stranger
by Marakay Rogers - Aug 4, 2014


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Tickets to Kix, Bonzo Bash, Randy Rhoades Remembered & More at bergenPAC On Sale 8/8
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 4, 2014


New shows go on sale this week at bergenPAC include Kix, Saturday, April 11, 2015, Queensryche will perform Saturday, April 30th 2015, Randy Rhoads Remembered on Friday, May 29th and Bonzo Bash, Saturday, May 30th at 7:30 PM. Tickets for these shows go on sale Friday, August 8th at 11AM. Be sure to reserve your tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Photo Flash: First Look at Austin Playhouse's THE FOREIGNER, Opening 5/23
by Jeff Davis - May 20, 2014


Austin Playhouse is proud to present one of the funniest comedies ever written. Shy Englishman, Charlie Baker has a hard time speaking to strangers. To help him out, his gregarious friend 'Froggy' LeSeur tells the residents of a rural fishing lodge that Charlie is a foreigner who doesn't understand English. Assuming their secrets are safe, chaos ensues when Charlie overhears dastardly plots involving the residents of Betty Meeks' lodge! Hailed as 'a charming comedy about the magic of kindness' by Chicago Theater Beat, The Foreigner is chock full of hilarious slapstick and witty wordplay.

Cumberland County Playhouse and Scopes Trial Festival Team for FRONT PAGE NEWS, 7/18-20
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2014


In July 2014, Crossville's Cumberland County Playhouse and Dayton's Scopes Trial Festival will produce FRONT PAGE NEWS: Dayton and the World Famous Scopes Trial - a newly adapted play with music - in the historic Rhea County courtroom where William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow clashed over whether Tennessee schools would teach evolution or Biblical creation during Dayton's 1925 'Monkey Trial.'

FOREIGNER's UK Tour to Launch in Manchester This April
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 24, 2014


In addition to the UK tour, which starts on Thursday April 3rd at the Manchester O2 Apollo, FOREIGNER will also perform a special acoustic concert -

BWW Reviews: Crown City Theatre Produces Rarely Seen FOREIGNER by Larry Shue
by Don Grigware - Feb 24, 2014


Larry Shue's career as playwright/actor fell far too short with his sudden death in 1985. He had written two howlingly funny farces The Nerd and The Foreigner, both of which have become cult classics. Each farce exposes an eclectic group of people to a mishmash of insanity. There is an underdog at the center who fakes his identity, and as a result of this switch in role-playing, the total chaos which arises bears unexpected fruit and a major miracle or two for one and all. Now onstage at Crown City Theatre in NoHo, a superb ensemble of actors bring off The Foreigner with tremendous skill and gusto.

I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES with Richard Karn to Open 2/12 at Alhambra
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 28, 2014


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Foreigner's New 'Ballads' Album Set for Pre-Valentine's Day Release and New UK Tour
by Robert Diamond - Jan 13, 2014


Just in time for Valentine's Day earMUSIC releases 'I Want To Know What Love Is – The Ballads', 14 tracks previously never released on one album of FOREIGNER's best and most timeless ballads. Embracing over thirty years of award-winning creativity, 'I Want To Know What Love Is – The Ballads' will be released in the UK on Monday February 3rd in two different editions: as a standard jewel case, and as a 2CD Special Edition-digipak.

Houston Ballet Opens THE MERRY WIDOW Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2013


From tonight, September 19-29, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Ronald Hynd's comic and enchanting The Merry Widow.Adapted from Franz Lehar's beloved operetta, the internationally-admired British choreographer Ronald Hynd adds a new layer of lavish spectacle and choreography to the original story of The Merry Widow to create an irresistibly charming and intoxicating tale of high jinks, finance, romance, and intrigue. The production features magnificent scenery and costumes by Italian designer Roberta Guidi di Bagno. The company will give seven performances at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston.

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by Tyler Peterson - Sep 4, 2013


From September 19-29, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Ronald Hynd's comic and enchanting The Merry Widow. Adapted from Franz Lehar's beloved operetta, the internationally-admired British choreographer Ronald Hynd adds a new layer of lavish spectacle and choreography to the original story of The Merry Widow to create an irresistibly charming and intoxicating tale of high jinks, finance, romance, and intrigue. The production features magnificent scenery and costumes by Italian designer Roberta Guidi di Bagno. The company will give seven performances at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. Tickets start at $19, and may be purchased at www.houstonballet.org or by calling 713 227 ARTS (2787).

Houston Ballet Presents THE MERRY WIDOW, 9/19
by Christina Mancuso - Sep 4, 2013


From September 19-29, 2013, Houston Ballet presents Ronald Hynd's comic and enchanting The Merry Widow.Adapted from Franz Lehar's beloved operetta, the internationally-admired British choreographer Ronald Hynd adds a new layer of lavish spectacle and choreography to the original story of The Merry Widow to create an irresistibly charming and intoxicating tale of high jinks, finance, romance, and intrigue. The production features magnificent scenery and costumes by Italian designer Roberta Guidi di Bagno. The company will give seven performances at Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. Tickets start at $19, and may be purchased at www.houstonballet.org or by calling 713 227 ARTS (2787).

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by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2013


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by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013


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Jeffrey Seller to Direct Dallas Theater Center's FLY World Premiere; Cast & Creative Team Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013


Dallas Theater Center announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production.

THE FOREIGNER, a Mussleman High School Senior Directing Project, Will Open This Weekend
by Johnna Leary - May 17, 2013


The Foreigner, an American comedy by Larry Shue, will be performed at the Apollo Civic Theater this weekend, today, May 17-19, as a senior directing project by a Mussleman High School senior, marking the first time the Mussleman High School Theater Department produces a show off-site.

THE FOREIGNER, a Mussleman High School Senior Directing Project, Will Open This Weekend
by Johnna Leary - May 17, 2013


The Foreigner, an American comedy by Larry Shue, will be performed at the Apollo Civic Theater this weekend, May 17-19, as a senior directing project by a Mussleman High School senior, marking the first time the Mussleman High School Theater Department produces a show off-site.

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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