Maggie Flynn 1968 - Articles Page 1.8

Opened: October 23, 1968

Maggie Flynn - 1968 - Broadway History , Info & More

Maggie Flynn is a musical with a book by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss (in collaboration with Morton DaCosta) and music and lyrics by Peretti, Creatore, and Weiss.



Based on an idea by John Flaxman, it was inspired by a true story set in the New York Draft Riots of 1863. The title character, an Irish woman providing asylum for orphaned children of runaway slaves, is on the verge of marrying a Union Army colonel when her vagabond husband Phineas Flynn (who abandoned her to pursue a theatrical career and whom she had presumed was dead) returns to the scene. The cast of characters is a mélange of Confederate insurgents, prostitutes and drunks, bigoted socialites, circus performers and a passel of African American kids endangered by the local political situation.

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AN ERROR OF THE MOON Opens at The Beckett, 8/13
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2010


AN ERROR OF THE MOON, a speculation of jealousy, madness and the brothers Booth, will begin Off-Broadway performances August 13th at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street. The new play by Luigi Creatore will officially open on Monday, August 30th for a limited engagement through October 10th. Under the direction of Kim Weild, the cast of AN ERROR OF THE MOON features Margaret Copeland, Erik Heger, Andrew Veenstra, and Brian Wallace.

Rehearsals Begin Today For AN ERROR OF THE MOON at The Beckett
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 19, 2010


Rehearsals are set to begin today (July 19) for AN ERROR OF THE MOON, a speculation of jealousy, madness and the brothers Booth, beginning performances August 13th at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street.

AN ERROR OF THE MOON To Begin Off-Broadway Run Aug. 13 at The Beckett
by Lauren Wolman - Jul 15, 2010


AN ERROR OF THE MOON, a speculation of jealousy, madness and the brothers Booth, will begin Off-Broadway performances August 13th at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street. The new play by Luigi Creatore will officially open on Monday, August 30th for a limited engagement through October 10th. Under the direction of Kim Weild, the cast of AN ERROR OF THE MOON features Margaret Copeland, Erik Heger, Andrew Veenstra, and Brian Wallace.

FLAMINGO COURT Closes 7/19 At New World Stages
by BWW News Desk - Jul 19, 2009


Luigi Creatore's Flamingo Court was directed by directed by Steven Yuhasz and celebrated life in three Florida condos at New World Stages. From the ridiculous to the touching, Creatore's' play has been heralded as 'Without question, the funniest show in town. Laughs galore!' UPI with John Simon of Bloomberg calling the show 'a wall-to-wall hoot for old and young alike. The audience laughed up a Florida-worthy hurricane!'

FLAMINGO COURT Closes 7/19 At New World Stages
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 15, 2009


Luigi Creatore's Flamingo Court was directed by directed by Steven Yuhasz and celebrated life in three Florida condos at New World Stages. From the ridiculous to the touching, Creatore's' play has been heralded as 'Without question, the funniest show in town. Laughs galore!' UPI with John Simon of Bloomberg calling the show 'a wall-to-wall hoot for old and young alike. The audience laughed up a Florida-worthy hurricane!'

Flamingo Court to Close Off-Broadway Sunday, 9/28
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 23, 2008


Flamingo Court, the off-Broadway comedy by Luigi Creatore starring Jamie Farr (television's 'M*A*S*H,' Guys & Dolls) and Tony Award nominee Anita Gillette (Chapter Two, They're Playing Our Song), will play its final performance on Sunday, September 28th at 3:00PM after 68 performances (including 17 previews).

BWW Review: Broadway by the Year: 1968
by Jena Tesse Fox - May 10, 2006


1968 was a year of great transition (ask your parents!), and nowhere was that change better reflected than on Broadway.

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