A Man of No Importance

Opened: October 10, 2002
Closing: December 29, 2002

A Man of No Importance - 2002 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

Based on the film "A Man Of No Importance".

Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical and the second work by the Tony Award winners of RAGTIME.



The tender and beautifully woven tale of love, friendship and coming to terms with one’s identity takes place in Dublin in 1964. Alfie Byrne, a middle-aged bachelor living a quiet life with his spinster sister, spends his days as a bus conductor and his nights as a community theater impresario dedicated to the plays of his hero, Oscar Wilde. A modest and quiet man, Alfie has always found his greatest satisfaction as the artistic director of the St. Imelda's Players, an amateur theatrical group housed in the local church. When Alfie declares that, instead of their usual production of The Importance of Being Earnest, the troupe will next present Wilde's provocative Salome, the church authorities balk at the play's "immodest dancing" and his safe little world begins to crumble. At the Victor Jory Theatre at Actors Theatre.

A Man of No Importance - 2002 - Off-Broadway Cast

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A Man of No Importance has had 4 productions including New York which opened in 2001, Off-Broadway which opened in 2002, Off-Broadway which opened in 2002 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2022.
A Man of No Importance has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Terrence McNally was nominated for Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. Joe Mantello was nominated for Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. Lynn Ahrens was nominated for Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards. Stephen Flaherty was nominated for Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards. Lastly, A Man of No Importance was nominated for Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards.
A Man of No Importance has won several awards, including Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Book of a Musical for Terrence McNally at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for Joe Mantello at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Lyrics for Lynn Ahrens at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Music for Stephen Flaherty at the Drama Desk Awards, and Outstanding Musical for A Man of No Importance at the Drama Desk Awards.

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