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The Liar

Run Time:
2 hours
Closing: February 26, 2017

The Liar - 2017 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street New York City, NY 10003

Paris, 1643. Dorante is a charming young man newly arrived in the capital, and he has but a single flaw: He cannot tell the truth. In quick succession he meets Cliton, a manservant who cannot tell a lie, and falls in love with Clarice, a charming young woman whom he unfortunately mistakes for her friend Lucrece. What our hero regrettably does not know is that Clarice is secretly engaged to his best friend Alcippe. Nor is he aware that his father is trying to get him married to Clarice, whom he thinks is Lucrece, who actually is in love with him. From all these misunderstandings and a series of breathtakingly intricate lies springs one of the Western world's greatest comedies, a sparkling urban romance as fresh as the day Pierre Corneille wrote it, brilliantly adapted for today by All in the Timing's David Ives.


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The Liar History

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The Liar - 2017 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
The Liar — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Adaptation David Ives
2017 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design for a Play Murell Horton
2017 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Carson Elrod

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