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The Grand Manner

Run Time:
1 hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
Closing: August 01, 2010

The Grand Manner - 2010 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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

In 1948, playwright A.R. Gurney, then a young boarding school student, traveled to New York where he attended a performance of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, going backstage afterwards to meet the production's star, the great stage actress Katharine Cornell, who was dubbed "The First Lady of the American Stage" by the legendary critic Alexander Woollcott. A mix of remembrance and imagination, THE GRAND MANNER is a love letter to this fabled actress and a heartfelt look back at the glorious heyday of the Broadway theatre.

Playwright A.R. Gurney's many plays include Far East, Ancestral Voices and Big Bill, all produced by Lincoln Center Theater. Director Mark Lamos returns to Lincoln Center Theater where he directed Gurney's Big Bill as well as such past LCT productions as Shakespeare's Cymbeline and Measure for Measure, Sheridan's The Rivals and Edward Albee's Seascape.


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The Grand Manner History

Other Productions of The Grand Manner

2010   Off-Broadway Lincoln Center Production
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The Grand Manner - 2010 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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The Grand Manner — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2011 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Boyd Gaines

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