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About the Play
The 4th longest running play in Broadway history.
Story:
Set in the backyard of a blue-collar South Philadelphia neighborhood early in the summer of 1973, the comedy-drama focuses on the 21st birthday celebration of Harvard student Francis Geminiani. In attendance are his divorced blue collar father Fran and Fran's widowed girlfriend Lucille, next-door neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her overweight son Herschel, and Francis' classmates, the wealthy WASP Hastings siblings; Judith (who seeks romance with Francis) and Randy (the object of Francis' unexpressed affection), who have arrived unexpectedly, much to their friend's dismay. All are dysfunctional to varying degrees, and the interactions among them provide the play with its comic and dramatic moments.
Playwright
Albert Innaurato
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Little Theatre
- Opening Night
- May 21, 1977
- Total Performances
- 1,819
- Original Cast
- Danny Aiello, Reed Birney, Anne DeSalvo, Jonathan Hadary, Jessica James, Robert Picardo, Carol Potter
- Director
- Peter Mark Schifter
- Producer
- The Circle Repertory Company and PAF Playhouse
- Scenic Design
- Christopher Nowak
- Costume Design
- Ernest Allen Smith
- Lighting Design
- Larry Crimmins
- Sound Design
- Leslie A. DeWeerdt, Jr.
1980 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Happy Birthday, Gemini
- Type
- Hollywood Feature Film
- Director
- Richard Benner
- Screenplay
- Richard Benner
- Starring
- Madeline Kahn, Rita Moreno, Robert Viharo
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1977 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding New American Play
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