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About the Play
An explosive drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson.
Story:
The place is a Manhattan loft shared by Anna, a lithe young dancer-choreographer, and her two gay roommates—her collaborator, Robby, who has just been killed in a freak boating accident, and Larry, a world-weary, caustically funny young advertising executive. As the play begins Anna is recovering from attending Robby's funeral, comforted by her wealthy, well-meaning boyfriend, Burton, a sci-fi screenwriter whose persistent proposals of marriage Anna finds herself unable to accept. Then, with sudden, unexpected explosiveness, Robby's older brother, Pale, bursts on the scene. He has come to collect his brother's belongings—but stays on to transform the action of the play and the lives of those in it. Menacing, profane, dangerous and yet oddly sensitive, Pale is both terrifying and fascinating and, in the end, the one who brings to Anna the unsettling but compelling love that, despite her fears and doubts, she cannot turn away.
Playwright
Lanford Wilson
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Plymouth Theatre
- Opening Night
- Oct 14, 1987
- Total Performances
- 437
- Original Cast
- Joan Allen, John Malkovich, Jonathan Hogan, Lou Liberatore
- Director
- Marshall W. Mason
- Producer
- James B. Freydberg, Stephen Graham, Susan Quint Gallin and Max Weitzenhoffer
- Scenic Design
- John Lee Beatty
- Costume Design
- Laura Crow
- Lighting Design
- Dennis Parichy
- Sound Design
- Chuck London Media and Stewart Werner
2019 Broadway Revival
- Theatre
- Hudson Theatre
- Opening Night
- Apr 16, 2019
- Total Performances
- 102
- Original Cast
- Adam Driver, Keri Russell, David Furr, Brandon Uranowitz
- Director
- Michael Mayer
- Producer
- David Binder, Ruth Hendel, Big Beach, Sharon Karmazin, OHenryGS Productions, Ken Schur, Jayne Baron Sherman, Cynthia Stroum, Barbara Whitman, Richard Willis, Adam Zotovich, The Shubert Organization, Ambassador Theatre Group
- Scenic Design
- Derek McLane
- Costume Design
- Clint Ramos
- Lighting Design
- Natasha Katz
- Sound Design
- David Van Tieghem
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1988 Tony Award Nominations
Best Actress In A Play - Joan Allen
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Lou Liberatore
1988 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Actor In A Play - John Malkovich
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Lou Liberatore
1988 Theatre World Award Nominations
Eric Roberts
2019 Tony Award Nominations
Best Revival Of A Play
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Play - Adam Driver
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play - Brandon Uranowitz
2019 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Brandon Uranowitz
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