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Previews:
March 7, 2003
Opened:
March 30, 2003
Ended:
June 15, 2003
Country:
USA
State:
New York
City:
New York
Company/Producers:
David Pugh, Joan Cullman, Mike Nichols, Hamilton South, Charles Whitehead and Stuart Thompson
Theater Type:
Broadway
Theater:
Lyceum Theater
Running Time:
2 hrs
Genre:
Farce
Director:
Kenneth Brangah
Review:
Fun, yes; but why wasn't it funny? A farce that wore its ridiculousness on its sleeve, its sight gags on its bum and its wordplay on its nose, The Play What I Wrote should have been the raucous laugh-riot it kept straining to be. Granted, the second-act Mystery Guest on the night I attended was Sir Roger Moore, who proved a good sport but had all the comic timing of an azalea bush. No knock on the other players, though, with Toby Jones winning a couple of huge laughs during a drawn-out story about his ailing mum.
Parental:
mildly risque humor, gunshots
Cast:
Hamish McColl, Sean Foley, Toby Jones.
Technical:
Choreography: Irving Davies & Heather Cornell; Set/Costumes: Alice Power; Lighting: Tim Mitchell; Sound: Simon Baker; PSM: Nancy Harrington; Casting: Ellen Lewis. Songs: Gary Yershon; PR: Boneau/Bryan-Brown; GM: Stuart Thompson Productions.
Critic:
David Lefkowitz
Date Reviewed:
April 2003
