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The Dinner Party

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Neil Simon's contemporary adult farce, set in a swanky Parisian restaurant, moves deftly from over-the-top comedy to heartstopping realism.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
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Summary
Here is a decidedly French dinner party served up in a chaotic mode that only a master of comedy could create: Five people are invited to dine at a first-rate restaurant in Paris. They do not know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives. John Ritter and Henry Winkler starred in the wildly successful Kennedy Center production and on Broadway.
History
The Dinner Party premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in December 1999, and later ran at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. in June and July 2000. On October 19, 2000, the play opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre, where it ran for 364 performances. Directed by John Rando, the Broadway production featured Len Cariou, Veanne Cox, Penny Fuller, Jan Maxwell, John Ritter and Henry Winkler.
ANDRE BOUVILLE
YVONNE FOUCHET
GABRIELLE BUONOCELLI
MARIETTE LEVIEUX
CLAUDE PICHON
ALBERT DONAY
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A private dining room in a first-rate restaurant in Paris.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Frequently hilarious but also dangerously serious.” – New York Post

“A blizzard of one liners... The audience can bank on some good laughs.” – New York Daily News

“Frequently hilarious but also dangerously serious... An invitation you'll be glad you accepted.” – New York Post

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Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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