Ken Ludwig's Twentieth Century

Ken Ludwig's Twentieth Century

Ken Ludwig’s TWENTIETH CENTURY
by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Based on a play by Charles Bruce Millholland

Ken Ludwig's Twentieth Century

Ken Ludwig's Twentieth Century

Ken Ludwig’s TWENTIETH CENTURY
by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Based on a play by Charles Bruce Millholland

Overview

Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche starred on Broadway in this hilarious adaptation of the classic play. Bankrupt, with his career on a downslide, egomaniacal Broadway director Oscar Jaffe boards the Twentieth Century Limited, where he encounters his former discovery, Lily Garland, an ex-chorus girl who is now a tempermental Hollywood star. As the elegant train makes its way from Chicago to New York, Oscar pulls out all the stops to convince Lily to return to Broadway in his upcoming show.

Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Ken Ludwig

Ken Ludwig has had six productions on Broadway and eight in London’s West End. His 34 plays and musicals are staged around the world and throughout the United States every night of the year.

His first play, Lend Me a Tenor, won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classi ...

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Ben Hecht

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Charles MacArthur