It's Only a Play
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"It's Only a Play" is a Broadway comedy by Terrence McNally that satirizes the theater world as a group of showbiz insiders anxiously await reviews on opening night.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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comedy play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalTheatre | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 2014RevivalType | Broadway revival ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| author | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayDebutYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| BroadwayTheatre | Brooks Atkinson Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Frank Finger
NERFINISHED
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Gus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ James Wicker NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Budder NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Noyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionVenue | Manhattan Theatre Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| isAbout | a group of theatre insiders awaiting opening-night reviews ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
F. Murray Abraham
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Mullally NERFINISHED ⓘ Micah Stock NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupert Grint NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockard Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevivalYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | Broadway theatre culture ⓘ |
| productionType | ensemble comedy ⓘ |
| revisedVersionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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a Manhattan townhouse ⓘ |
| subject |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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opening night ⓘ show business ⓘ theatre critics ⓘ theatre world ⓘ |
| theme |
anxiety over critical reviews
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ego in show business ⓘ the nature of theatrical success and failure ⓘ |
| writer | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.