A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City is a dark comedy play by Halley Feiffer that explores grief, illness, and unlikely connection through sharp, irreverent humor.

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alsoKnownAs A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit NERFINISHED
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NERFINISHED
author Halley Feiffer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresTheme coping with terminal illness
forgiveness
guilt
parent–child relationships
unlikely connection
use of humor in the face of tragedy
firstProducedAt MCC Theater NERFINISHED
firstProductionCity New York City NERFINISHED
firstProductionLocation Off-Broadway NERFINISHED
genre comedy
dark comedy
hasCharacter Don NERFINISHED
Georgette NERFINISHED
Karla NERFINISHED
Marcie NERFINISHED
hasStyle naturalistic dialogue
raunchy humor
hasTitleType full-length title
hasTone irreverent
sharp humor
intendedAudience adult
language English
mainSubject cancer
death
family dynamics
grief
human relationships
illness
medium theatre
numberOfActs 1
originalLanguage English
publisher Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED
setting Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NERFINISHED
New York City
hospital room
structure one-act play
subjectOf theatrical reviews
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary era
writer Halley Feiffer NERFINISHED

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Halley Feiffer notableWork A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City