Light Up the Sky

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Light Up the Sky is a 1948 Broadway comedy play by Moss Hart that satirizes the egos and chaos surrounding a theatrical production’s out-of-town tryout.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway play
comedy play
stage play
author Moss Hart
countryOfOrigin United States
dramaticForm backstage comedy
comedy of manners
firstPerformanceDate 1948
firstPerformedAt Broadway
genre comedy
satire
hasForm three-act play
intendedAudience theatre-going public
medium live theatre
notableFor depicting backstage chaos of a new play
satirizing the egos of theatre people
originalBroadwayProductionYear 1948
originalLanguage English
originalProductionLocation New York City
partOf American theatre
productionType out-of-town tryout
setting out-of-town tryout of a Broadway show
subject out-of-town tryout
theatre
theatrical production
theme chaos of theatrical production
ego in the theatre world
timePeriod mid-20th century
workOf Moss Hart
writer Moss Hart

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Moss Hart
Moss Hart ("Light Up the Sky (original play)")
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