Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is a Tony Award–winning comedic play by Christopher Durang that satirically reimagines Chekhovian themes through the dysfunctional lives of three middle-aged siblings and a much younger boyfriend.

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instanceOf play
stage comedy
author Christopher Durang NERFINISHED
awardYear 2013
broadwayTheatre John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED
containsElement Chekhovian themes
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
directedBy Nicholas Martin NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Cassandra NERFINISHED
Masha NERFINISHED
Nina NERFINISHED
Sonia NERFINISHED
Spike NERFINISHED
Vanya NERFINISHED
genre comedy
satire
hasBroadwayRun true
hasRegionalProductions true
inspiredBy Anton Chekhov NERFINISHED
language English
nominatedFor Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play NERFINISHED
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 2
openedOnBroadway 2013-03-14
parodies plays by Anton Chekhov
premiereDate 2012-09-07
premiereLocation McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre McCarter Theatre Center NERFINISHED
producedBy Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED
referencesWork The Cherry Orchard NERFINISHED
The Seagull NERFINISHED
Three Sisters NERFINISHED
Uncle Vanya NERFINISHED
setting Bucks County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
style contemporary American comedy
subject aging and regret
dysfunctional family
middle-aged siblings
show business
unfulfilled lives
timePeriodOfCreation early 2010s
wonAward Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play NERFINISHED
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED
writer Christopher Durang NERFINISHED

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this entity surface form: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (co-production)