Mothers and Sons (Broadway)
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Mothers and Sons (Broadway) is a 2014 Broadway play by Terrence McNally that explores grief, family, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships through the reunion of a mother with her late son's former partner and his new family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Broadway play ⓘ |
| author | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Andre’s Mother
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Andre’s Mother (television play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bud Ogden-Porter
NERFINISHED
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Cal Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Ogden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingDateOnBroadway | 2014-06-22 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Sheryl Kaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasType | one-act play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Broadway
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
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Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDateOnBroadway | 2014-03-24 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
Bobby Steggert
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Weller NERFINISHED ⓘ Grayson Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne Daly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2013–2014 Broadway season ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mother visits her late son’s former partner, now married to another man and raising a child, forcing all of them to confront grief, forgiveness, and changing attitudes toward gay relationships. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2014-03-24 ⓘ |
| previewPerformancesBegan | 2014-02-23 ⓘ |
| producer | Tom Kirdahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS crisis legacy
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family ⓘ gay relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ homophobia ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| theatre | John Golden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSetting |
early 21st century
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more than 20 years after the AIDS crisis of the 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Terrence McNally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 2014 ⓘ |
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