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The Importance of Being Earnest (Broadway)

  • Acting
    4 stars
  • Direction
    4 stars
  • Overall
    4 stars
  • Production
    4 stars
  • Story
    4 stars
  • Writing
    4 stars
Previews
December 17th, 2010
Opening
January 13th, 2011
Closing
July 3rd, 2011
Status
Closed
Overall Rating
4.50 / 5, based on 4 reviews
Categories
Comedy Play

Synopsis

A glorious comedy of mistaken identity, the play ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities — not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen's mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell.

Cast

Brian Bedford, Santino Fontana, David Furr, Dana Ivey, Tim MacDonald, Paul O'Brien, Charlotte Parry, Sara Topham, Paxton Whitehead

Creative

  • Playwright: Oscar Wilde
  • Direction: Brian Bedford
  • Set and Costume Design: Desmond Heeley
  • Lighting Design: Duane Schuler
  • Costume Design: Drew Levy