Is He Dead?
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 9, 2007
Closed Mar 9, 2008
Opened Dec 9, 2007
Closed Mar 9, 2008
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Running Time:
2hr. 10min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 10min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Is He Dead?, a new comedy by master American novelist and satirist Mark Twain, is adapted by David Ives, directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Michael Blakemore, and stars Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz. Written in 1898, Is He Dead? remained unpublished until it was rediscovered in 2002 by noted Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin.
Inspired by the posthumous bidding war that broke out between the United States and France over Jean-Francois Millet's painting "The Angelus," Is He Dead? is a fast-paced comedy about a group of poor artists who stage the death of their mentor to drive up the price of his paintings. In order for the scheme to succeed, the artists hatch various hilarious plots involving cross-dressing, a full-scale fake funeral, lovers' deceptions, and much more.
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
Lyceum Theatre
149 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036
Built in 1903 by Daniel Frohman, the Lyceum is the oldest Broadway theater in New York. The architect had an apartment over the stage where he could keep an eye on the action. The Great Depression forced Frohman into bankruptcy. He sold the theate [...] Read More
149 W 45th St
New York, NY 10036
Built in 1903 by Daniel Frohman, the Lyceum is the oldest Broadway theater in New York. The architect had an apartment over the stage where he could keep an eye on the action. The Great Depression forced Frohman into bankruptcy. He sold the theate [...] Read More
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Is He Dead?
HIlarious....
Reviewed by bowllin323
on Saturday, Dec 29th, 2007
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Where Mark Twain's "new comedy" Is He Dead? is concerned, it's a delightful and welcome case of better late than never. Written in 1898, with productions expected quickly thereafter in London and New York, the play never made it to the stage and subsequently gathered dust in a Twain archive until 2002, when it was spotted by Stanford University professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin. The happy hoopla now abounding on the Lyceum stage won't mean much to the late and sometimes bankrupt Twain's personal fortune, but it should add to the coffers of Fishkin and the many other participating producers, thanks in large part to the work of adapter David Ives, director Michael Blakemore, and a cast of zani[...]