Say Goodnight Gracie
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Oct 10, 2002
Closed Aug 24, 2003
1hr. 30min.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Frank Gorshin stars in Say Goodnight Gracie: The Life, Laughter & Love of George Burns. A "last hurrah," as Burns might have offered on his hundredth birthday, the play is a guided tour through an American century told through the eyes of a man who savored each day. From his impoverished youth on the lower East side of New York City, to his career in Vaudeville, his wooing of and unlikely marriage to Gracie Allen, their rise to success on stage, screen, radio and TV, her tragically youthful demise, and finally George's "second time around" as a solo raconteur and Academy Award-winning actor, acclaimed actor Frank Gorshin illuminates George Burns' life in this one-man show, written by Rupert Holmes, and directed by John Tillinger.
Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance!
Playwright Rupert Holmes hosts special talk-back sessions after selected Thursday matinees. Tickets for all Thursday matinees are $50.75.
Children under 4 are not permitted into the theatre.
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It may appear as if Say Goodnight Gracie is a one-person show starring Frank Gorshin as George Burns. But, despite the fact that Gorshin is alone on the Helen Hayes stage, it's still a double act. The palpable presence of Gracie Allen is everywhere in this loving show business tribute. In its gentle way, this show is really about Gracie and how much George loved her. By virtue of its story detailing the lives and careers of these two icons, it is also a fascinating personalized history of twentieth century entertainment that includes vaudeville, radio, television, and film.
During the course of the show you will learn that George Burns, born Nathan Birnbaum, was one of fourteen children. [...]