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The Farnsworth Invention

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Opened on December 3, 2007
Closed on March 2, 2008

Location:
Music Box Theater
239 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Synopsis:
The turning point of the 20th century wasn't on television.
It was television.

It's 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called "television." Separated by two thousand miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught Idaho farm boy?

The answer comes to compelling life in The Farnsworth Invention, the new play from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing....

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Location:
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239 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036

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REVIEW
The Farnsworth Invention
Aaron Sorkin's fast-paced and involving drama about the creation of television is anchored by the superb performances of Hank Azaria and Jimmi Simpson.
Reviewed by: Brian Scott Lipton »

THEATER NEWS
The Farnsworth Invention to Close on March 2
The Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin's
By: Brian Scott Lipton »

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July 2008

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[title of show] transfers to Broadway, while Sean Hayes, Jane Krakowski, and Cheyenne Jackson headline Damn Yankees and Jonathan Groff, Will Swenson, and Caryn Lyn-Manuel star in Hair. Additional highlights include Alan Cumming in The Bacchae, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes in Gate/Beckett, and Jamie Farr and Anita Gillette in Flamingo Court. Full Story

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