A Man of No Importance
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Opened Oct 10, 2002
Closed Dec 29, 2002
Opened Oct 10, 2002
Closed Dec 29, 2002
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Lincoln Center presents A Man of No Importance, a new musical with a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Based on the 1994 film of the same title, the show tells the story of Alfie Byrne, a middle-aged Dublin bus conductor still living with his older sister. A modest man, a quiet man, Alfie has always found his greatest satisfaction and identity as the artistic director of the St. Imelda's Players, an amateur theatrical group. But it is 1964 and the world is changing. Alfie's little theatre is no longer a safe place from the tumultuous world outside. When his plans to produce Oscar Wilde's Salome get him in trouble with church authorities, Alfie wakes up to who he really is and realizes he must stand up and take his place in the world. Joe Mantello directs a cast that includes Roger Rees and Faith Prince.
Running Time: 2 1/2 hours with 1 intermission.
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So many blockbuster musicals have been based on what were once considered unlikely prospects for such adaptation -- Oklahoma! and My Fair Lady spring to mind -- that the idea of converting the dark 1994 film A Man of No Importance into a tuner can't be dismissed out of hand. But, once the decision has been made to transfer a property to the stage and have the characters lift their voices in song at the highest emotional moments, a passel of strong ideas that support the initial one must follow.
It's grim to report that bookwriter Terrence McNally, composer Stephen Flaherty, and lyricist Lynn Ahrens have come up with so many incomplete, flat, often dismal notions in creating their version o[...]