The Butter and Egg Man

Jean Cocteau Repertory concludes their 1999-2000 season with George S. Kaufman’s classic comedy The Butter and Egg Man. Written in 1925, the story follows a country rube from Ohio who is duped into investing $20,000 into a Broadway clinker. The rube, with his country wisdom, turns the tables by recruiting his own angel, making changes to the show, turning it into a hit, and selling it back at a hefty price to the original producers.