It's Only A Play

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It's Only A Play Summary

Show Status: Closed
Genre: Play - Revival
It's Only A Play is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
8 Shows per week
Previews Began: August 28, 2014
Show Opened : October 9, 2014
Show Closed: June 7, 2015

A play about the theatre, It’s Only a Play is the story of a playwright named Peter Austin (Matthew Broderick) whose new piece “The Golden Egg” receives less than positive reviews. His sarcastic friend James Wicker (Nathan Lane) is now a successful TV actor who has turned down the lead in Austin’s play, and is secretly pleased about the negative reception.

What's It's Only A Play Like?

McNally has rewritten the play to meet modern day standards and incorporate relevant 21st matter. The main elements of the play remain the same, as the story centers around a playwright who anxiously awaits the opening of his own show. It’s Only A Play pokes fun of itself as it essentially parodies the Broadway culture. The ensemble of ridiculous characters also includes the female lead who is on drugs, a theatre critic who wishes he were a playwright, and the wealthy first-time Broadway producer. Taking place at an opening night party, this show gives Broadway audiences an inside look into the behind the scenes story of a fictional play. This revival of Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play is sure to be an extremely entertaining evening of theatre.

Is It's Only A Play Good for Kids?

Due to adult themes, this show may be inappropriate for children under the age of 12. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

It's Only A Play on Broadway Background

The nervous playwright is on pins and needles in anticipation of the looming review written from a notable Broadway critic. The aforementioned critic’s notorious negativity stems from his own inability to make it on Broadway as a writer. The innuendos and self-deprecating humor found in It’s Only a Play run rampant and are sure to provide entertainment while poking fun of the industry in a clever and humorous manner. This production stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, reuniting the lead duo from The Producers. As if that weren’t enough, the starry cast also includes F. Murray Abraham, Rupert Grint (Ron from Harry Potter), Stockard Channing, and Megan Mullally. The play ran Off-Off Broadway in 1982 and Off-Broadway in 1986; this will be its Broadway debut. Four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally is the beloved and extremely prolific playwright behind such hits as Master Class, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and last season’s Tony-nominated Mothers and Sons.