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A comedy about a bachelor uncle who refuses to conform to society and faces losing his nephew and his social worker girlfriend. Learn about the plot, characters, and context of this 1962 play by Herb Gardner.
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A Thousand Clowns is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of a 1962 play by Herb Gardner, it tells the story of an eccentric comedy writer who is forced to conform to society to retain legal custody of his nephew.
Apr 5, 2013 · Play Comedy Original Broadway. ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION. Theatres. Eugene O'Neill Theatre. (Apr 05, 1962 - Apr 13, 1963) Setting. Murray Burns' apartment and Arnold Burns' office. Manhattan. 1962. People. Awards. Production Staff. Opening Night Cast. Replacements. Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
A Thousand Clowns was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1963, and Gardner was named "promising playwright for 1961–62" by the New York Drama Critics on the strength of this, his first full-length play. When the play was revived in 1996 and again in 2001, reviews were less favorable.
1w, 5m. Suggested Use. Cutting Approved for Competition. UIL Approved. Competition or audition material. Details. Summary. This benchmark of Broadway comedy produced one of the theatre's most beloved roles: unconventional Murray, uncle to precocious nephew, Nick.
Sep 26, 2003 · Sept. 26, 2003. Herb Gardner, whose 1962 play ''A Thousand Clowns'' was the first of a string of Broadway successes in which his eccentric characters conveyed the whimsical charm and dark...
Jul 12, 2001 · ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a play that many now-middle-aged baby boomers remember with fondness; Murray Burns's grumpy rebellion against expectations was, after all, an early harbinger of the...
