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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally that was first performed off-Broadway in 1987. Plot. The play opens in the dark with a couple making love in her one-room walk-up apartment in the west side of Manhattan.
- Terrence McNally
- 1988
May 31, 2019 · A revival of Terrence McNally’s 1987 play about a one-night stand in the AIDS era, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon. The review praises the cast’s warmth and chemistry, but notes the play’s lack of subtext in a modern context.
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Michael Shannon turn up the heat as two lonely souls who meet for a one-night-stand—but discover a...
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- The Tony Awards
Oct 18, 2021 · 71 pages : 20 cm. The setting is a walk-up apartment on Manhattan's West Side where, as the curtain rises, Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a short-order cook who works in the same restaurant) are discovered in bed. It is their first encounter, after having met several weeks ago on the job, and Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his ...
Jul 28, 2019 · Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon starred in the 2019 Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's two-hander about a one-night-stand. The show closed on July 28, 2019 and is no longer available for tickets.
Jun 17, 2019 · Playbill Pride How Terrence McNally’s Personal Experiences Sparked Broadway’s Frankie & Johnny in the Claire de Lune Why the playwright says he’d “never want to research a play” and...
May 30, 2019 · Broadway Review: “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” . David Roberts, Chief New York Critic, Outer Critics CIrcle/Drama Desk Member. “Pretend that we’re the only two people in the entire world, that’s what I’m doing, and it all falls into place.” – Johnny to Frankie.
