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"One up, one down and one pending!"
The English adaptation of this French farce features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard juggling three fiancees, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent layovers in Paris. Bernard's carefully constructed timetable runs like clockwork until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to his apartment at the same time, and his "ideal life" unravels all in one nonstop night.
Boeing-Boeing originally premiered in Paris in 1960. The English language adaptation, translated by Beverley Cross, was first staged in London in 1962. The play was first produced on Broadway in 1965. In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world. Boeing-Boeing was revived in London in 2007. It once again proved to be a hit with critics and audiences alike and received two Olivier Award nominations. The 2008 Broadway revival won both the Tony and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play.Directed by Nathan Mitchell
Featuring:
Matthew David
Stacie Hadgikosti
Michelle Mountain
Rhiannon Ragland
John Seibert
Charlyn Swarthout
Jeff Thomakos
Stage Manager: Stephanie Buck
Set Designer: Bartley H. Bauer
Properties Designer: Danna Segrest
Costume Designer: Christianne Myers
Lighting Designer: Reid Johnson
Sound Designer: Quintessa Gallinat
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"Happily, Nathan Mitchell's Purple Rose Theatre staging goes for the fast, the frenetic and the funny. "
"The cast of this Purple Rose production of Boeing-Boeing has the audience in stitches from start to finish. ... Everything about this production - the
costumes, set, music and lighting - is spot on. ... And the entire cast pops in and out of doors like an elaborate Swiss clock; it's just fun to watch."
"Audiences have seen comedy done again and again at the Purple Rose, but from what I've seen, it's never been quite like this."
"Director Nathan Mitchell gives us a rollickingly funny production of Beverley Cross' adaptation of what might be the funniest French farce ever. ... It
is a production in which absolutely everything is done exactly right, and is a true delight."
"... the Purple Rose Theatre Company has crafted a riotous flavor of thriller: five doors, three fiancees, and two hours spent wondering when the truth
will detonate. ... a splashy comedy that flies by, with Mitchell's persistent combination of laugh-out-loud farce and seat-edge tension giving neither cast nor audience a breather. This viewer left
the theater feeling pleasantly bemused and altogether spent."
"The women in this production are bursting with sex appeal ..."
"... if you're looking for lighthearted summer fun, Boeing-Boeing
could be just the ticket."
Three out of four stars
"Boeing-Boeing prompts giggles, belly laughs and thigh slapping."