Mauritius (play)
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Mauritius is a play on Broadway which opened on October 4, 2007 at the Biltmore Theatre and closed November 25, 2007. Written by Pulitzer Prize for Drama-nominee Theresa Rebeck, it is her Broadway debut. It is about two sisters (Pill and Finneran) who inherit a stamp collection which might be worth a fortune. Many of the characters try to out con each other in the attempt to reap possible rewards. The premiere production was held in Boston by the Huntington Theatre Company at the Boston Center for the Arts' Calderwood Pavilion in October of 2006.[1] The Broadway production earned Bobby Cannavale a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.[2]
[edit] Opening night cast
F. Murray Abraham - Sterling
Dylan Baker - Phillip
Bobby Cannavale - Dennis
Katie Finneran - Mary
Alison Pill - Jackie
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.huntingtontheatre.org/season/production.aspx?id=2580&src=t Mauritius at the Huntington Theatre Company
- ^ Nominations for the 2008 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards