Based on the play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, the comedy focuses on the relationship between young, wild Toni and her older, married lover Julian, a dentist. Convinced the two have no future together, Toni attempts suicide, and a guilt-ridden Julian rashly proposes he leave his wife so the couple can be together. However, Julian has never revealed to Toni that his "marriage" is actually an elaborate lie concocted to keep Toni at arm's length. Toni refuses to break up his household without first meeting and talking with Julian's soon-to-be-ex, so Julian enlists the aid of his shy spinster assistant Stephanie to pose as his non-existent wife. Complications arise when Toni decides the two must find her a new beau so everyone concerned can live happily ever after.
cactus, flower, play, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, cactus, flower, play, news, newspapers, books,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cactus Flower play news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cactus Flower is a farce by Abe Burrows It played for years on Broadway before being adapted by I A L Diamond into a 1969 feature film directed by Gene Saks Cactus FlowerRare Broadway poster including the name of Joseph Campanella who was replaced by Barry Nelson before opening night Written byAbe Burrows Based on a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierre GredyCharactersStephanieJulianIgorToniDate premiered8 December 1965 1965 12 08 Place premieredRoyale Theatre New York CityOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedySettingManhattanBased on the play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean Pierre Gredy the comedy focuses on the relationship between young wild Toni and her older married lover Julian a dentist Convinced the two have no future together Toni attempts suicide and a guilt ridden Julian rashly proposes he leave his wife so the couple can be together However Julian has never revealed to Toni that his marriage is actually an elaborate lie concocted to keep Toni at arm s length Toni refuses to break up his household without first meeting and talking with Julian s soon to be ex so Julian enlists the aid of his shy spinster assistant Stephanie to pose as his non existent wife Complications arise when Toni decides the two must find her a new beau so everyone concerned can live happily ever after After two previews the Broadway production directed by Burrows opened on December 8 1965 at the Royale Theatre where it ran for two years and nine months before transferring to the Longacre for a total run of 1 234 performances ending on November 23 1968 The original cast included Lauren Bacall Barry Nelson Brenda Vaccaro and Burt Brinckerhoff Lloyd Bridges Kevin McCarthy and Betsy Palmer were replacements later in the run Both Vaccaro and Brinckerhoff were nominated for Tony Awards for their featured performances The play was adapted for film several times first in 1969 as the Egyptian movie Half an Hour of Marriage Arabic نص ساعة جواز then the same year as Cactus Flower with Walter Matthau Ingrid Bergman and Goldie Hawn for which Hawn won an Academy Award in 2005 as a Bollywood movie Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya English Why did I fall in love with Salman Khan Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif and again in 2011 as Just Go With It starring Adam Sandler Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker External links Edit Cactus Flower at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cactus Flower play amp oldid 1086182678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
