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Enter Laughing

January 01, 1970

For the film, see Enter Laughing (film).

Enter Laughing is a 1963 play by Joseph Stein.

Alan Arkin as David Kolowitz

A farce in two acts, it is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Carl Reiner. The action centers on the journey of young aspiring actor David Kolowitz as he tries to extricate himself from overly protective parents (who want him to be a married pharmacist) and two too many girlfriends, while struggling to meet the challenge of his lack of talent in 1930s New York City.

The Broadway production opened on March 13, 1963, and ran for over a year. It marked the Broadway directorial debut of Gene Saks.[1] The cast included Alan Arkin, Vivian Blaine, Sylvia Sidney, Michael J. Pollard, and Alan Mowbray. Arkin won a Tony for his performance.

Original cast edit

In order of appearance:[2]

Reception edit

Enter Laughing opened March 13, 1963 at Henry Miller's Theatre and ran through March 14, 1964, for 419 performances. It was well received by critics and audiences.[1] Howard Taubman wrote in the New York Times review that "the major complaint ... is that it doesn't provide enough rest periods between side-splitting laughs" and called Arkin's performance "a choice specimen of a shrewd actor ribbing his profession".[3] In The Nation, Harold Clurman called it an example of how the "deterioration of the Broadway theatre may be discerned in the fact that inconsequential scripts are frequently done more competently than serious ones"; Clurman, too, singled out Arkin for praise.[4]

Arkin won both the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play[5] and the Theatre World Award for his performance.[6]

Adaptations edit

Reiner co-wrote the screenplay with Stein for the 1967 film version, directed by Reiner and starring Reni Santoni as David, José Ferrer as Marlowe, Shelley Winters as Mrs. Kolowitz, and Elaine May as Angela.

The play served as the basis for the ill-fated 1976 musical So Long, 174th Street.

Enter Laughing was revived Off-Broadway as a musical in 2008 by The York Theatre Company. With music and lyrics by Stan Daniels, the production starred Josh Grisetti for a limited run. The New York Times praised the revival as "hilarious"[7] and Variety reviewer Steven Suskin wrote that "portions bordered on the hysterical".[8] Like Arkin in 1963, Grisetti won the 2009 Theatre World Award for his performance.[6]

Enter Laughing: The Musical was revived again Off-Broadway by The York Theatre Company in 2019; running from May 7, 2019, to June 23, 2019. The 2019 revival featured: Raji Ahsan, Farah Alvin, Dana Costello, Ray DeMattis, Chris Dwan, Alison Fraser, Magnes Jarmo, Michael Kostroff, Paul Kreppel, Robert Picardo, Nathan Salstone, David Schramm, Allie Trimm and Joe Veale.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Thomas S. Hischak (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. McFarland. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-7864-5309-2.
  2. ^ Joseph Stein (1984). Enter Laughing: A Comedy in Two Acts. S. French. ISBN 978-0-573-60864-3.
  3. ^ Howard Taubman (March 15, 1963). "The Theater: 'Enter Laughing'" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  4. ^ Harold Clurman (1999). The Collected Works of Harold Clurman. Hal Leonard. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-55783-264-1.
  5. ^ Don Franks (2004). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003 (3d ed.). McFarland. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-7864-1798-8.
  6. ^ a b "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  7. ^ Neil Genzlinger (September 16, 2008). "An Innocent in Love and Show Business". Theater. New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  8. ^ Steven Suskin (September 10, 2008). "Review: Enter Laughing". Variety. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  9. ^ "Enter Laughing: The Musical". yorktheatrecompany. Retrieved 2019-06-22.

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