Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times claimed it was "as real as a TV crime play and a thousand times more diverting,"[2] though fellow critic Robert Coleman maintained that "There were times when a good gust of wind might have blown The Gazebo right off the Lyceum's stage."[3] The subsequent US tour starred Tom Ewell and Jan Sterling.
The production only recouped 50% of its investment but Coppel earned a reported $54,000 in royalties from the Broadway run plus $60,000 from the sale of the movie rights.[4]
Other productions
In London, Ian Carmichael and Moira Lister were the stars of the West End production, directed by Anthony Sharp. This opened at the Savoy Theatre on 29 March 1960 and ran for 479 performances. "The Gazebo is one of those modern murder plays which depend on comedy rather than mystery," noted Theatre World editor Frances Stephens, "and no actor is better equipped than Ian Carmichael, with his wholesome fooling and overall 'niceness', to take any embarrassment out of a laughter-making murder theme, even with the corpse in full view."[5]
The French film Jo, released in 1971 and starring Louis de Funès and Claude Gensac, was also based on the play. Another French version, this time for TV - Une femme dans les bras, un cadavre sur le dos, with Jean Lefebvre and Blanche Ravalec - appeared in 1995.[6]
A one-hour radio adaptation by Patricia Mays was first broadcast by BBC World Service on August 6, 1978, starring Phil Brown, Pat Starr, and Ed Bishop.[7]
References
^"The Gazebo – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^Little, Stuart W; Cantor, Arthur (1971). The playmakers. Dutton. p. 134. ISBN9780525472780.
^Frances Stephens, Theatre World Annual (London) vol 11, Barrie and Rockliff 1960
^Amnon Kabatchnik, Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection, Scarecrow Press 2011
^ "The Gazebo". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
Review of Broadway production at Variety
August 25, 2023
gazebo, play, gazebo, play, alec, coppel, based, story, coppel, wife, myra, gazebowritten, byalec, coppeldate, premiered12, december, 1958, broadway, march, 1960, west, original, languageenglishgenrecomedy, mysterysettingthe, living, room, elliott, nash, home,. The Gazebo is a play by Alec Coppel based on a story by Coppel and his wife Myra The GazeboWritten byAlec CoppelDate premiered12 December 1958 Broadway 29 March 1960 West End Original languageEnglishGenrecomedy mysterySettingThe living room of the Elliott Nash home near Roslyn Long Island New York The present time Contents 1 Broadway 2 Other productions 3 References 4 External linksBroadway EditIt opened at Broadway s Lyceum Theatre on 12 December 1958 and ran for 266 performances closing on 27 June 1959 Walter Slezak and Jayne Meadows played Elliott and Nell and the director was Jerome Chodorov 1 Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times claimed it was as real as a TV crime play and a thousand times more diverting 2 though fellow critic Robert Coleman maintained that There were times when a good gust of wind might have blown The Gazebo right off the Lyceum s stage 3 The subsequent US tour starred Tom Ewell and Jan Sterling The production only recouped 50 of its investment but Coppel earned a reported 54 000 in royalties from the Broadway run plus 60 000 from the sale of the movie rights 4 Other productions EditIn London Ian Carmichael and Moira Lister were the stars of the West End production directed by Anthony Sharp This opened at the Savoy Theatre on 29 March 1960 and ran for 479 performances The Gazebo is one of those modern murder plays which depend on comedy rather than mystery noted Theatre World editor Frances Stephens and no actor is better equipped than Ian Carmichael with his wholesome fooling and overall niceness to take any embarrassment out of a laughter making murder theme even with the corpse in full view 5 The 1959 movie of the same name is an adaptation of the play It starred Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds The French film Jo released in 1971 and starring Louis de Funes and Claude Gensac was also based on the play Another French version this time for TV Une femme dans les bras un cadavre sur le dos with Jean Lefebvre and Blanche Ravalec appeared in 1995 6 A one hour radio adaptation by Patricia Mays was first broadcast by BBC World Service on August 6 1978 starring Phil Brown Pat Starr and Ed Bishop 7 References Edit The Gazebo Broadway Play Original IBDB www ibdb com Retrieved 23 July 2019 New York Times 13 December 1958 New York Daily Mirror 30 December 1958 Little Stuart W Cantor Arthur 1971 The playmakers Dutton p 134 ISBN 9780525472780 Frances Stephens Theatre World Annual London vol 11 Barrie and Rockliff 1960 Amnon Kabatchnik Blood on the Stage 1950 1975 Milestone Plays of Crime Mystery and Detection Scarecrow Press 2011 The Gazebo www bbc com Retrieved 10 August 2023 External links EditReview of Broadway production at Variety Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Gazebo play amp oldid 1169638042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
