Vanities
Vanities is a comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner. The story centers on the lives and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school.
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[edit] Production history
Vanities had one of the longest Off-Broadway runs on record. The comedy opened at Playwrights Horizons, New York City on January 15, 1976, for 13 performances, and then transferred to the Chelsea Theatre Center (now the Westside Theatre) where it opened on March 22, 1976 and closed August 3, 1980, running for 1,785 performances. The cast included Kathy Bates as Joanne, Jane Galloway (Kathy) and Susan Merson (Mary).[1][2] Heifner received a 1976 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding New Play. Other productions were performed in local colleges and theatres for a short time.[3]
[edit] Other versions
- The stage play was taped and presented on HBO in 1981, for the program Standing Room Only: Vanities starring Annette O'Toole, Meredith Baxter Birney and Shelley Hack.[4]
- The play was made into a musical, Vanities: A New Musical which premiered Off-Broadway in 2009.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Lortel database Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ Klein, Alvin, "The New York Times", p. LI 13, August 17, 1980, "The House That 'Vanities' Built" "Vanities"...closed off Broadway two weeks ago, setting the record as its longest-running nonmusical"
- ^ American Theater Guide
- ^ "'Vanities' listing, 1981 Internet Movie Database, retrieved June 9, 2010
- ^ "'Vanities' musical Off-Broadway listing, 2009" Internet Off-Broadway Database listing, retrieved June 9, 2010
[edit] External links
- Official site, Vanities the Musical
- Vanities at Internet off-Broadway Database
- "'Vanities' Heads To Broadway In Fall '08 Starring Kennedy" Broadwayworld.com article.
- Stephen F. Austin State University, article and interview
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