Longmont, CO 80501
The Man Who Came to Dinner, presented by The Longmont Theatre
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Nanci VanFleet
Rated PG-13
March 2012
16, 17, 18*, 23, 24, 25*, 26, 29, 30, 31
* Sunday performances are at 2:00 pm.
All others are at 7:30 pm
303-772-5200 or www.longmonttheatre.org/
An ebullient farce, The Man Who Came to Dinner tells the tale of noted acerbic wit, cultural critic, and egotistical radio personality Sheridan Whiteside. While on a lecture tour in Ohio, he condescends to have dinner at the house of dizzy matron Daisy Stanley, wife of a local conservative businessman. He slips and falls on their front steps and until his broken leg heals, the Stanleys are forced to put up (and put up with) the imperious invalid. This means enduring an unending stream of Whiteside's whims, caprices and vitriolic bon mots, as well as his long-distance phone calls, eccentric guests and a variety of critters, ranging from penguins to octopi. You won't want to miss one of the greatest screwball American stage comedies of the giddy, comedy-hungry 1930s.
