Johnny on a Spot
by Charles MacArthur
Synopsis
This fast paced satire of American politics by a master of farce concerns the machinations of a particularly inventive campaign manager to elect Governor Johnny, a devout drunk and skirt chaser, to the U.S.
Senate.
When he dies at Pearl's house of ill repute on election day, the manager must devise a way to make people think he died from joy of being elected.
Press Reviews
"A fast, loud, ribald, cynical, irresistibly funny example of Broadway craftsmanship.... Brilliantly imaginative... MacArthur's "lost' gem comes back to entrance audiences and instruct the trade in playmaking."
— Variety
"Funny as hell."
— New York Daily News
Publication
Johnny on a Spot is a American play written by Charles MacArthur and published by Samuel French in New York (1981).
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Samuel French · 1981 · 108 pp
Performance Rights
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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