Lobby Hero
by Kenneth Lonergan

Broadway Off-Broadway
Lobby Hero Book Cover
Lobby Hero Cover

Highlights

120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Mystery Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama League Award Tony Award

Nominee: Two 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play Nominee: Two 2018 Drama League Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Synopsis

THE STORY: When Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained to the breaking point.

As Jeff's tightly wound supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an attra

Press Reviews

"Kenneth Lonergan delights us with his irrepressible Lobby Hero, confirming him as a comic wizard."

— NY Magazine

"Mr. Lonergan shows a keen ability to sketch characters of great humanity and depth, smoothly wresting unexpected comedy in unlikely places."

— StageLeft

Characters

Character
William

His captain, late 20s

Bill

A uniformed policeman, around 30

Dawn

His rookie partner, early 20s

Jeff

A uniformed security guard, late 20s

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Lobby Hero – “Can I get your autograph?”

Publication

Year 2002
Binding Paperback
Edition 34917th
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822218296
ISBN-10 0822218291
LCCN 2006462607
LCC PS3562.O4886 L66 2002

Lobby Hero is a American mystery play written by Kenneth Lonergan and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2002).

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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)

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