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Women Beware Women
Thomas Middleton
The Women
by Clare Boothe Luce
Broadway
Highlights
120 mins 1930s All Women Ensemble Cast Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award
Nominee: Three 2002 Drama Desk Awards
Synopsis
When this gleefully malicious comedy about New York society matrons premiered on Broadway, audiences were shocked, outraged and delighted.
Featuring an all-female cast and some of the funniest dialogue ever written for the American stage, The Women offers a fascinating inside look at the catty world of Park Avenue society.
This deliciously nasty tale of a woman whose happy marriage is destroyed by the gossip of her friends has been called one of the great American plays of the 20th century.
Press Reviews
"Not only was The Women groundbreaking for its era, the first Broadway show with an all-female cast, but every subsequent generation discovers afresh how oddly contemporary its sendup of pampered, vain, backbiting, sexually candid New York socialites feels."
— Los Angeles Times
"Terrific... It will leave the audience asking themselves afterward if they just witnessed a dramatic comedy or a collective tragedy with scathingly funny punchlines... Ultimately, the show shines a light on the social inequalities between the haves and the have-nots. It also focuses on friendship. Who, among The Women characters, is a good friend and who is toxic? Who is a good mother, wife and partner – and who is not? What does it take to stay in a relationship – or leave?"
— DC Theatre Arts
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Nancy |
| Peggy |
| Slyvia |
| Edith |
| Mary |
| Mrs. Wagstaff |
| First And Second Hairdresser |
| Pedicurist |
| Olga |
| Euphie |
| A Mud-Mask |
| Cook |
| Miss Fordyce |
| Little Mary |
| Two Salesgirls |
| Head Saleswoman |
| Two Models |
| Fitter |
| Princess Tamara |
| Crystal Allen |
| Fitness Instructor |
| Maggie |
| Miss Trimmerback |
| Miss Watts |
| Nurse |
+ 12 more characters
Videos
The Women Filmed Live on Broadway
Publication
The Women is a comedy play written by Clare Boothe Luce and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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Performance Rights
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Amateur & Professional
Fee: Minimum Fee: $130 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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