

Fuddy Meers
David Lindsay-abaire
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Readers find 'Wonder of the World' to be an absurdly hilarious and touching comedy, celebrating individuality and the human experience. Many praise its clever writing, vibrant characters, and the chaotic yet meaningful narrative that keeps them engaged throughout. While some note that its strangeness can be excessive, the overall response leans heavily towards admiration for its unique storytelling.
Two years after Fuddy Meers floored both audiences and critics, David Lindsay-Abaire followed up his debut hit with Wonder of the World
, and had critics searching for new superlatives.
The New York production featured knockout performances by Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Sedaris.
Ben Brantley, in the New York Times wrote "clearly, Mr. Lindsay-Abaire hasn't lost his playfully wicked eye, equally appalled and affectionate .
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his style both embraces and spoofs the All-American appetite for spiritual lift, sitcom perkiness, and slimy tabloid prurience."
A firm believer in destiny-and inspired by a Marilyn Monroe movie-Cass leaves her husband and boards a bus to Niagara Falls, where she hopes to meet the unknown man she believes herself fated to end up with.
Along the way toward the inevitable climax on the brink of the waterfall, she checks items off her list of "things to do in life," and takes the audience on an often moving, always hilarious journey.
Wonder Of The World is a American comedy play written by David Lindsay-abaire and published by Overlook Press in Woodstock, NY (2002).
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