Office Comedy, Hepburn and Tracy Style: The Desk Set
The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre, At the intersection of Cleon Ave. (10900 Burbank Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $10.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Desk Set have expired.
The last date listed for The Desk Set was Saturday December 29, 2007 / 8:00pm.
Currently at The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre:
Frantic Backstage Comic Farce Moon Over Buffalo
- Full Price:
- $22.00
- Our Price:
- $11.00
With their marriage crumbling, a husband and wife acting team try to hold their family's theater company together long enough to get legendary film director Frank Capra to cast them in his film remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. But between a pregnant ingénue and a surprise visit from their daughter, things go horribly and comically wrong. Moon Over Buffalo is a fast-paced farce that ran for more than 300 performances on Broadway and was written by Ken Ludwig who created the hit comedy Lend Me a Tenor. Learn More
5 Goldstar Member Reviews
Fern A.
When the show begain in the first act it was rather slow and we hoped it would pick up soon.Written on Dec 31 2007
The second and third act certainly kept our interest. The acting and sets were excellent. We particularly loved the background music and music during the intermissions. We had a great time and if it had continued we would recommend it to our friends.
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Miss Tango
I brought my parents to see this play. It was well written and had great production value... but the comic timing could have greatly benifitted from an audience. So go, and bring all your friends and family. It's fun, romantic, and family safe.Written on Dec 23 2007
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Terrie S.
Very cute play. The theater is small and cozy and the folks who run the theater are very friendly.Written on Nov 27 2007
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More Information About The Desk Set
Description
The 1956 play The Desk Set was the basis for the 1957 feature film version from 20th Century Fox, starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
Set in the mid-1950s, the story is centered on a highly efficient and very human staff of researchers (hence the play's title) nestled comfortably in a major broadcasting company--that is, until the installation of a computer system named Emmarac in another department. Adding to the anxiety of this news is an efficiency expert, sent in to determine whether or not there is a need for a similar computer in their department!
By William Marchant
Doug Engalla (director) helms his fourth production for the LCGRT. Previous directing credits for LCGRT are Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, Lou Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer by Jason Miller and the original play Two Nowhere Men by Jackie Lewis. Outside of LCGRT, Doug's directing projects include Harvey by Mary Chase and Chekhov's The Proposal, as well as the Neil Simon plays Plaza Suite, Barefoot in the Park and Come Blow Your Horn.
About the Ticket Supplier: Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre
Founded in 1972, the Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre has won almost every drama award imaginable, plus many special awards from the community for its work with young people, seniors and the physically impaired. The company's play choices are eclectic and offbeat.