Irish Repertory Theatre to Host Memorial for Playwright Hugh Leonard on Feb. 23

The Irish Repertory Theatre will host a memorial for playwright Hugh Leonard on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 3pm, at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd St.). Expected to speak are Doug Hughes, Melvin Bernhardt, Brian Murray, and more.

Hugh Leonard's plays have been presented on Broadway: The Au Pair Man (1973), which starred Charles Durning and Julie Harris, DA (1978) and A LIFE (1980). Of these, Da, which originated off-off-Broadway at the Hudson Guild Theatre before transferring to the Morosco Theater was the most successful, running for 20 months and 697 performances and touring the United States for ten months. It brought Leonard both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Best Play. It was made into a film starring Martin Sheen and Barnard Hughes who reprised his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance.

 

 

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