Full Length, Comedy
Characters: 7 male, 2 female
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Inspired by the playwright's youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, with all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman "Max Prince".
"Old style comedy: fast and furious."-The Wall Street Journal
"One of [Simon's] funniest...Comedy, comedy all the way."-Newsweek
"Enough laughs per minute to assure [it] a long run and many happy audiences."-USA Today
"The funniest comedy on Broadway in years and likely to remain the funniest comedy on Broadway for years."-Variety