|
Deathtrap (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deathtrap is a 1978 play by Ira Levin that involves many plot twists. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play and holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway. In 1...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathtrap_(play) |
|
Deathtrap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deathtrap may refer to: • Deathtrap (play), a 1978 play by Ira Levin which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play • Deathtrap (film), a 1982 film based on the Levin play •Deathtrap (plot ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathtrap |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|||
|
Amazon.com: Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two Acts (9780822202943): Ira
|
|||
|
The play, "Deathtrap," is a five character, two act thriller so perfect in its construction that, as Sidney says, "A gifted director couldn't even hurt it." Using his penchant for plot, and out of his desperate desire to once again be the toast of Broadway, Sidney, along with Myra, cook up an almost unthinkable scheme:
|
|||
|
Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon. ... Trivia: Bruhl is said to have written the longest-running mystery/thriller in Broadway history. In real life, that record was broken by the play "Deathtrap" itself. more...
|
|||
|
This play is full of plot twist that leave audiences dumfounded. ... Deathtrap opened in New York, February 26, 1978 and became the longest running thriller on Broadway when it overtook the record Angel Street (1,295) with 1,809 performances in its 5-year run on Broadway. Deathtrap was nominated for 4 Tony Awards.
|
|||
|
Deathtrap was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Play in 1978. The play was made into a 1982 film starring Michael Caine, Dyan Cannon and ... Mr. Levin wrote one more play after Deathtrap. A comedy called Break a Leg, it opened April 29, 1979. It closed the same day. Deathtrap, playing nearby, would run three more years.
|
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.