A wealthy first-time Broadway producer, Julia Budder, is throwing an opening night party for The Golden Egg at her luxurious Manhattan home. The playwright, Peter Austin, is joined by the director, a lead actor, and assorted friends and hangers-on (including a critic) as they nervously wait for the late-night reviews printed in the newspapers. It’s alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender—and proves that sometimes the biggest laughs happen offstage. The Associated Press, called the play a "maliciously funny diatribe about the desperate and demented business of producing a play on Broadway."
| Theatre/Venue Name | Shirley Burke Theatre |
| Venue address | Parkers Road, Parkdale |
| All performance dates and start times | 28 April 2023, 8:00pm 29 April 2023, 8:00pm 30 April 2023, 2:30pm 4 May 2023, 8:00pm 5 May 2023, 8:00pm 6 May 2023, 2:30pm 6 May 2023, 8:00pm 7 May 2023, 2:30pm 11 May 2023, 8:00pm 12 May 2023, 8:00pm 13 May 2023, 8:00pm |
| Box office URL | Booking Info |
| Box office phone number | 9587 5141 |
| Creative Team | Production Coordinator: Michael Kakogiannis Sound Design: Time Long Lighting Design: Les Marton Costumes: Corinne Gibbs, Christine Bridge Stage Manager: Lyn Laister Assistant Stage Manager: Leigh Thompson Lighting Operator: Veronica Sabbagh Sound Operator: Julian Camara Set Design: Martin Gibbs |
| Cast List | Lee Threadgold as James Wicker Sean Kelly as Peter Austin Trudi Sheppard as Virginia Noyes Leeann Cairnduff as Julia Budder Matt Allen as Frank Finger Josh Radford as Gus P. Head Jeff Saliba as Ira Drew |
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