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''The Dinner Party'' is a one-act comedy written by Neil Simon, about marriage and divorce. This is Simon's 31st play.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("Bon Appetit: Neil Simon's 'The Dinner Party' Opens on Broadway Oct. 19" ) playbill.com, October 19, 2000〕 ==Production== ''The Dinner Party'' had its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in December 1999 and then ran at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. in June and July 2000.〔 The play opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on October 19, 2000 and closed on September 1, 2001 after 364 performances and 20 previews. Directed by John Rando, the cast featured Len Cariou (Andre Bouville), Veanne Cox (Yvonne Fouchet), Penny Fuller (Gabrielle Buonocelli), Jan Maxwell (Mariette Levieux), John Ritter (Claude) and Henry Winkler (Albert). The sets were by John Lee Beatty, costumes by Jane Greenwood and lighting by Brian MacDevitt.〔Brantley, Ben. ("THEATER REVIEW; A Fine Meal: Please Pass The Vitriol" ) ''The New York Times'', October 20, 2000〕〔Simon, Neil. (Script ) ''The Dinner Party'' (2002), (books.google.com), Samuel French, Inc., ISBN 978-0-573-62831-3, Title Page (no page numbers)〕 Near the end of the run, Ritter and Winkler were replaced by Jon Lovitz and Larry Miller. () Fuller received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.〔Jones, Kenneth. (2001 "Tony Award: Featured Actress in a Play, Viola Davis, 'King Hedley II' " ) playbill.com, June 3, 2001〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Dinner Party (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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