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We Interrupt This Program...
Written byNorman Krasna
Date premieredApril 1, 1975
Original languageEnglish
Genremystery

We Interrupt This Program... is a 1975 play by Norman Krasna.[1]

In 1975 ABC provided $125,000 for a production by Alexander Cohen.[2] The play premiered in 1975 and received bad reviews.[3][4]

The play ran for 7 performances, April 1 through April 5, 1975. It was Krasna's final Broadway play (though he would write two more produced plays.)

Plot

This play's audience is held hostage by a group of criminals seeking the release of an imprisoned friend. [5]

References

  1. ^ Patrick McGilligan, "Norman Krasna", Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age, California Press p 217
  2. ^ Theater Notes: Of Women and Angels With Hollywood Tans By ROBERT BERKVIST. New York Times February 9, 1975: 105.
  3. ^ 'We Interrupt,' Situation Thriller, Arrives By CLIVE BARNES. New York Times April 2, 1975: 24.
  4. ^ STAGE VIEW: Some Plays Have Endings, Others Just End Kerr, Walter. New York Times April 20, 1975: 5.
  5. ^ Playbill Vault https://www.playbill.com/production/we-interrupt-this-program-ambassador-theatre-vault-0000001001. Retrieved July 24, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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