''Relatively Speaking'' is an anthology produced on
Broadway in 2011, consisting of three plays: ''Talking Cure'' by
Ethan Coen, ''George Is Dead'' by
Elaine May
Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols before transitioning her career, regularly b ...
and ''Honeymoon Motel'' by
Woody Allen
Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many List of awards and nominations received by Woody Allen, accolade ...
.
Production
It opened at the
Brooks Atkinson Theatre on October 20, 2011 and closed on January 29, 2012, after 118 regular performances. All three were directed by
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro ( ; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
.
The plays were produced by
Julian Schlossberg and
Letty Aronson (Allen’s sister).
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Cast
The three plays were cast as follows:
*''Talking Cure'': The play involves a therapist treating a mentally ill family member.
** Jason Kravits (Doctor)
** Danny Hoch (Jerry)
**Max Gordon Moore (Attendant)
**Allen Lewis Rickman (Father)
**Katherine Borowitz
John Michael Turturro ( ; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
(Mother).
*''George Is Dead'': The play considers "the hilarity of death."[
** Lisa Emery (Carla)
**]Marlo Thomas
Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her Children's television series, children's franc ...
(Doreen)
** Grant Shaud (Michael)
**Patricia O’Connell (Nanny)
**Rickman (Funeral Director)
**Moore (Assistant Funeral Director)
*''Honeymoon Motel'': The plot involves an unusual wedding and takes place in a motel on a highway.
**Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for playing Carey Mahoney in the '' Police Academy'' films from 1984 to 1987. He also acted in '' Three Men and a Baby ...
(Jerry Spector)
** Ari Graynor (Nina Roth)
**Shaud (Eddie)
**Caroline Aaron
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She has appeared in multiple Mike Nichols, Nora Ephron, and Woody Allen films and is also known for her role in the television series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.
Early lif ...
(Judy Spector)
**Julie Kavner
Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress. Before becoming well known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', Kavner attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, ...
(Fay Roth)
**Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker (born Mark Linn Baker; June 17, 1954) is an American actor and Television director, director who played Benjy Stone in the film ''My Favorite Year'' and Larry Appleton in the television situation comedy, sitcom ''Perfect Strangers ...
(Sam Roth)
**Richard Libertini
Richard Joseph Libertini (May 21, 1933 – January 7, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor.
He was known for playing character roles and his ability to speak in numerous accents. His films include '' Catch-22'' (1970), '' The ...
(Rabbi Baumel)
**Jason Kravits (Dr. Brill)
**Hoch (Sal Buonacotti)
**Bill Army (Paul Jessup).
Overview
Woody Allen said of the plays: “It’s a broad comedy, for laughs, no redeeming social value." The plays are described as involving various family members.
References
External links
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{{Coen brothers
2011 plays
Plays by Woody Allen
Plays by Elaine May
Plays by Ethan Coen