''Wheelbarrow Closers'' is a 1976 play written by Louis La Russo II. The show opened at the Bijou Theatre on October 11, 1976 and closed on October 16, 1976 after 8 performances.

Plot

In the present at the Grant household, a tough sales executive comes to grips with the problem of his own retirement.

Original production

The show was directed by

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, scenery Charles Carmello Jr., supervised by

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, costumes Jan Wallace, supervised Carol Luiken, lighting Leon Di Leone, associate producers Michael Bash, Howard Wesson, and Irving Warhaftig, production stage manager Gary Stein, and press by Max Eisen, Barbara Glenn, Irene Gandy, and Judy Jacksina. The cast starred Norah Foster (Millie Grant), Ray Serra (John Mogan), Harvey Seigel (Larry Freede), Frances Helm (Beatrice Grant), James Allan Bartz (Chet Grant),

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(Chester Grant), and Tom Degidon (Wilfred Dee).

Adaptations

It was adapted into the 1990 film ''The Closer'', starring

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, and

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References

General references

External links

* {{IBDB title, 3866
Memoir by Louis La Russo II

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