Left on Tenth | |
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Written by | Delia Ephron |
Characters | Delia Peter |
Date premiered | 2024 |
Place premiered | James Earl Jones Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Romantic Comedy |
Left on Tenth is a stage play written by American writer Delia Ephron, based on her autobiography of the same name. [1]
The play tells the story of Delia Ephron and her journey through a late in life relationship and eventual marriage to Peter Rutter, a man from her past that comes back into her life unexpectedly after the death of her husband. [2]
The play is scheduled to premiere on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre, directed by Susan Stroman. The production has previews scheduled to begin September 26th, 2024 with a planned opening date of October 23, 2024. The two lead characters will be portrayed by Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher. [3] The play will mark Ephron's Broadway debut as a playwright and comes after she released her autobiography of the same name in 2022. [4]
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