spike spike comedy play written story revolves relationships middle aged single siblings live takes place visit supports discuss lives loves argue threatens sell house elements derived works including character names play setting cherry orchard theme possible loss ancestral home play premiered princeton new_jersey followed broadway production later year transferred broadway original broadway broadway casts included subsequently play produced tennessee california indiana minnesota arizona washington massachusetts missouri wyoming georgia south_carolina district_of_columbia critics praised spike humorous adaptation themes doesn require familiarity original broadway production proved commercial success million investment months won tony award best play drama desk award outstanding play awards plot middle aged siblings live family home pennsylvania named characters theater professor parents grow spending adulthood looking dead parents job money provided movie star sister owns house pays bills gay forever reminding adopted spend days reflecting lost chances debating grove cherry trees property constitutes orchard lot life resident house cleaning woman like namesake prone making dire believes static environment disrupted returns home bringing drama endless younger gorgeous lover named spike competitive nature begin spark arguments tries peace repeatedly distracted spike takes opportunity possible strip muscular body fifth marriage recently ended career starting stall spike career started biggest claim fame nearly landing sequel entourage entourage arrives neighbor pretty niece aspiring actress lust spike sympathy returned home attend costume party influential neighbor house insists friends family dress characters disney animated seven choosing dress told going rebels dresses evil queen imagining portrayed way prepare party tells intends sell house leaving devastated things come head day party uses doll trying dissuade thoughts selling house receives phone man met party requesting date accepts secretly writing play inspired imagined drama convinced let read reading stars takes place destruction earth spike answers text phone dismisses suggestion response launching criticizing america cultural communication media recalling surroundings memories childhood concluding intent progress people like feel lost forgotten kitchen tears realizes person spike personal assistant having affair ends relationship kicks house announcing longer intends sell play ends siblings optimistic time long time sit quietly listen beatles song comes sun characters according play parody scenes characters blender characters play named university professors share names characters characters share elements fully imagined mentioned like madame characters named mimic sisters play sister brother adopted sister title characters described like character related character marriages contemporaries taken spike december relationship says cleaning woman like greek tragedy ways like doesn reflect principal roles original cast production history spike commissioned princeton new_jersey association play originally act play ran september october play opened broadway november previews october ran january run sold january announced transfer broadway weeks beginning march original cast production association opened broadway march john golden theatre previews beginning march broadway engagement originally announced close june extended july august july million investment play closed august performances broadway house expanded play moves stage thrust stage stage actors adjustments compensate changes nielsen pierce said comedic performances original broadway broadway casts featured pierce spike nielsen grant play directed set designed costumes july left cast replaced departed cast august replaced spike following broadway run ran berkeley california september october spike reunited direct january march production cast grant nielsen september october separate production ran indianapolis produced ran minneapolis phoenix arizona produced seattle october november themes spike comedy darker elements themes new_york_times described play sunny new play people new_york_times described black comedy unhappy siblings according new_york_times play sets characters themes present day characters middle aged siblings named characters deceased parents college professors community theater character names borrowed plays protagonist niece comes sisters characters themes characters works play depicts home siblings entire lives according new_york_times character names derived country house setting borrowed work russian master self self pity plague central characters reached difficult age life path narrowed little point turning looking rewarding course critical review knowledge increase enjoyment work jokes understanding according noted work suitable audience read word likely find plenty laugh low key comic discomfort eruption smiling game self loving self movie queen noted play compare absurd work calling thinner said comfort evening lost souls noted nielsen demonstrated ability play stream themes broad comic acting raised level high art noted plays generally fodder belly laughs spike plenty noted funny reviewers agreed bit according new_york_post critic improved transfer broadway especially performance deemed weakest portrayed movie star self centered unaware decline washington_post suggested graduated written role nielsen exhibited mastery according pierce master slow burn nielsen wild eyed looks train thought loose noted character turned life performance awards nominations play received nominations winning tony award best play earned tony nomination role grant earned tony nomination play won outstanding play new york drama critics circle award best play grant received emily earned award nomination outstanding costume design broadway production broadway original broadway productions jointly recognized nominations outstanding production broadway broadway play distinguished performance award nominations nielsen pierce play won outstanding production broadway broadway play production received circle award nominations outstanding new broadway play outstanding director play martin play pierce outstanding featured actress play nielsen won awards outstanding new broadway play outstanding featured actress play production won broadway alliance award best new play received casting society america outstanding achievement casting original broadway broadway productions
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