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What the Rabbi Saw

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 7m

"The most fun I never had at a wedding!" - LA Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

Details

Summary
Adrienne Barbeau (on the east coast) and Eva Longoria (on the west coast) have headed casts of this crazy, slapstick farce which takes pre-wedding jitters to nightmare proportions. In a posh New York hotel, just before Walter and Wendy are scheduled to say “I do,” Walter’s zipper becomes attached to his bride’s sister’s dress during a last-minute act of infidelity. Meanwhile, Wendy is having a fling with the best man. This finely-tuned exercise in physical comedy zips from one hilarious situation to the next as all try to hide their exploits and make it to the church on time.
Keywords
WALTER - The Groom.
WENDY - The Bride.
CLAUDIA - The Bridesmaid.
MITCH - The Best Man.
LAINIE BERMAN - The Singer.
NOEL - The Wedding Coordinator.
MR. KIRSCHENBAUM - The Father of the Bride.
MRS. KIRSCHENBAUM - The Mother of the Bride.
RABBI HUCHELMAN - The Rabbi.
VINNIE - The Uninvited Guest.
EDDIE - The Wedding Photographer.
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Hotel Suite in the Waldorf Astoria, NYC
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Gun Shots
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"The most fun I never had at a wedding!" - LA Times

"Think Ray Cooney and Ken Ludwig combined and revved up! [...] Bawdy fun!" - Backstage

"Vintage Van Zandt & Milmore: full of silly, zany madcap antics at a rapid fire pace. Endless pratfalls, door ballets and bits of physical comedy have actors diving under beds and into suitcases, getting hit with silver platters, hiding under wedding gowns, slipping on ice cubes, dodging bullets, falling off buildings, and jumping in and out of closet doors which seem to have minds of their own." - Asbury Park Press


Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Billy Van Zandt

Billy Van Zandt and his writing partner, the late Jane Milmore, are two of the most often produced playwrights in the world. Together for 46 years, they wrote and starred in 23 plays together, including the international hit comedy You’ve Got Hate Mail; off-Broadway’s tribute ...

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Jane Milmore

Jane Milmore began her career as an actress. After starring in several national TV commercials, she appeared in the TV shows Anything But Love and Sydney, as well as guest-starring on Bless This House, Newhart, Martin, The Hughleys, and The Wayans Bros. Jane also appeared in ...
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