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''Hollywood Arms'' is a play by Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett. It ran at the Goodman Theatre and on Broadway in 2002. The play is adapted from Carol Burnett's memoir ''One More Time''. ==Background and productions== The dramedy is set in Hollywood, California in 1941 and 1951, and centers on the heartbreak and laughter shared by three generations of women living on welfare in a dingy apartment house. The cast of characters, based on Carol Burnett and her real-life relatives, includes no-nonsense grandmother Nanny; Louise, a beautiful, alcoholic mother determined to be a writer for movie magazines; Jody, an absent father who is struggling with his own demons; and Helen, a young girl whose only escape is the rooftop of their rundown building, where she creates her own magical world and dreams of a successful show business career. Carrie Hamilton never saw her work reach the stage. On January 20, 2002, she died of brain and lung cancer. Burnett, determined that the play serve as a tribute to her late daughter's memory, brought it to the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where it opened on April 9, 2002. Directed by Hal Prince, the cast included Linda Lavin as Nanny, Michele Pawk as Louise, Frank Wood as Jody, and Sara Niemietz and Donna Lynne Champlin as the younger and older Helen, with Barbara E. Robertson, Nicolas King, Patrick Clear, and Emily Graham-Handley in supporting roles. The Broadway production, also directed by Prince, opened on October 31, 2002 at the Cort Theatre, where it ran for 76 performances and twenty-eight previews. Most of the Chicago cast remained with the play, with Leslie Hendrix replacing Barbara E. Robertson.〔Simonson, Robert. ("'Hollywood Arms', Prince's Staging of Carol Burnett Story, Opens on Bway Oct. 31 ) playbill.com, October 31, 2002〕 Michele Pawk won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. Burnett, Pawk, Tyne Daly and others, directed by Mark Brokaw will participate in a one-time reading of the play on September 21, 2015 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City.〔Viagas, Robert. ("Carol Burnett, Tyne Daly, Michele Pawk and More Will Be Part of 'Hollywood Arms' Reading" ) playbill.com, July 1,2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hollywood Arms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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