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''The Hot l Baltimore'' is a play by Lanford Wilson. Set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore, it focuses on the residents of the decaying property who are faced with eviction when the structure is condemned. The play draws its title from the hotel's neon marquee with a burned-out letter "e" that was never replaced. ==Productions== ''The Hot I Baltimore'' was produced by the Circle Repertory Company on February 4, 1973 and then transferred to the Off-Broadway Circle in the Square Downtown〔Dean, Anne. "From Missouri to Manhattan", ''Discovery and Invention: The Urban Plays of Lanford Wilson'', Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1994, ISBN 0838635482, p. 27〕 on March 22, 1973〔Wilson, Lanford. ''The Hot L Baltimore: A Play'' Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1973, ISBN 0822205335, p. 4〕 and closed on January 4, 1976 after 1166 performances.〔(" 'The Hot I Baltimore' Listing" ) lortel.org, accessed September 2, 2015〕 Directed by Marshall W. Mason, the cast included Trish Hawkins, Conchata Ferrell, Judd Hirsch, Jonathan Hogan and Mari Gorman.〔 The play won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play of 1972–73, the Obie Award (Best American Play, Lanford Wilson; Distinguished Performance, Mari Goldman; Distinguished Direction, Marshall W. Mason),〔〔("Obie Awards, 1970s" ) obieawards.com, accessed September 2, 2015〕 the John Gassner Playwriting Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award.〔 The play was produced at the Williamstown Theater Festival (Massachusetts) in July 2000, directed by Joe Mantello, with the cast that featured Sam Rockwell (Bill Lewis), Mandy Siegfried (Girl), Lois Smith (Millie), Helen Hanft (Mrs. Bellotti), and Becky Ann Baker (April Green).〔Brantley, Ben. ("Theater Review. 'Hot L Baltimore'; Life Force In a Hotel Of Broken Dreams" ) ''The New York Times'', July 10, 2000〕 The play was produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in March to May 2011, directed by Tina Landau.〔(''The Hot I Baltimore'' ) steppenwolf.org, accessed September 2, 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「The Hot l Baltimore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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