Written by Louis La Russo II Original language English Playwright Louis La Russo II | Place premiered Bijou Theatre First performance 11 October 1976 | |
Characters Millie Grant
John Mogan
Larry Freede
Beatrice Grant
Chet Grant
Chester Grant
Wilfred Dee Date premiered 11 October 1976 (1976-10-11) Similar The Floating Light Bulb, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves | ||
Wheelbarrow Closers is a 1976 play written by Louis La Russo II. The show opened at the Bijou Theatre on October 11, 1976 and closed on October 16, 1976 after 8 performances.
Contents
Setting
The present at the Grant household.
Plot
Tough sales executive comes to grips with the problem of his own retirement.
Original Production
The show was directed by Paul Sorvino, scenery Charles Carmello Jr., supervised by Ken Billington, costumes Jan Wallace, supervised Carol Luiken, lighting Leon Di Leone, associate producers Michael Bash, Howard Wesson, and Irving Warhaftig, production stage manager Gary Stein, and press by Max Eisen, Barbara Glenn, Irene Gandy, and Judy Jacksina.
The cast starred Norah Foster (Millie Grant), Ray Serra (John Mogan), Harvey Seigel (Larry Freede), Frances Helm (Beatrice Grant), James Allan Bartz (Chet Grant), Danny Aiello (Chester Grant), and Tom Degidon (Wilfred Dee).
Adaptions
It was adapted into the 1990 film The CloserIMDB, starring Danny Aiello, Michael Paré, and Justine Bateman.