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Plays about Mothers

Jon
#25re: Plays about Mothers
Posted: 9/14/06 at 10:21pm

Kander & Ebb's musical THE RINK (book by Terrence McNally)is all about the history of a strained mother/daughter relationship.

And you must admit, the Witch/Rapunzel relationship in INTO THE WOODS is prety damned dysfunctional!

Yankeefan007
#26re: Plays about Mothers
Posted: 9/14/06 at 10:48pm

Mother Courage and her Children

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Tricky Joe
#27re: Plays about Mothers
Posted: 9/15/06 at 11:13am

JustABroadwayBaby --

You're right about Rabbit Hole being about a boy who dies, but there is a troubled central relationship in that play between a mother and daughter (played on Broadway by Tyne Daly and Cynthia Nixon) so I think it does qualify as the kind of play the initial poster was looking for.

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MrMidwest
#28re: Plays about Mothers
Posted: 9/28/06 at 4:38pm

Picnic (to a certain extent)
Only When I Laugh
A Delicate Balance
Mourning Becomes Electra
The Little Foxes
Six Degrees of Separation


"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 9/29/06 at 04:38 PM

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brdwybound2
#29re: Plays about Mothers
Posted: 9/28/06 at 6:27pm

Sorry if someone else has said it.. but Night Mother. Just finished working on a monologue from that.


somebody hold me too close...


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