Deuce

Terrence McNally’s 'Deuce' turned the stage of the Music Box Theatre into a spectacular showcase of acting royalty in 2007, running for an accomplished, sold-out summer engagement. The textually rich dramatic comedy unfolds over a single afternoon inside a sports stadium during the high-stakes US Open, tracking Midge Barker and Leona Mullen, two retired doubles tennis champions who have spent decades estranged, as they reunite to be honored in a lifetime ceremony, collapsing into a poignant gauntlet of shared memories, career sacrifices, and age anxieties. Directed by Michael Blakemore, the historic production famously marked Angela Lansbury's triumphant return to Broadway after a 25-year absence, starring alongside Marian Seldes.