The Desk Set (1955, Shirley Booth) - repro

William Marchant’s hit mid-century contemporary comedic farce 'The Desk Set' completed a celebrated original Broadway premiere run at the Broadhurst Theatre in 1955, running for an astonishing 297 performances to conquer the commercial scene. The fast-paced drawing-room political satire unfolds entirely inside a bustling television network research bureau cockpit, tracking Bunny Watson, a fiercely independent executive woman who orchestrates an intricate campaign of corporate deceptions to out-maneuver an efficiency expert, starring Shirley Booth.