
The Ritz (1975) – ritz-1975-repro
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Terrence McNally’s brilliant comedic farce masterpiece 'The Ritz' exploded onto the stage of the Longacre Theatre in 1975, running for an astonishing 398 performances and capturing the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress. The breathless, rapid-fire farcical narrative unfolds entirely inside a chaotic, neon-lit gay bathhouse in midtown Manhattan, tracking Gaetano Proclo, a conventional garbage disposal broker who flees into the facility to hide from his murderous mobster brother-in-law, collapsing into frantic panic with drag queens and gangsters. Directed by Robert Drivas, the premiere starred Jack Weston and Rita Moreno.

