Uncle Willie (1956) - repro

Julie Berns and Irving Elman’s heartwarming mid-century drawing-room comedy 'Uncle Willie' completed a celebrated original Broadway premiere run at the Golden Theatre in 1956, running for an accomplished 141 performances under the banner of producer Shirl Conway. The fast-paced farcical plot unfolds entirely inside a bustling, multi-cultural boarding house apartment corridor in the Bronx in 1910, tracking an eccentric, pure-hearted Jewish uncle who orchestrates a frantic campaign of marital matchmaking and domestic deceptions, starring comedic star Menasha Skulnik.