Even more things I did not know.

Allan Gurganus’s Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (affiliate link) was adapted into a one-woman play starring Ellen Burstyn.

It opened on Broadway November 17, 2003, and closed after one regular performance.

Oddly, Wikipedia does not seem to have a comprehensive list of Broadway shows that closed after one performance. One of the non-Wikipedia lists I found did enlighten me about the theatrical career of Oliver Hailey, who was also a successful TV writer.

His first Broadway show, “First One Asleep” appeared in 1966 and ran for one performance.

His second Broadway show, “Father’s Day” appeared in 1971 and ran for one performance.

His third Broadway show, “I Won’t Dance” appeared in 1981. And if you guessed it ran for one performance, take two gold stars and advance to the next blue square.

He spent more time on Broadway than Moose Murders, and that’s an achievement in and of itself.

(Previously on WCD, for those who don’t recognize the “Moose Murders” reference. I believe the revival was actually an off-Broadway production, which makes the above statement technically accurate.)

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