It Had To Be You
It Had To Be You is a comedy written by American playwrights Joseph Bologna [1] and Renée Taylor [2] about Theda Blau, a failed actress, health food nut, and would-be playwright who wants to find love and success in New York. She meets Vito Pignoli, a hugely successful TV commercial director. By holding him hostage in her apartment on a snowy Christmas Eve, she somehow manages to convince him to be her partner both on the page and off.
Casting: 1m, 1f
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Translations and adaptations
A filmed version directed by and starring the authors was released in 1989.
Performance history in South Africa
1982: A Pieter Toerien production was directed by Rex Garner, designed by Bruno Santini, performed at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town.
The original text
Published by Samuel French.
Sources
Samuel French [3].
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2014. 7. 218.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
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