Dead Accounts
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| Dead Accounts | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Theresa Rebeck |
| Date premiered | November 29, 2012 |
| Place premiered | Music Box Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | present day Cincinnati |
Dead Accounts is a Broadway play written by Theresa Rebeck. The comedy premiered at the Music Box Theatre on November 29, 2012, and closed on January 6, 2013.[1] The production starred Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, and was directed by Jack O'Brien.[2]
Dead Accounts opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theater on November 29, 2012. The play was first performed at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in February 2012.[3][4]
The Broadway production was directed by Jack O'Brien, and starred Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, in her return to Broadway (after her 2008 debut in All My Sons).[2] Initially only a 16-week run on Broadway, it was announced that Dead Accounts would close early due to poor ticket sales.[5] The last performance was on January 6, 2013.
Premise
Dead Accounts centers on Jack's unexpected return to Cincinnati, after spending several years in New York City. His family, included his sister Lorna, and mother Barbara, immediately suspect he is in some sort of trouble. This is confirmed when Jack's soon-to-be ex-wife, Jenny arrives, and reveals Jack has stolen 27 million dollars.