The play had a limited Off-Broadway run in the summer of 2005 at the East 13th Street Theatre. Corey Feldman played the role of Michael Douglas, star of the 1987 film. Co-writer Alana McNair played the role of Glenn Close and co-writer Kate Wilkinson played the role of Anne Archer. The plot loosely followed the film and included a chorus that commented on the action by using text from the Greek tragedy oeuvre which served to satirize the film's blatant fear of the successful business woman in contrast to its celebration of traditional family values. The running time was 70 minutes with no intermission.[2]
The play opened to mixed reviews with Variety calling it a "campy spoof" [3] and TheaterMania calling it "short on substance but long on style."[4] Entertainment Weekly added the show to its must list for July 2005.[5]
