A Broadway play by Herb Gardner that has a young man trying to maintain peace with his abusive Russian immigrant father as the story explores their relationship throughout the years.
The play starred Judd Hirsch of Taxi and NUMB3RS fame, Tony Shalhoub of Monk and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fame, David Margulies of Ghostbusters (1984), David Krumholtz, like Hirsch, of Numb3rs fame, and The Santa Clause fame, and Jason Biggs of American Pie.
The show ran from 1992-1993.
Tropes for the play:
- Immigrant Parents: Charlie struggles with his immigrant father, who is emotionally and verbally abusive.
- An Immigrant's Tale: Eddie is a Russian immigrant working as a Bartender while trying to assimilate in Manhattan and trying to reject where he came from.
- Narrator: Charlie narrates, as he tells the story of his father and his attempts at having a peaceful relationship with his angry and remote father.
- Naturalized Name: Eddie Ross's original last name was Goldberg.
