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Dramatic play by Leonard Gershe This article is about the play. For the film, see Butterflies Are Free.
Butterflies Are Free
Written byLeonard Gershe
Characters
  • Don Baker
  • Mrs. Baker
  • Jill Tanner
  • Ralph Austin
Date premiered21 October 1969 (1969-10-21)
Place premieredBooth Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingDon Baker's apartment, at East 11th Street, New York

Butterflies Are Free is a play by Leonard Gershe. The plot revolves around a blind man living in downtown Manhattan whose controlling mother disapproves of his relationship with a free-spirited hippie.

Directed by Milton Katselas, the original Broadway production opened on October 21, 1969, at the Booth Theatre, where it ran for 1,128 performances. The original cast consisted of Keir Dullea, Blythe Danner, Eileen Heckart, and Paul Michael Glaser. In 1972, it was adapted into a film starring Edward Albert and Goldie Hawn.

Silent film star Gloria Swanson, well known for her role of Norma Desmond in the film "Sunset Boulevard", played the mother role (Mrs. Baker) in "Butterflies Are Free" in 1971–72 in the national tour and on Broadway.

References

  1. "Butterflies Are Free". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ ""Butterflies Are Free": A Play With Two Strong Roles for Young Actors". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 3 December 2022.

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