sir

Charles Busch, the characters are
based on his relatives — in particular,
his Aunt Belle, now 88, and Aunt
Lillian, who passed away a year ago.
"It's wild to hear the audience roar-
ing with laughter at things Aunt Belle
said that left us shocked and
appalled," Busch told The New York
Times recently. "When my sister told
her she was planning to take a boat
trip down the Rhine, Aunt Belle said,
`I hope you can sleep on pillows filled
with Jewish hair.'"

Playing at the Ethel Barrymore
Theatre, 243 West 47th Street.
$30-$70. (212) 239-6200.

Tallulah Hallelujah, written by and
starring Tovah Feldshuh, tells a mov-
ing story about the seductive, whiskey-
voiced actress Tallulah Bankhead. The
play, set in a Times Square theater in
1956, centers around Bankhead, who
is asked to host a benefit for USO sol-
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tainer, Ella Fitzgerald. But Ella is stuck
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Bye Bye Blackbird.

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including roles in Yentl and Lend Me a
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include her portrayal of the Czech
freedom fighter Helena Slomova in
Holocaust, for which she received an
Emmy nomination.

Playing at the Douglas Fairbanks
Theatre, 432 West 42nd Street. $45.
(212) 239-6200.

The Dinner Party, starring Henry
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Fuller, Jan Maxwell and Veanne Cox).
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love and divorces are explored. There
is no intermission.
Neil Simon's career began in 1961
with Come Blow Your Horn and he
went on to write a bevy of critically
acclaimed plays, including Barefoot In

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