''I Won't Dance'' is a 1981 comedic play written by Oliver Hailey. The play follows a

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man named Dom in the aftermath of the murders of his brother and sister-in-law. It was first produced on Broadway and opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on May 10, 1981. The Broadway production was directed by Tom O'Horgan, and starred

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as Dom, Gail Strickland as Lil, and Arlene Golonka as Kay. The production closed on the same day it opened, playing a total of 12 previews and one regular performance. A revival of the play was directed by Jean Hauser for the Gaslamp Quarter Theatre in San Diego in 1987. Another revival by the Rivoli Stage Company played at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1991.

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1981 plays Broadway plays Plays and musicals about disability {{1980s-play-stub