''The Flowering Peach'' is a 1954 dramatic play by American playwright
Clifford Odets with music by Alan Hovhaness. The plot is a modern take on the Bible stories of
Noah
Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5� ...
and
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark ( he, תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: ''Tevat Noaḥ'')The word "ark" in modern English comes from Old English ''aerca'', meaning a chest or box. (See Cresswell 2010, p.22) The Hebrew word for the vessel, ''teva'', occurs twice in ...
.
It was the last original play by Odets produced in his lifetime. The play was revived in 1994.
While seldom produced in stock and regional theatres, a musical version titled ''
Two by Two'' was produced on Broadway in 1970 by
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most well-known American ...
,
Martin Charnin and
Peter Stone. It starred
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...
and ran for a year on Broadway.
See also
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Timeline of twentieth-century theatre
The following timeline of twentieth-century theatre offers a year-by-year account of the performance and publication of notable works of drama and significant events in the history of theatre during the 20th century. Musical theatre works are exc ...
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Twentieth-century theatre
References
External links
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1954 plays
Broadway plays
Plays by Clifford Odets
Noah's Ark in fiction
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