''The Thing About Men'' is a

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with music by

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and lyrics and book by

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. It is based on the 1985 German film ''Men'' by

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. The plot revolves around a love triangle and shows what men will do to keep their pride and love affairs intact.

Productions

Off-Broadway

The show opened

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at the Promenade Theatre on August 23, 2003 following previews from August 6. It closed on February 15, 2004 after playing more than 200 performances. The cast featured Marc Kudisch, (who originated the role of the cuckolded and philandering husband, Tom), Jennifer Simard (Greek chorus), Daniel Reichard (Greek chorus),

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(Sebastian) and Leah Hocking (Lucy).Sommer, Elyse
"A CurtainUp Review. ''The Thing About Men''
curtainup.com, accessed September 7, 2019 Graham Rowat played the final week of the run as Tom. The musical was directed by Mark Clements with musical staging by Rob Ashford.

London

The musical played at the King's Head Theatre in London from April 30, 2007, following previews from April 25, 2007. The limited six week season ended on June 3, 2007. The production was directed by Anthony Drewe and the cast included

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, Tim Rogers and Paul Baker. In 2012 ''The Thing About Men'' played at the Landor Theatre, London; directed by Andrew Keates and featured John Addison, Lucyelle Cliffe, Peter Gerald, Kate Graham and Steven Webb.

Song list

*Opening/Oh, What a Man! — Tom, Lucy, Man & Woman *No Competition for Me - Tom, Taxi Driver *Opportunity Knocking — Tom *Free, Easy Guy — Sebastian, Lucy *Free, Easy Guy (Reprise) - Tom *Take Me Into You — Sebastian, Lucy *Because - Lucy *The Confession - Priest *The Greatest Friend — Sebastian, Tom *Downtown Bohemian Slum — Company *You Will Never Get Into This Restaurant - Maitre'd *Me, Too - Sebastian, Cindy, Waiter, Tom *One-Woman Man - Sebastian, Cindy, Waiter, Tom *Take Me Into You (Reprise) - Lucy *Highway of Your Heart - Country Singer *The Better Man Won - Tom *The Road to Lucy - Tom, Sebastian, Lucy *Make Me a Promise, Thomas - Tom, Lucy *New, Beautiful Man - Tom, Sebastian, Stylist *Time to Go Home - Tom *Finale/You Can Have It All — Company

Awards and nominations

* 2004

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, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, Simard (nomination)Murray, Matthew
"2004 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced"
theatermania.com, April 29, 2004 * 2004

Outer Critics Circle Award The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newsp ...

, Best Off-Broadway Musical (win)

References

External links

Internet Off-Broadway database
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