“You just have to love who you love” is the tagline for this beautiful musical written by Terence McNally, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.
Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A Man of No Importance is the second successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime. Alfie Byrne is a bus driver in 1964 Dublin whose heart holds secrets that he can't share with anyone but his imagined confidante, Oscar Wilde. When he attempts to put on an amateur production of Wilde's Salome in the local church hall, he confronts the forces of bigotry and shame over a love "that dare not speak its name." But the redemptive power of theatre changes his life and brings his friends back to his side.
A Man of No Importance is a rare gem in the canon of musical theatre, one that combines the depth and drama of a play with the lyricism and comedy of a musical. A tender and beautifully woven tale of love, friendship and coming to terms with who we are.
Adults - $28.00
Senior (60+), Student, Child (18 and under) - $25.00
Subscriber - Free
Box-office opens: 7:15 PM
Performance: 8:00 PM
Seating is not assigned. Auditorium is general seating.
Accessibility: The Footlight Club is now fully accessible.
For questions, please contact the Box Office at: boxoffice@footlight.org
Email: frontofhouse@footlight.org
2023/04/15 - 2023/04/29
Eliot Hall
7A Eliot St, Boston, MA 02130
Street parking only.