by The Play That Goes Wrong
A slapstick comedy about an amateur drama society whose murder-mystery play falls apart onstage, with collapsing sets and forgotten lines. Physical comedy keeps older kids laughing throughout.
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Ages 10–17.
Off-Broadway pricing
Open run
New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, 10019, in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.
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