A 36-Year Out-of-Town Tryout! What Took Shear Madness So Long To Finally Make it Off-Broadway?

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A 36-Year Out-of-Town Tryout! What Took Shear Madness So Long To Finally Make it Off-Broadway? by Meredith Ganzman

Shear Madness, the comedic who-dunnit murder mystery, has finally bowed in New York after 36 years on the road. What took it so long? Creator Bruce Jordan and star Patrick Noonan tell us how the years out of town prepared them for Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on November 14, 2015 ☆ ⚑

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