The Castro Complex
{{Short description|1970 Broadway play}}
{{Infobox play
| name = The Castro Complex
| image =
| caption =
| writer = Mel Arrighi
| characters = Betsy Kress
Hadley Marcus
Paco Montoya
| setting = West Village, New York City
| premiere = November 18, 1970
| place = Stairway Theatre, Manhattan, New York City
| orig_lang = English
| subject =
| genre = Comedy
|
}}
The Castro Complex is a 1970 play written by Mel Arrighi. It opened on Broadway on November 18, 1970, and closed on November 22, 1970.{{Cite news|title=The Openings of the Week| work=The New York Times |url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1970/11/15/167889662.html?pageNumber=204|access-date=2021-06-06|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Sid|date=June 12, 1986|title='CASTRO' ISN'T COMPLEX ENOUGH TO CARRY ITS OWN DIMWITTED PLOT|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-06-12-8602110987-story.html|access-date=June 6, 2021}}
Setting
The show takes place at Betsy Kross' apartment in the West Village.
Production
The show premiered on Broadway at the Stairway Theatre on November 18, 1970, directed by James Burrows, set design Kert Lundell, lighting design Roger Morgan, and costume design John J. Whitmore. The cast included Marian Hailey-Moss (Betsy Kress), Terry Kiser (Hadley Marcus), and Raul Julia (Paco Montoya).{{Cite web|title=Cast & production team|url=https://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea8-d936-a7fd-eefc3a240003&type=op#op|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Playbill|language=en}}
Reception
Mel Gussow of the New York Times wrote "played by Raul Julia, Paco provides most of what small enjoyment there is in this comedy."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/19/archives/stage-castro-complex-comedy-at-the-stairway-analyzes-a-crush.html|title=Stage: 'Castro Complex'|first=Mel|last=Gussow|work=The New York Times |date=November 19, 1970|via=NYTimes.com}}
Sid Smith from the Chicago Tribune wrote in a 1986 review that Castro is portrayed as being "just too slight and dimwitted".
References
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External links
- [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-castro-complex-13031 The Castro Complex at the Internet Broadway database]
- [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/948765078 The Castro Complex at Worldcat.org]
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Category:Plays set in New York City
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