BroadwayPlayComedy1985
The House of Blue Leaves
- Dates
- Apr 29, 1986 – Mar 15, 1987
- Performances
- 398
About
The House of Blue Leaves is a play by American playwright John Guare which premiered Off-Broadway in 1971, and was revived in 1986, both Off-Broadway and on Broadway, and was again revived on Broadway in 2011. The play won the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play and the Obie Award for Best American Play in 1971. The play is set in 1965, when Pope Paul VI visited New York City.