The West Side Waltz

The West Side Waltz is a play by Ernest Thompson.^[1]

The play focuses on Margaret Mary Elderdice, an aging, widowed pianist living in a dreary Upper West Side apartment, and her relationships with a prim, virginal violinist neighbor and the young companion who moves in for an extended stay. Thompson was prompted to write the piece when screenwriter George Seaton offered him a grant to write a new play following the success of his previous work, On Golden Pond.

The play originally was presented

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, but lost to Zoe Caldwell (Medea).^[3]

Thompson wrote the teleplay for and directed a CBS production that originally aired on Thanksgiving night in 1995. The cast included Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates, Jennifer Grey, Estelle Harris, and Robert Pastorelli.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Sandler, Adam (November 26, 1995). "The West Side Waltz". Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ Rich, Frank (November 20, 1981). "STAGE: Stage: Miss Hepburn Saves Us a 'Waltz'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ Lardner, James (February 28, 1982). "'Medea's' Winding Road To Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

External links

The West Side Waltz (1981 Broadway play) at the Internet Broadway Database
The West Side Waltz (1995 film) at
IMDb

[tvmovie-1] Sandler, Adam (November 26, 1995). "The West Side Waltz". Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[Hepburn-2] Rich, Frank (November 20, 1981). "STAGE: Stage: Miss Hepburn Saves Us a 'Waltz'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[Medea-3] Lardner, James (February 28, 1982). "'Medea's' Winding Road To Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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