Birthday Candles
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Synopsis
Birthday Candles explores 80+ years in the life of Ernestine Ashworth as she celebrates her birthdays from 17 to 101. Celebrating each year with her mother’s special birthday cake recipe, Ernestine celebrates her life and the people in it from the most mundane to the wholly fulfilling events.
Show Information
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2022
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Time & Place
- 80+ years of birthdays
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- Includes Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Opening on Broadway for a limited run March 18 to May 22, 2022.
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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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