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Sam & Dede, or My Dinner with Andre the Giant

First Preview: Mar 10, 2017
Opening Date: Mar 9, 2017
Closing Date: Apr 2, 2017
Running Time: 01:20
Sam & Dede, or My Dinner with Andre the Giant
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59 East 59th Street, New York City, NY 10022
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It's a "totally true" story. 

Before he was André the Giant, iconic wrestling personality and star of The Princess Bride, he was Dede, the 12-year-old boy who couldn't fit on the school bus. 

So, André's neighbor offered to drive him to school. That neighbor was Samuel Beckett, famed writer of Waiting for Godot and the most celebrated absurdist playwright of all time.

Sam & Dede, or My Dinner with André the Giant imagines a series of scenes between a man who cannot hide and a writer obsessed with silence. Author DiIorio fashions a world as absurd as a Beckett play itself.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8:30 PM
SATURDAY @ 2:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 3:30 PM
Off BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Written By
  • Gino DiIorio
Director
  • Leah S. Abrams

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Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Box Office windows are wheelchair accessible

  • Parking

    60th St (Park & Lexington Ave); 58th St (Park and Lexington Ave)

  • Curb Ramps

    Yes

  • Restroom

    One floor down from lobby, available via elevator. Wheelchair-accessible stall, sink, and paper towel dispenser

  • Seating

    Theater A (200 seats); Theater B (100 seats); Theater C (50 seats)

  • Elevator\Escalator

    Elevator.

  • Telephone

    None on premises

  • Entrance

    The entrance is street level. No steps

  • Visual Assistance

    Low vision seating available upon request

  • Folding Armrests

    Chairs with no armrests (free standing) available

  • Assisted Listening System

    Audio Listening Devices with an included headset. Pick up at the front desk by the box office,

  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating available.

  • Water Fountain

    Lower level accessible via elevator

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