Emanuel "Manny" Azenberg (born January 22, 1934) is an American theatre producer and general manager whose professional relationship with playwright Neil Simon spans thirty-three years.
15-419: (Redirected from Whose Life Is It Anyway ) Whose Life Is It Anyway may refer to: Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1972 television play) , television play by English playwright Brian Clark, directed by Richard Everitt Whose Life Is It Anyway? (play) , stage adaptation by Brian Clark, opened 1978 (London) and 1979 (New York) Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film) ,
30-460: A sculptor by profession, who was paralysed from the neck down ( quadriplegia ) in a car accident and is determined to be allowed to die. Clark presents arguments both in favour of and opposing euthanasia and to what extent government should be allowed to interfere in the life of a private citizen. In portraying Ken as an intelligent man with a useless body, he leaves the audience with conflicting feelings about his desire to end his life. The play
45-492: A 1981 adaptation directed by John Badham Whose Life is it Anyway? a novel adaptation by David Benedictus See also [ edit ] Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) , a song by Megadeth Whose Line Is It Anyway? , a short-form improvisational comedy TV show Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Whose Life Is It Anyway? . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-710: A Natural Death , Sticks and Bones , That Championship Season , The Wiz , Ain't Misbehavin' , Whose Life is it Anyway? , "Master Harold"...and the Boys , The Real Thing , Sunday in the Park with George , A Day in the Death of Joe Egg , Jerome Robbins' Broadway , The Iceman Cometh , Rent , Movin' Out , Stones in His Pockets , and Baz Luhrmann 's adaptation of La Bohème . In an interview with The New York Times , Azenberg observed, "I am not
75-408: A deep thinker. I am not a writer, though I recognize good ideas when I see them. I am there to service people. A producer creates an atmosphere — or tries to — that is genuinely comfortable, so the best creative work can take place. You try to keep peace, because there are so many disparate groups within the theatre." Azenberg also has taught theatre at Duke University for two decades. He
90-685: Is a play by Brian Clark adapted from his 1972 television play of the same title, which starred Ian McShane . The stage version premiered at the Greenwich Theatre in SE London before moving in 1978 to the Mermaid Theatre in London, and subsequently opened on Broadway in 1979. The play involves a sculptor who is paralysed. Set in a hospital room, the action revolves around Ken Harrison (Claire Harrison in some later productions),
105-602: The United States Army , he became the assistant company manager for The Legend of Lizzie , an ill-fated 1959 play that closed after two performances. He worked for David Merrick and Alexander H. Cohen before earning his first producing credit with The Lion in Winter in 1966. Azenberg first met Neil Simon in 1963 when the two played softball with Robert Redford , who was appearing in Simon's play Barefoot in
120-522: The Broadway production, which was produced by Emanuel Azenberg and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg . It opened at the Trafalgar Theatre on 17 April 1979 and ran for 223 performances and 9 previews. Conti, who was making his Broadway debut, was joined by Jean Marsh and Philip Bosco . Conti was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Both
135-730: The Park at the time. Their professional association began with The Sunshine Boys in 1972 and continued with The Good Doctor , God's Favorite , Chapter Two , They're Playing Our Song , I Ought to Be in Pictures , Brighton Beach Memoirs , Biloxi Blues , Broadway Bound , Lost in Yonkers , Jake's Women , The Goodbye Girl , and Laughter on the 23rd Floor , among others. Additional Azenberg credits include Mark Twain Tonight! , George M! , The Rothschilds , Two Gentlemen of Verona , Ain't Supposed to Die
150-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whose_Life_Is_It_Anyway%3F&oldid=1157476218 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whose Life Is It Anyway%3F (play) Whose Life Is It Anyway?
165-406: The patient (Ken/Claire) and doctor. Whose Life Is It Anyway? was adapted from Clark's own television play of the same title directed by Richard Everitt starring Ian McShane . A film adapted by Reginald Rose and directed by John Badham was released in 1981, starring Richard Dreyfuss , John Cassavetes , and Christine Lahti . Author David Benedictus adapted the play into a novel, which
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#1732786888586180-477: The play itself and Lindsay-Hogg were nominated as well. The play, again directed by Lindsay-Hogg, was revived on Broadway at the Royale Theatre , where it opened on 24 February 1980 after nine previews. A gender reversal found Mary Tyler Moore in the lead role, renamed Claire, and James Naughton as her now-male doctor. Josef Sommer completed the principal cast. The play ran for 96 performances. Moore
195-554: Was also released in 1981. Emanuel Azenberg Azenberg was born in The Bronx , the son of Hannah (née Kleiman) and Charles Joshua Azenberg. He attended the Bronx High School of Science . He became interested in the theatre after seeing his uncle, former Yiddish theatre actor Wolfe Barzell, perform in the 1948 play Skipper Next to God by Jan de Hartog . After studying at New York University and serving time in
210-476: Was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actress in a Play and won a special 1980 Tony Award for her performance. The play was revived in London at the Harold Pinter Theatre from January to April 2005, directed by Peter Hall and starring Kim Cattrall as Claire. Husband and wife Laurence Luckinbill and Lucie Arnaz starred in the national tour of the play. The two rotated playing
225-520: Was televised on 12 March 1972 by Granada TV . It was directed by Richard Everitt, with the cast that featured Ian McShane (Ken), Suzanne Neve (Dr. Scott), and Philip Latham (Dr. Emerson). Whose Life Is It Anyway? opened at the Mermaid Theatre , London, on 6 March 1978, before playing at the Savoy Theatre from June 1978 to October 1979. This production originally starred Tom Conti and Jane Asher . Conti transferred to New York to star in
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