Enchanted April is a 2003 stage play by Matthew Barber, adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel The Enchanted April. The play opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre on April 29, 2003, in a production directed by Michael Wilson.
Plot
Feeling lost in the shadows of marriage and forgotten in the rush of 1920s post-war society, two London housewives pool their savings to rent a villa in Italy for a ladies-only holiday away, reluctantly recruiting a pair of difficult upper-class women to share the cost and the experience. Together under the Mediterranean sun, the four women clash — and then begin to bond and bloom — until men once again upset the balance.
Original Broadway cast Jayne Atkinson as Lotty Wilton Molly Ringwald as Rose Arnott Dagmara Dominczyk as Caroline Bramble Elizabeth Ashley as Mrs. Graves Michael Cumpsty as Mellersh Wilton Daniel Gerroll as Frederick Arnott Michael Hayden as Antony Wilding Patricia Conolly as Costanza
Recognition Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New American Play Tony Award for Best Play nomination Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Jayne Atkinson) nomination Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Play nomination
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