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The Tale of the Allergist's Wife

By: Charles Busch
Narrated by: Amy Aquino, Estelle Harris, Richard Kind, Dileep Rao, Jobeth Williams
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Raucous comedy from one of America's most outrageous playwrights! New York dilettante Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged doctor's wife, is hooked on culture - mornings at the Whitney, afternoons at MOMA, evenings at BAM. Plunged into a mid-life crisis of Medea-like proportions, she's shaken out of her lethargy by the reappearance of a fascinating childhood friend.

Starring Richard Kind, Jobeth Williams, Amy Aquino, Estelle Harris, and Dileep Rao.

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Editorial reviews

A middle-aged doctor's wife who's read all the hip books and seen all the trendy plays is experiencing a mid-life crisis when a childhood friend shows up at her door. The references in this novel are all of New York City. The accents are very New York, and the hypochondriac mother who lives down the hall is quintessential New York. But the laughs are universal, and the acting is superb. Amy Aquino, Richard Kind, Estelle Harris, and JoBeth Williams inhabit their characters so completely, and with such presence and expression, that listeners will feel that they're right in the story, drinking wine and discussing Nietzsche in a Manhattan condo.

Critic reviews

" The Allergist's Wife earns its wall-to-wall laughs." ( The New York Times)
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A very different and fun story. I iked it very much. Great performances. I love Richard Kind. .

Different and fun

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I have seen Charles Busch in a variety of performances and always love his brand of humor. The allergist wife, although a bit different from some of his more campy creations has the perfect balance of absurd and reality. Great performances. Bravo

Love Charles Busch

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The acting was excellent but unfortunately the story was not for me. The dramatic, aimless, overwrought rich housewife was pathetic. The sex and drugs was unnecessary. Tossing in the Jewish state, Nazis, Palestine, Israel, Iran and politics was just too much and it didn’t “sell”. Sorry.

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