49:
in time finds the world in turmoil. Finally, the witches manage to trick Dinny into agreeing to hand over the deed to the world while telling him that they will make his love, Amy, a perfect woman. Perfection, in the form of the seven deadly sins, kills her and the second act ends in Dinny's agony at seeing his dead lover on the ground.
48:
The play begins when three
Shakespearean witches who run the world, Zenobia, Ulga, and Luella, try to take the life of a young musician Dinny. However, Dinny accidentally takes control of the world by playing his trumpet, which seduces the witches and stops the clock of time. A jump 100 years forward
52:
The third act begins with Amy's burial. After paying his last respects, Dinny is surprised to see the three witches emerge from Amy's grave. Finally, the witches retrieve the deed to the world and try to kill Dinny, but only succeed in turning back time to 100 years ago, the beginning of the play.
44:
In the very beginning of the play comes the curtain call, where characters enter "in order of their disappearance." (The audience is told that, in light of recent military developments - the invention of the nuclear weapon - the cast may not make it to the end of the performance.)
273:
253:
141:
184:
268:
263:
176:
Off
Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows
53:
The future unfolds in a final singing number, with Dinny and Amy arguing lovingly over the life of their future baby.
25:
258:
95:: The main character, a young musician who accidentally wins the world from the witches by playing his trumpet.
83:: The banker/controller of all the funds of the world, recognized in some interpretations as the devil.
36:, namely in Central Park. The show includes some singing, but not enough to warrant it musical status.
248:
243:
211:
180:
149:
32:
and nuclear scares of the 1960s, although the actual play takes place in the early 1950s in
223:
65:: Three devil-made, beautiful young women who come to Dinny because of one of his wishes.
237:
33:
201:
174:
137:
153:
142:"Writer in Defense of "Dinny and the Witches" -- Note on Theatre Parties"
29:
89:: The three kings of the world, from Atlantis, Ninevah, and Jersey City.
77:: A homeless man, another one of the first whom Dinny helps.
101:: A waitress whom Dinny learns to love throughout the play.
107:: The youngest of the three witches in charge of life.
119:: The eldest main witch, in charge of the other two.
57:
List of characters, in order of their disappearance
71:: A blind man, one of the first whom Dinny helps.
28:in 1948, revised in 1961. It is a parody of the
8:
113:: The middle, death witch who hates humans.
63:Dawn, Chloe, and Bubbles (Algonquin 4-6099)
206:. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 12.
200:Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1959-12-14).
129:
219:
209:
7:
274:Seven deadly sins in popular culture
254:Plays by William Gibson (playwright)
14:
24:is a satirical comedy written by
1:
290:
269:Plays set in New York City
179:. McFarland. p. 115.
173:Dietz, Dan (2010-03-10).
264:Fiction set in the 1950s
16:Play by William Gibson
21:Dinny and the Witches
87:Tom, Dick, and Harry
222:has generic name (
146:The New York Times
186:978-0-7864-5731-1
281:
228:
227:
221:
217:
215:
207:
197:
191:
190:
170:
164:
163:
161:
160:
134:
289:
288:
284:
283:
282:
280:
279:
278:
259:Satirical plays
234:
233:
232:
231:
218:
208:
199:
198:
194:
187:
172:
171:
167:
158:
156:
136:
135:
131:
126:
59:
42:
17:
12:
11:
5:
287:
285:
277:
276:
271:
266:
261:
256:
251:
246:
236:
235:
230:
229:
192:
185:
165:
140:(1959-12-27).
128:
127:
125:
122:
121:
120:
114:
108:
102:
96:
90:
84:
78:
72:
66:
58:
55:
41:
38:
26:William Gibson
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
286:
275:
272:
270:
267:
265:
262:
260:
257:
255:
252:
250:
247:
245:
242:
241:
239:
225:
213:
205:
204:
196:
193:
188:
182:
178:
177:
169:
166:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
133:
130:
123:
118:
115:
112:
109:
106:
103:
100:
97:
94:
91:
88:
85:
82:
79:
76:
73:
70:
67:
64:
61:
60:
56:
54:
50:
46:
39:
37:
35:
34:New York City
31:
27:
23:
22:
202:
195:
175:
168:
157:. Retrieved
145:
132:
116:
110:
104:
98:
92:
86:
80:
74:
68:
62:
51:
47:
43:
20:
19:
18:
220:|last=
138:Beye, Holly
249:1961 plays
244:1948 plays
238:Categories
159:2020-05-16
124:References
81:Stonehenge
212:cite book
203:Billboard
154:0362-4331
30:Cold War
117:Zenobia
183:
152:
105:Luella
93:Dinny
224:help
181:ISBN
150:ISSN
111:Ulga
75:Jake
40:Plot
99:Amy
69:Ben
240::
216::
214:}}
210:{{
148:.
144:.
226:)
189:.
162:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.