{"product_id":"9780881453652","title":"Niagara Falls","description":"NIAGARA FALLS consists of two interrelated one-acts: AMERICAN COFFEE and THE SHANGRI-LA MOTOR INN. AMERICAN COFFEE: A working-class couple plots to drug their gay son and his lover to keep them from attending their daughter's wedding. THE SHANGRI-LA MOTOR INN: The newlyweds are ensconced in the Shangri-La Motor Inn for their wedding night. While the groom is anticipating the evening ahead, the bride is discussing the annulment of her not-yet-consummated marriage with the gay motel clerk.\u003cp\u003e\"Rich comic cadences ... Bumbalo is a funny guy.\" -Marilyn Stasio, New York Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny ... Lively ... Bumbalo demonstrates a healthy satiric wit, aimed at both straights and gays, and a lively sense of comic dialogue.\" -Bernard Weiner, San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"NIAGARA FALLS dares to tread in delicate areas ... Bumbalo scores some sharp character comedy ... the play's overall treatment of a situation and a rejected social class who receive little 'gay' treatment is most welcomed.\" -Nicholas de Jongh, The Guardian (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny and incisive.\" -Rob Baker, Daily News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bumbalo must have secretly taped parents across the country. He outdoes Neil Simon ... It is a finely written work.\" -John Kerr, Bay Area Reporter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A maximum of both humor and pathos ... I could have cheered.\" -James M Saslow, The Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is a basic humanity here that one finds in very few plays.\" -Michael Bronski, Gay Community News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"NIAGARA FALLS is a tender, canny, and frequently hilarious comedy.\" -Alan Stern, The Boston Phoenix\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Play Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50014835146992,"sku":"9780881453652","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780881453652_p0.jpg?v=1784242235","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780881453652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}