New York City Broadway Theater Guide

The Little Dog Laughed

Broadway Drama

Previews  October 26 2006
Opened  November 13 2006
Closed  February 18 2007

Run  22 previews & 112 performances

Producers

Roy Gabay, Susan Dietz, Morris Berchard, Steve Bozeman, Ted Snowdon, Jerry Frankel, Doug Nevin, Jennifer Manocherian, Ina Lea Meibach, Second Stage Theatre

Creative

Douglas Carter Beane author
Scott Ellis director

Allen Moyer scenic design
Jeff Mahshie costume design
Donald Holder lighting design
Lewis Flinn Partners sound design

Notes

We were actually quite surprised that Little Dog Laughed closed so soon. We had first listed the show as a possibility for Broadway in part because of some good reviews at the start of the show's run at Second Stage Theater in December 2005 and on the strength of that company's very successful transfer of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee the prior season. Our bet wasn't too far off, as the production opened to solid reviews and its run was extended through February 2006. Numerous, though low key, reports throughout the media suggested that the production might make the jump to Broadway in Spring 2006 if a house becomes available, or bide its time until the Fall, which it did. The show was generally well accepted, but it didn't attract audiences, playing at above fifty percent capacity only three weeks out of its 17-week run