Best Friend was a 1976 Broadway play written by Michael Sawyer that premiered at the Lyceum Theatre on October 19, 1976 and closed on October 23, 1976 after 8 performances.

Setting

In the present at an apartment on the Upper West Side

Upper West Side

The Upper West Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between West 59th Street and West 125th Street...

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Act I - 5;30 p.m. , late August
Act II - Two hours later, the same evening

Plot

It's a character study of a neurotic woman disrupting her friend's romance by falsely claiming to have a lesbian relationship with her.

Original production

The show was directed by Marty Jacobs, scenery Andrew Greenhut, costumes Miles White

Miles White

Miles E. White was a top costume designer of Broadway musicals for 25 years. He is known in the entertainment industry for his well rendered, prolific, imaginative and witty designs. He won recognition, including four Donaldson Awards and two Tony Awards.The Donaldson Award was established in 1944...

, lighting Richard Winkler, production consultant Doug Tayler, production stage manager Michael Wieben, stage managers Victor Raider-Wexler

Victor Raider-Wexler

Victor Raider-Wexler is an American television and film actor.-Career:Raider-Wexler started his career in the 1970s. He was the stage manager for the 1976 Broadway play Best Friend...

 and Ingrid Sonnichsen, and press by Lewis Harmon and Sol Jacobson.

The opening cast starred Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley was an American actress of stage, film and television.-Early life:Baxley was born in Porterville, California, the daughter of Emma and Bert Baxley.-Career:...

 (Carolyn Parsky), Liz Sheridan

Liz Sheridan

Elizabeth "Liz" Sheridan is an American actress.-Background:Sheridan was born in New York City, the daughter of Elizabeth Poole-Jones, a concert singer, and Frank Sheridan, a classical pianist. Sheridan began her career as a dancer working in New York City in nightclubs and musicals. There, she...

 (Mary Tagliavini), Mary Doyle

Mary Doyle

Mary Doyle was an American theatre actress who also appeared on TV between 1956 and 1982.She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and was the younger sister of the late TV actor David Doyle ....

 (Anita Fitzgerald), and Michael M. Ryan

Michael M. Ryan

Michael M. Ryan is an American actor, best known for his long-running role as John Randolph on the serial Another World, which he played from November 13, 1964 until his character's death in a fire on March 6, 1979. Among his big screen credits are the films 'Tootsie', 'Slayground', 'The...

(John McGovern).