45 Seconds from Broadway

The play opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 11, 2001[1] and closed on January 13, 2002 after 73 performances and 31 previews, making it one of Simon's least successful efforts.

The play was directed by Jerry Zaks, and the opening cast included Lewis J. Stadlen as Mickey Fox, Rebecca Schull as Zelda, Louis Zorich as Bernie, David Margulies, and Marian Seldes[1] as the wealthy theatergoer.

[3] Jackie Mason-like comedian Mickey Fox is surrounded by an eclectic cast of characters, including the dining spot's proprietor and his wife, an upscale society dame (in search of an intricately double-brewed cup of tea served in fine china on white linen) and her nearly mute husband, a British impresario, a Broadway ingénue, and a South African playwright.

The talkinbroadway.com reviewer noted:it is Marian Seldes and Bill Moor, as the bizarre patrons Rayleen and Charles that walk away with the show's biggest laughs and warmest moments.

Whether asking for linen tablecloths, the most complicated tea brewing imaginable, or items you'd never expect to find on the menu, Seldes makes her compellingly lovable and impossible to resist.