▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁c eded ▁his ▁role . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁premier ed ▁off - B road way ▁at ▁the ▁Luc ille ▁L ort el ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁play ' s ▁cre ative ▁team ▁included ▁direct er ▁Jo ▁Bon ney , ▁set ▁designer ▁Richard ▁Ho over , ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁Ther esa ▁S quire , ▁light ing ▁designer ▁Lap ▁Chi ▁Ch u , ▁and ▁sound ▁designer ▁J ill ▁BC ▁Du ▁Bo ff . ▁A ▁limited - run ▁production , ▁the ▁play ▁began ▁pre views ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁opened ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Pol l ono ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Frank ▁while ▁James ▁R ans one ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Pack ie , ▁James ▁Bad ge ▁D ale ▁port rayed ▁Sw ain o , ▁and ▁Ke eg an ▁Allen ▁port rayed ▁Ch ad . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁and ▁original ▁cast s ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁production ▁ ▁Off - B road way ▁production ▁ ▁Film ▁ad a ption ▁ ▁First ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁little ▁fan fare , ▁a ▁film ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁produced ▁early ▁that ▁year . ▁Production ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁outside ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁namely ▁in ▁Y