# Match (play)

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{{Infobox play
| name       = Match
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| writer     = [Stephen Belber](/source/Stephen_Belber)
| chorus     =
| characters = Tobi<br/>Mike<br/>Lisa
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| setting    = Tobi's Apartment in Upper Manhattan
| premiere   = {{Start date|2004|04|08}}
| place      = [Plymouth Theatre](/source/Gerald_Schoenfeld_Theatre)
| orig_lang  = English
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| genre      = Drama/Comedy
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'''''Match''''' is a dramatic comedy by [Stephen Belber](/source/Stephen_Belber).

==History==
The character of Tobi is inspired by Alphonse Poulin, a professor of ballet at [Juilliard School](/source/Juilliard_School).

==Synopsis==
Tobi is an aging dancer, choreographer and teacher who enjoys knitting. His quiet life is interrupted when Mike and Lisa enter his home under the pretense of interviewing him for Lisa's thesis.

==Productions==
The [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) production was directed by Nicholas Martin.  The play starred [Frank Langella](/source/Frank_Langella) as Tobi with [Ray Liotta](/source/Ray_Liotta) as Mike and [Jane Adams](/source/Jane_Adams_(actress%2C_born_1965)) as Lisa. The show ran for about two months.  For his role as Tobi, Langella was nominated for the [Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play](/source/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play).

==Adaptations==
Belber adapted the play into the 2014 film ''[Match](/source/Match_(film))'', which he also directed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Genzlinger|first1=Neil|title=Uncovering Secrets: Patrick Stewart Stars in ''Match''|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/movies/patrick-stewart-stars-in-match.html|accessdate=January 14, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=January 9, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IBDB show|11273|Match}}
* [http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3457 Dramatists Play Service, Inc]

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Category:2004 plays
Category:Broadway plays
Category:British comedy plays
Category:British plays adapted into films
Category:Plays set in New York City
Category:Plays by Stephen Belber

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