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*A Life in the Theatre*
A Life in the Theatre
Genre	Comedy; Drama
Based on	A Life in the Theatre; by David Mamet
Screenplay by	David Mamet
Directed by	Gregory Mosher
Starring	Matthew Broderick; Jack Lemmon
Music by	David Michael Frank
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Marc Abraham; David Mamet
Producers	Thomas A. Bliss; Patricia Wolff; Paddy Cullen (associate producer)
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Editor	Barbara Tulliver
Running time	78 minutes
Production companies	Beacon Communications; Bay Kinescope Boston
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	October 9, 1993

A Life in the Theatre is a 1993 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Matthew Broderick and Jack Lemmon.^[1] It is based on David Mamet's 1977 play of the same name.^[2] Lemmon was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Robert.^[3]

This is the second adaptation of Mamet's play following the 1979 version.^[1]

Plot

^ ^a ^b Leydon, Joe (16 September 1993). "Review: 'A Life in the Theatre'". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ O'Connor, John J. (8 October 1993). "TV Weekend; Lemmon and Broderick in Early, Gentle Mamet". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.page 404

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Plays written	The Duck Variations Sexual Perversity in Chicago Squirrels American Buffalo Reunion The Water Engine A Life in the Theatre The Woods Lakeboat Edmond The Frog Prince Glengarry Glen Ross Vint The Shawl Speed-the-Plow Bobby Gould in Hell Oleanna The Cryptogram The Old Neighborhood Boston Marriage Faustus Romance November Race The Anarchist China Doll The Penitent
Films written only	A Life in the Theatre (1979) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) The Verdict (1982) The Untouchables (1987) We're No Angels (1989) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Hoffa (1992) The Water Engine (1992) A Life in the Theatre (1993) American Buffalo (1996) The Edge (1997) Wag the Dog (1997) Ronin (1998) Lansky (1999) Lakeboat (2000) Hannibal (2001) Edmond (2005)
Films written and directed	House of Games (1987) Things Change (1988) Homicide (1991) Oleanna (1994) The Spanish Prisoner (1997) The Winslow Boy (1999) State and Main (2000) Heist (2001) Spartan (2004) Redbelt (2008) Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (2010) Phil Spector (2013)
Books written	On Directing Film (1991) Three Uses of the Knife (1998) True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (1999) The Wicked Son (2006)
TV series created	The Unit (2006–2009)
Family	Rebecca Pidgeon Lindsay Crouse Zosia Mamet Clara Mamet Lynn Mamet

A Life in the Theatre
Genre	Comedy Drama
Based on	A Life in the Theatre by David Mamet
Screenplay by	David Mamet
Directed by	Gregory Mosher
Starring	Matthew Broderick Jack Lemmon
Music by	David Michael Frank
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Marc Abraham David Mamet
Producers	Thomas A. Bliss Patricia Wolff Paddy Cullen (associate producer)
Cinematography	Freddie Francis
Editor	Barbara Tulliver
Running time	78 minutes
Production companies	Beacon Communications Bay Kinescope Boston
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)