Harris Cashes Out

Newport Playhouse’s current show is Londos D’Arrigo’s “Harris Cashes Out.” The author is a Canadian writer who for over thirty years wrote hard-hitting laughs for comedy icons such as Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin and Joan Rivers. Forty years ago, a composer named Harris Wellborn wrote “Passing Fancy”, an off-Broadway musical. Sadly, it closed after just…

The Oakland Press Jan. 14, 2014 Meadow Brook Theatre may be 650 miles away from New York City, but the phrase “Off Broadway” fits perfectly for MBT this month, and the world premiere of its current production “Harris Cashes Out!” Written by Londos D’Arrigo, “Harris Cashes Out!” is a comedy of perspectives about Harris Wellborn,…

Dear Londos,  Just finished “Harris Cashes Out!” and I’m still laughing at the sparkling dialogue and the ingenuity of your script. Harris Wellborn is fascinating in with such an acerbic wit, that would be fun to play him. Your play is a winner! Incidentally, I think it would make a wonderful film also.  Good luck with…