Boeing-Boeing is afarce written by the French playwrightMarc Camoletti. The English-language adaptation, translated byBeverley Cross, was first staged in London at theApollo Theatre in 1962 and transferred to theDuchess Theatre in 1965, running for seven years.^[1] In 1991, the play was listed in theGuinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world.

The play is set in the 1960s, and centres on bachelor Bernard, who has a flat in Paris and three airlinestewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. Bernard's life gets bumpy, though, when his friend Robert comes to stay, and complications such as weather and a new, speedierBoeing jet disrupt his careful planning. Soon, all three stewardesses are in the city simultaneously and catastrophe looms.

• Bernard: a Parisian architect and lothario (turned into an American who resides in Paris in the most recent Broadway production)
• Berthe: Bernard's French housekeeper
• Robert: Bernard's old school chum (from Wisconsin)
• Jaqueline (or Gabriella): the French fiancée (or the Italian fiancée) and air hostess
• Janet (or Gloria): the American fiancée and air hostess
• Judith (or Gretchen): the German fiancée and air hostess

The English version of the play was first staged in London'sWest End at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 withDavid Tomlinson in the lead role and then transferred to the Duchess Theatre in 1965, running for seven years.^[1] After a year in the play, Tomlinson was replaced byLeslie Phillips, who played in it for two years. He was then replaced byNicholas Parsons, who played in it for 15 months.

The play was produced onBroadway at theCort Theatre from February 2, 1965, closing on February 20, 1965, after 23 performances.^[2][3][4] Directed by Jack Minster, the cast includedIan Carmichael, Susan Carr,Diana Millay, andGerald Harper.

The play was also on inBlackpool at the South Pier during 1967, and featured Vicki Woolf,Dandy Nichols,Hugh Lloyd,Ann Sidney, and Christina Taylor.

In 1978, the play was produced inKansas City, featuringJerry Mathers andTony Dow ofLeave It to Beaver.^[5]

The play was adapted byW!LD RICE production inSingapore in 2002. It was directed by Glen Goei; Glen and the company revisited, modernized, and relocated this comedy to Asia and the present day, whilst keeping faithful to the text and the spirit of the play. The three air hostesses's nationalities were changed to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. The show starred Lim Yu-Beng, Pam Oei, Emma Yong, Chermaine Ang, Sean Yeo, and Mae Paner-Rosa.^[6]

Boeing-Boeing was revived in London in February 2007 at theComedy Theatre in a production directed byMatthew Warchus. Once again, the play proved to be a hit with critics and audiences alike. The original cast of the production featuredRoger Allam as Bernard,Frances de la Tour as Bertha,Mark Rylance as Robert, andTamzin Outhwaite,Daisy Beaumont, andMichelle Gomez as Bernard's three fiancées, Gloria, Gabriella, and Gretchen. This production received twoOlivier Award nominations, for Best Revival and Best Actor (Mark Rylance), but won neither.^[7]Elena Roger later took on the role of Gabriella.

Warchus also directed the 2008 Broadway revival, which started previews on April 19, 2008, and opened on May 4 at theLongacre Theatre to good reviews.^[8] The cast featuredChristine Baranski as Berthe,Mark Rylance, reprising his role as Robert,Bradley Whitford as Bernard,Gina Gershon as Gabriella,Mary McCormack as Gretchen, andKathryn Hahn as Gloria. The curtain call of this revival was choreographed byKathleen Marshall with original music byClaire van Kampen.^[9] The production closed on January 4, 2009, after 279 performances and 17 previews.^[10] A 45-week North American tour began in fall 2009.^[11] The production won theBest Revival of a Play and Rylance won theTony Award for Best Leading Actor. The production was nominated for several otherTony Awards including:Best Featured Actress (Mary McCormack),Best Director (Matthew Warchus),Best Costume Design (Rob Howell) andBest Sound Design (Simon Baker). The production won theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play, and Mark Rylance won for lead actor in a play.^[12]

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• Boeing Boeing (1965 film), American film adapted byEdward Anhalt withJohn Rich directing, starsJerry Lewis,Tony Curtis andThelma Ritter, released byParamount Pictures
• Moutarada Gharamia, 1968 Egyptian film starringFouad el-Mohandes,Shwikar andAbdel Moneim Madbouly.
• Boeing Boeing (1985 film),Malayalam film adaptation byPriyadarshan starringMohanlal,Mukesh, andM. G. Soman
• Chilakkottudu,Telugu film adaption byE. V. V. Satyanarayana starringJagapathi Babu andRajendra Prasad
• Garam Masala (2005 film), Hindi film adaptation byPriyadarshan starringAkshay Kumar,John Abraham, andParesh Rawal
• Nee Tata Naa Birla,Kannada film adaptation.

• Camoletti, Marc; Mithois, Marcel (1961).Boeing-boeing. Avant-scène no. 240 (in French). Paris: L'Avant-scène. pp. 46 pp.OCLC 56696680.

• ​Boeing-Boeing​ at theInternet Broadway Database

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