A Man of No Importance

A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, A Man of No Importance. It tells the story of an amateur theatre group in Dublin and their leader, who is determined to stage a version of Salome at his church, despite the objections of church authorities. Production history The musical ran from September 12, 2002, to December 29, 2002, in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City, as part of the Lincoln Center Theater 2002–03 season. The production was directed by Joe Mantello and choreographed by Jonathan Butterell. It won the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. The original cast included Roger Rees as Alfie Byrne, Jarlath Conroy as Father Kenny, Jessica Molaskey as Mrs. Patrick, Sean McCourt as Sully O'Hara, Luther Creek as Peter/Breton Beret, Faith Prince as Lily Byrne, Sally Murphy as Adele, Ronn Carroll as Baldy, Charles Keating as Carney/Oscar Wilde, and Steven Pasquale as Robbie Fay. A cast album was recorded in 2002 and released in April 2003. The musical was produced by Acting Up Stage Theatre Company at the Berkeley Street Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and ran from March 7 to 22, 2008. Alfie was played by Douglas E. Hughes, and Lezlie Wade directed the production.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114808-Born-to-Be-Wilde-Man-of-No-Importance-Musical-to-Get-Canadian-Premiere-March-7 |archive-date=September 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906122711/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114808.html |title=Born to Be Wilde: '"Man of No Importance" Musical to Get Canadian Premiere March 7 |date=February 4, 2008 |website=Playbill |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref> Regan and De Wynter produced the musical at The Union Theatre, Southwark, where it ran from November 11, 2009, to December 5, 2009. It starred Paul Clarkson as Alfie and Paul Monaghan as Carney/Oscar Wilde. The production received unanimously positive reviews. The show transferred to the Arts Theatre in the West End for a limited season, opening on February 10, 2010, following a single preview on February 9, 2010, and running until 27 February 2010.