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Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner's romance is rekindled in a new off-Broadway play

For those who miss the very funny, very Jewish presence of the late comedy icons Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner, a new off-Broadway play that tells the story of their eight-year relationship practically brings the legends back to life.

"Gene & Gilda," written by Cary Gitter and directed by Joe Brancato, is playing at 59E59 Theater on the Upper East Side through Sept. 7. Touted as "heartfelt and hilarious," the 80-minute new play takes the audience through the entirety of Radner's and Wilder's romance, which began in 1981 on the set of the film "Hanky Panky" and ended when Radner tragically died...

 
 

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