While it doesn't exactly feel like it was born yesterday, Garson Kanin's 1946 play "Born Yesterday" certainly hasn't lost its relevance or its entertainment value. The story of a "dumb blonde" who, ...

Cody Nickell (as Paul Verrall), Kimberly Gilbert (as Billie Dawn) and Edward Gero (as Harry Brock) in the Ford’s Theatre production of Garson Kanin’s “Born Yesterday." (Carol Rosegg) WASHINGTON — If ...

Just as no man is an island, so no play can escape the times in which it is mounted. If Garson Kanin was thinking about post-World War II America when he wrote his 1946 comedy Born Yesterday (★★★), ...

From the moment she makes her first appearance in the smart and funny “Born Yesterday” that opened Saturday at American Players Theatre, one-time chorus girl Billie Dawn is performing. As played by an ...

In the '50s, there were few leading ladies funnier than Judy Holliday. The actress, who was known for her blonde hair, adorable dimples and high-pitched voice, charmed audiences in classics of the era ...

Regarding the play, “Born Yesterday,” set in Washington, D.C., in 1946, Director Mal Morley quipped that politicians have not changed a lot since then. As the delightful play unfolds, you see exactly ...

While it doesn't exactly feel like it was born yesterday, Garson Kanin's 1946 play "Born Yesterday" certainly hasn't lost its relevance or its entertainment value. The story of a "dumb blonde" who, ...