Dorothy Parker (center) was the only woman who was a member of the Algonquin Roundtable with also included (clockwise from upper left Art Samuels, Charlie MacArthur, Harpo Marx, and Alexander Woollcott. She’s the focus of a new play by Douglas Carter Beane.
Dorothy Parker (center) was the only woman who was a member of the Algonquin Roundtable with also included (clockwise from upper left Art Samuels, Charlie MacArthur, Harpo Marx, and Alexander Woollcott. She’s the focus of a new play by Douglas Carter Beane. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Award winning director brings us, “Finding Dorothy Parker” which is starting a limited run of at the Laurie Beechman Theater on Feb. 4.

Douglas Carter Bean...Legendary Playwright Takes on Dorothy Parker at Beechman
05 Feb 2026 | 03:04
City Arts

He has won two Drama Desk Awards, and been nominated for five Tonys, for plays like “Country Club” and “Little Dog Laughed.” And now, Douglas Carter Beane is giving us an unusual night of words from a woman he has always admired: the late and great Dorothy Parker. Yes, “Finding Dorothy Parker” officially...

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