The Life of Reilly

The Life of Reilly is a 2006 American film adaptation of actor Charles Nelson Reillys oneman play Save It For the Stage The Life of Reilly. Written by Reilly and Paul Linke, and directed by Frank L. Anderson and Barry Poltermann, the film is an edited version of Reillys much longer stage show, filmed live before audiences at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, California in October 2004. The final film is compiled from Reillys final two performances, interspersed with clips, images and music.

The Life of Reilly was originally a theatre piece called Save It For the Stage The Life of Reilly, which was first performed in Los Angeles, California in July 2000. The play was based upon lectures that Reilly, a Tony Awardwinning Broadway actor, had been giving to college theater students. The stage play was written by Reilly and Paul Linke, and directed by Linke.Reilly took the play around the country, including the New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Francisco, California and the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York City, both in 2001. ........

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