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Misery (play)

Stephen King's 1987 novel Misery has been adapted as a play several times, notably by Simon Moore and William Goldman, who also wrote the 1990 film.

In 1992, Simon Moore wrote and directed a play based on Stephen King's novel Misery. The play premiered in London's Criterion Theatre on December 17, 1992, running for six months. The production starred Sharon Gless as Annie Wilkes and Bill Paterson as Paul Sheldon.

An August 2005 production at the GableStage in Coral Gables, Florida, was directed by Joseph Adler and starred Lisa Morgan and Stephen G. Anthony. In September of the same year, Alan Cohen directed a production at King's Head Theatre, starring Susan Penhaligon and Michael Praed.

Timo Ojala directed Finnish version based on Moore's play called Piina in 1994. It was premiered at Tampere Theatre in Tampere and it was starring by Vesa Veijalainen [fi] as Sheldon and Tuija Vuolle [fi] as Wilkes.

Composer Florus Van Rooijen wrote and directed a musical adaptation of the novel, which premiered in Amsterdam on August 7, 2014. It starred Sander de Heer [nl], Marjolein Algera [nl], Tara Hetharia [nl] (as Misery Chastain), and Buddy Vedder (as Ian Carmichael and Tony Bonasaro).

William Goldman's adaptation, created in association with Castle Rock Entertainment, premiered at the Bucks County Playhouse on November 24, 2012. It ran for 11 performances and closed on December 8, 2012. It was directed by Will Frears and starred Daniel Gerroll as Sheldon, Johanna Day as Wilkes, and James DeMarse as Sheriff Buster.

A new version of Goldman's play officially opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 22, 2015 and closed on February 16, 2016. This version starred Bruce Willis as Sheldon, Laurie Metcalf as Wilkes, and Leon Addison Brown as Buster. The show ran for 102 performances, grossing $12,518,415 in ticket sales.

Metcalf was nominated for the Best Actress in a Play at the 70th Tony Awards for her performance as Wilkes. Willis's performance as Sheldon was generally panned by critics, who called it "vacant" and "inert". One critic faulted Willis for using an ear piece when performing during previews.

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