The Hot l Baltimore

The Hot L Baltimore
Window card for the Gastown Actor's Studio 2001 production
Written byLanford Wilson
Date premiered22 March 1973
Place premieredCircle in the Square Downtown
New York City
Original languageEnglish
Subjecta manager's struggle to maintain order despite the hotel's destruction
GenreComedy
SettingThe lobby of a seedy run-down hotel in Baltimore

The Hot L Baltimore is a 1973 American play by Lanford Wilson set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore. The plot focuses on the residents of the decaying property, who are faced with eviction when the structure is condemned. The play draws its title from the hotel's neon marquee with a burned-out "e" that was never replaced.