The Hot L Baltimore | |
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Written by | Lanford Wilson |
Date premiered | 22 March 1973 |
Place premiered | Circle in the Square Downtown New York City |
Original language | English |
Subject | a manager's struggle to maintain order despite the hotel's destruction |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | The 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.