TribLIVE: When Terry Westwood talks about the role he plays in “A Little Family Business,” he likens it to 1970s television sitcom character Archie Bunker.
“Ben is a hard-nosed Republican, a shrewd businessman who cares nothing for his employees,” Westwood says of the character he portrays in the Apple Hill Playhouse production of the Jay Presson Allen comedy. “He is a womanizer and an angry paranoid know-it-all who believes Communists are still running rampant.”
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I have never heard of this play before but based on the description it sounds like a good laugh. What I find interesting is the the complication or perhaps high point of the action comes when Lillian takes over the business. It sort of looks like the playwright is making it sound unusual that a woman could run a business, and suppose that the complications that arise from this matter are what delivers the comedy. Based on who played in the Broadway production, it sounds like this is probably a play from a different time, so this mentality is understandable.
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