Thicker Than Water at Theatre West

Fifteen years ago, Thicker Than Water had its world premiere at Theatre West, and the side-splitting comedy proved to be one of the biggest ticket sellers in the 53-year history of the theatre. The world has just been through a pretty rough year and can use some laughs, so it's time to bring Thicker Than Water back. Tommy Corelli, a successful Hollywood TV writer, is called to return home to his family in New York, believing that his father may be having a health crisis. What's actually going on is that several of his family members want to involve him in a conspiracy to assassinate his unlikable Aunt Gertrude. The Corellis have a modestly successful construction business. Gertrude plans to upset things by establishing a competing firm of her own, designed to bring down the Corellis. But she's also considered such a pain-in-the-butt that everyone in the family (other than her husband) wants her dead. It turns out that there are not one but several plans in the works to bring about her demise. Will the Corelli Construction Company endure? Will Gertrude survive?