Only When I Laugh
It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.
ComedyDramanew york cityparent child relationshipcigarettealcoholismsocialitedrunkennessbroadway theatremother daughter relationship
A character-driven comedy-drama about a recovering alcoholic actress navigating sobriety, motherhood, and friendship in 1980s New York, balancing humor with genuine emotional struggle.
A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
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