One of the most popular romantic comedies of the 20th century, Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year" ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world's most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers. In 1975, "Same Time, Next Year" won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New American Play and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.