On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.
| Writing | John Guare | Writer |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Directing | Jerry Zaks | Stage Director |
| Art | Tony Walton | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Paul Gallo | Lighting Design |
| Editing | Alfred Müller | Editor |
| Production | Marc Bauman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Martha Benedek | Associate Producer |
| Production | Michael Brandman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bernard Gersten | Executive Producer |
| Production | Iris Merlis | Producer |
| Production | Gregory Mosher | Executive Producer |