One-Man Show inspired by Barbra Streisand -- "Buyer & Cellar" -- Coming to Marblehead Little Theatre Sept 8 & 9, 7:30 p.m.

“Buyer & Cellar,” the 90-minute one-man show inspired by the true-life publication of Barbra Streisand’s coffee-table book, “My Passion for Design,” will be coming to Marblehead Little Theatre for two performances only on Friday, September 8, and Saturday, September 9, at 7:30 p.m.

According to The New York Times, “[Playwright] Jonathan Tolins has concocted an irresistible one-man play from the most peculiar of fictitious premises — an underemployed Los Angeles actor goes to work in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu, Calif., basement — allowing the playwright to ruminate with delicious wit and perspicacity on the solitude of celebrity, the love-hate attraction between gay men and divas, and the melancholy that lurks beneath narcissism.”

Caleb Alman, who stars in the one-man show, said, “The fact that Barbra Streisand has a shopping mall in her basement is hysterical on its own — but the script Jonathan Tolins wrote, exploring the idea that a person would work down there, is so inventive and hilarious.”

“Buyer & Cellar” has been described as an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs.

Alman says, “The script is so layered with references, jokes, and hidden treats that audience members of every generation will get something really fun out of it.”

“Buyer & Cellar” is presented at Marblehead Little Theatre by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Tickets are $25 each for adults and $20 for students and seniors and can be purchased online at mltlive.org and at Arnould Gallery & Framery. For more information, call Andy Barnett at 781-910-0222.