A new play about the groundbreaking comic Joan Rivers is officially on stage at The Cape Playhouse in Dennis.

Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, serves as the production's executive producer, giving the play the family's stamp of approval. Nicole Parker portrays Joan Rivers, as well as her mother, and described what made Rivers' jokes so special.

"All of it was planned, all of it was specific, but she just made it look like it was just coming right out."

Parker said she hopes to embody Rivers, but says that people shouldn't expect to see an impression.

"There's a couple of words and bits of her accent that I think, if I'm able to do that right in the beginning, then we have the audience say, 'Oh, OK, we recognize this.' And at the same time, I only sort of put my foot on that gas pedal a li

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