‘Fully Committed’ To Telling Restaurant Stories

In a real estate-obsessed town like New York, what would you consider to be the most coveted piece of property?

The Freedom Tower? Maybe the Empire State Building or something along Fifth Avenue?

How about a prime-time dinner seating at a sought-after, trendy restaurant?

“The most powerful are fighting for the same real estate and there are only 25 tables,” Becky Mode told Modern Restaurant Management magazine. “The kings and queens fight with themselves.”

The playwright turned that quest for a culinary crown jewel into the one-man comedy, “Fully Committed.” Now playing at the Lyceum Theatre, the production features the talents of Jesse Tyler Ferguson, best known for “Modern Family.” He returns to Broadway portraying nearly 40 outrageous characters. As Sam, an actor experiencing a dry spell, he takes reservations for one of the city’s hottest restaurants. Dealing with threats, bribes, scheming socialites, name‐dropping wannabes, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal…