PlayComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 01, 2000
Closing Date
Mar 04, 2001
1st Preview
Apr 14, 2000
1st Preview
Apr 14, 2000
Previews
20
Performances
352
PlayComedy DramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(May 01, 2000 - Mar 04, 2001)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Martin Markinson and Donald Tick
Written by Claudia Shear; Conceived by Claudia Shear and James Lapine; Music arranged by Bob Stillman; Musical Director: Bob Stillman; Original song "Dirty Blonde" by Bob Stillman; Featuring songs by Garret Frerichs and Oezlem Cetin; Featuring songs with lyrics by Ben Ellison and Gladys Dubois
Directed by James Lapine; Musical staging by John Carrafa; Associate Director: Gareth Hendee; Assistant Choreographer: Rachel Bress
Scenic Design by Douglas Stein; Costume Design by Susan Hilferty; Lighting Design by David J. Lander; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Wig Design by Tom Watson; Assistant Scenic Design: Antje Ellermann; Assistant Costume Design: Linda Ross; Assistant Lighting Design: Brenda Dolan; Assistant Sound Design: Catherine D. Mardis
General Manager: Albert Poland; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
Production Stage Manager: Leila Knox; Technical Supervisor: Gene O'Donovan
Additional casting by Ilene Starger, C.S.A.; Press Representative: Richard Kornberg, Don Summa, Jim Byk, Tom D'Ambrosio and John Wimbs; Vocal Coach: Deborah Hecht; Shubert Organization Creative Projects Director: D.S. Moynihan; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Marketing: Nancy Richards and Ari David Ackerman; Broadcast Footage: Peter Bloch and Verne Mattson
Mae West material courtesy of the Estate of Mae West by the Roger Richman Agency
Charlie and others
Jo, Mae
Apr 14, 2000 - Jan 07, 2001
Frank Wallace, Ed Hearn, and others
Understudies: Paul Amodeo (Frank Wallace, Ed Hearn, and others), Kevin Carolan (Charlie and others) and Nora Mae Lyng (Jo, Mae)

Helen Hayes Theatre (May 01, 2000 - Mar 04, 2001)

Cast

Charlie and others
Kathy Najimy
Broadway debut
Jo, Mae
Jan 09, 2001 - Mar 04, 2001
Dirty Blonde
(music by Bob Stillman; lyrics by Bob Stillman)
A Guy What Takes His Time
(music by Ralph Rainger; lyrics by Ralph Rainger)
Cuddle Up and Cling to Me
(music by Henry I. Marshall; lyrics by Stanley Murphy)
I Found a New Way to Go to Town
(music by Harvey Brooks; lyrics by Gladys Dubois and Ben Ellison)
I'm No Angel
(music by Harvey Brooks; lyrics by Ben Ellison)
I Love It
(music by Harry Von Tilzer; lyrics by E. Ray Goetz)
I Want You, I Need You
(music by Harvey Brooks; lyrics by Ben Ellison)
I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone
(music by Shelton Brooks; lyrics by Shelton Brooks)
Oh My, How We Posé
(music by David Braham; lyrics by Edward Harrigan)
Perfect Love
(music by Oezlem Cetin and Garret Frerichs; lyrics by Oezlem Cetin and Garret Frerichs)

Tony Award®

 
 

Best Actress in a Play

2000 Nominee
Claudia Shear
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

 

Best Direction of a Play

2000 Nominee
Directed by James Lapine

Drama Desk Award

 
 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

2000 Nominee
Kevin Chamberlin
 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2000 Nominee
Claudia Shear
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

2000 Nominee
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

2000 Nominee
Lighting Design by David J. Lander

Theatre World

Award

2000 Recipient
Claudia Shear
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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