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Much Ado About Nothing
Play
Comedy
Play with music
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 11, 1972
Closing Date
Feb 11, 1973
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1972
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1972
Previews
10
Performances
136
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Open Date: Nov 11, 1972
Close Date: Feb 11, 1973
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 11, 1972 - Feb 11, 1973)
Setting
Before World War I. A small town in middle America.
Comments
Transfer from the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park (August 10 -- September 3, 1972 for 20 performances).
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Peter Link
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
; Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Assistant to Miss Aldredge:
Mary Colquhoun
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Assistant to Mr. Aronstein:
Lawrence Metzler
General Manager:
Eugene V. Wolsk
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Company Manager:
Robert Kamlot
Production Stage Manager:
David Eidenberg
; Stage Manager:
Tom Gardner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Dan Sedgwick
; Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; Technical Director:
Mervyn Haines, Jr.
Musical Supervisor:
John Morris
; Trumpet and Cornet:
Charles Lewis
; Drum, Banjo and Guitar:
Lenny Pogan
; Tuba, Bass and Trombone:
Sam Pilafian
; Piano and Trombone:
Peter Phillips
; Clarinet and Flute:
Aaron Sachs
; Drums:
Jimmie Young
; Conducted by
Peter Phillips
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Robert Larkin
and
Robert Ullman
; Assistant to the Producer:
Gail Merrifield
; Casting:
Vincent Gugleotti Jr.
; Assistant to the Associate Producer:
Mary Goldberg
; Press Assistant:
Norman L. Berman
; Assistant to Mr. Saddler:
Helen Gallagher
; Production Assistant:
Mary Colquhoun
; Production Associate:
Meir Zvi Ribalow
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
Barnard Hughes
Dogberry
Sam Waterston
Signior Benedick of Padua
companion of Don Pedro
Douglass Watson
Don Pedro
Prince of Aragon
Kathleen Widdoes
Beatrice
an orphan, Leonato's niece
Charles Bartlett
Messenger
Sexton
Richard Casper
Other Watch
Townsperson
Frederick Coffin
Borachio
follower of Don John
Lindsay Ann Crouse
Townsperson
Marshall Efron
Balthasar
a singer
Arny Freeman
Antonio
Leonato's brother
Jack Gianino
Conrade
follower of Don John
Cathy Greene
Townsperson
George Gugleotti
First Watch
Mark Hammer
Leonato
Governor of Messina
Bette Henritze
Ursula
attendant on Hero
Jeanne Hepple
Margaret
attendant on Hero
Joan Jaffe
Townsperson
David Lenthall
Second Watch
Rosamond Lynn
Townsperson
Will Mackenzie
Verges
Jerry Mayer
Don John
Don Pedro's bastard brother
Tom McDermott
Friar Francis
James McGill
Other Watch
Townsperson
William Robertson
Townsperson
Servant
Barbara Rubenstein
Townsperson
Richard Schneider
Townsperson
Leland Schwantes
Townsperson
April Shawhan
Hero
Leonato's daughter
Glenn Walken
Count Claudio of Florence
companion of Don Pedro
Standby:
Maury Cooper
(Don Pedro),
Jeanne Hepple
(Beatrice),
Will Mackenzie
(Signior Benedick of Padua) and
Albert Quinton
(Dogberry)
Understudies:
Richard Casper
(Count Claudio of Florence),
Maury Cooper
(Leonato),
Lindsay Ann Crouse
(Hero),
Jack Gianino
(Borachio, Don John),
George Gugleotti
(Verges),
Joan Jaffe
(Ursula),
Albert Quinton
(Friar Francis),
William Robertson
(Antonio),
Barbara Rubenstein
(Margaret),
Richard Schneider
(Messenger, Sexton) and
Leland Schwantes
(First Watch, Second Watch)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 11, 1972 - Feb 11, 1973)
Sound Design by
Peter Erskine
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Beven
Cast
Leland Schwantes
Second Watch
Paul Sparer
Leonato
Governor of Messina
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Original Score
1973 Nominee
Incidental music by
Peter Link
Best Actress in a Play
1973 Nominee
Kathleen Widdoes
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1973 Nominee
Barnard Hughes
Best Costume Design
1973 Nominee
Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
Best Choreography
1973 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Best Direction of a Play
1973 Nominee
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1973 Winner
Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
Outstanding Performance
1973 Winner
Douglass Watson
and
Sam Waterston
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
Peter Link
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
; Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Assistant to Miss Aldredge:
Mary Colquhoun
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Assistant to Mr. Aronstein:
Lawrence Metzler
General Manager:
Eugene V. Wolsk
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Company Manager:
Robert Kamlot
Production Stage Manager:
David Eidenberg
; Stage Manager:
Tom Gardner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Dan Sedgwick
; Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; Technical Director:
Mervyn Haines, Jr.
Musical Supervisor:
John Morris
; Trumpet and Cornet:
Charles Lewis
; Drum, Banjo and Guitar:
Lenny Pogan
; Tuba, Bass and Trombone:
Sam Pilafian
; Piano and Trombone:
Peter Phillips
; Clarinet and Flute:
Aaron Sachs
; Drums:
Jimmie Young
; Conducted by
Peter Phillips
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Robert Larkin
and
Robert Ullman
; Assistant to the Producer:
Gail Merrifield
; Casting:
Vincent Gugleotti Jr.
; Assistant to the Associate Producer:
Mary Goldberg
; Press Assistant:
Norman L. Berman
; Assistant to Mr. Saddler:
Helen Gallagher
; Production Assistant:
Mary Colquhoun
; Production Associate:
Meir Zvi Ribalow
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
Barnard Hughes
Dogberry
Sam Waterston
Signior Benedick of Padua
companion of Don Pedro
Douglass Watson
Don Pedro
Prince of Aragon
Kathleen Widdoes
Beatrice
an orphan, Leonato's niece
Charles Bartlett
Messenger
Sexton
Richard Casper
Other Watch
Townsperson
Frederick Coffin
Borachio
follower of Don John
Lindsay Ann Crouse
Townsperson
Marshall Efron
Balthasar
a singer
Arny Freeman
Antonio
Leonato's brother
Jack Gianino
Conrade
follower of Don John
Cathy Greene
Townsperson
George Gugleotti
First Watch
Mark Hammer
Leonato
Governor of Messina
Bette Henritze
Ursula
attendant on Hero
Jeanne Hepple
Margaret
attendant on Hero
Joan Jaffe
Townsperson
David Lenthall
Second Watch
Rosamond Lynn
Townsperson
Will Mackenzie
Verges
Jerry Mayer
Don John
Don Pedro's bastard brother
Tom McDermott
Friar Francis
James McGill
Other Watch
Townsperson
William Robertson
Townsperson
Servant
Barbara Rubenstein
Townsperson
Richard Schneider
Townsperson
Leland Schwantes
Townsperson
April Shawhan
Hero
Leonato's daughter
Glenn Walken
Count Claudio of Florence
companion of Don Pedro
Standby:
Maury Cooper
(Don Pedro),
Jeanne Hepple
(Beatrice),
Will Mackenzie
(Signior Benedick of Padua) and
Albert Quinton
(Dogberry)
Understudies:
Richard Casper
(Count Claudio of Florence),
Maury Cooper
(Leonato),
Lindsay Ann Crouse
(Hero),
Jack Gianino
(Borachio, Don John),
George Gugleotti
(Verges),
Joan Jaffe
(Ursula),
Albert Quinton
(Friar Francis),
William Robertson
(Antonio),
Barbara Rubenstein
(Margaret),
Richard Schneider
(Messenger, Sexton) and
Leland Schwantes
(First Watch, Second Watch)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Nov 11, 1972 - Feb 11, 1973)
Sound Design by
Peter Erskine
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Beven
Cast
Leland Schwantes
Second Watch
Paul Sparer
Leonato
Governor of Messina
Tony Award®
Best Original Score
1973 Nominee
Incidental music by
Peter Link
Best Actress in a Play
1973 Nominee
Kathleen Widdoes
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1973 Nominee
Barnard Hughes
Best Costume Design
1973 Nominee
Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
Best Choreography
1973 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Best Direction of a Play
1973 Nominee
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1973 Winner
Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
Outstanding Performance
1973 Winner
Douglass Watson
and
Sam Waterston
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