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The Cherry Orchard
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 17, 1977
Closing Date
Apr 10, 1977
1st Preview
Feb 04, 1977
1st Preview
Feb 04, 1977
Previews
20
Performances
62
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Comedy
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 17, 1977
Close Date: Apr 10, 1977
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Feb 17, 1977 - Apr 10, 1977)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
Madame Ranevskaya's Estate.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
Anton Chekhov
; Translated by
Jean-Claude van Itallie
; Incidental music by
Elizabeth Swados
; Dance arrangements by
Kathryn Posin
Directed by
Andrei Serban
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
NYSF General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
NYSF Production Supervisor:
Jason Steven Cohen
; NYSF Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Julia Gillett
; Stage Manager:
Stephen McCorkle
NYSF General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative:
Faith Geer
; NYSF Casting:
Rosemarie Tichler
; Advertising:
Case & McGrath
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
; Poster Artist:
Paul Davis
John Ahlberg
Ensemble
C. K. Alexander
Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich
a landowner
Suzanne Collins
Ensemble
Michael Cristofer
Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich
a student
Cathryn Damon
Sharlotta Ivanovna
a governess
Jon DeVries
A Vagrant
Ensemble
William Duff-Griffin
Stationmaster
Christine Estabrook
Ensemble
C. S. Hayward
Ensemble
Mary Beth Hurt
Anya
daughter of Ranevskaya
Raul Julia
Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich
a merchant
Diane Lane
Ensemble
Dwight Marfield
Firs
a butler
Ben Masters
Yasha
a young butler
Jim Siering
Ensemble
Priscilla Smith
Varya
adopted daughter of Ranevskaya
Meryl Streep
Dunyasha
a chambermaid
George Voskovec
Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich
brother of Ranevskaya
Irene Worth
Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna
Max Wright
Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich
a clerk
Standby:
Jacqueline Brookes
(Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna)
Understudies:
Gerry Bamman
(Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich, Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich),
Suzanne Collins
(Varya),
Maury Cooper
(Firs, Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich),
Jon DeVries
(Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich),
William Duff-Griffin
(Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich),
Christine Estabrook
(Anya, Dunyasha),
Elizabeth Franz
(Sharlotta Ivanovna),
C. S. Hayward
(Passerby) and
Jim Siering
(Yasha)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1977 Nominee
Irene Worth
Best Scenic Design
1977 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Costume Design
1977 Winner
Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Lighting Design
1977 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
Most Innovative Production of a Revival
1977 Nominee
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1977 Winner
Irene Worth
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1977 Nominee
Meryl Streep
Outstanding Lighting Design
1977 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
Outstanding Set Design
1977 Winner
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Theatre World
Award
1977 Recipient
Michael Cristofer
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
Anton Chekhov
; Translated by
Jean-Claude van Itallie
; Incidental music by
Elizabeth Swados
; Dance arrangements by
Kathryn Posin
Directed by
Andrei Serban
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
NYSF General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
NYSF Production Supervisor:
Jason Steven Cohen
; NYSF Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Julia Gillett
; Stage Manager:
Stephen McCorkle
NYSF General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative:
Faith Geer
; NYSF Casting:
Rosemarie Tichler
; Advertising:
Case & McGrath
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
; Poster Artist:
Paul Davis
John Ahlberg
Ensemble
C. K. Alexander
Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich
a landowner
Suzanne Collins
Ensemble
Michael Cristofer
Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich
a student
Cathryn Damon
Sharlotta Ivanovna
a governess
Jon DeVries
A Vagrant
Ensemble
William Duff-Griffin
Stationmaster
Christine Estabrook
Ensemble
C. S. Hayward
Ensemble
Mary Beth Hurt
Anya
daughter of Ranevskaya
Raul Julia
Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich
a merchant
Diane Lane
Ensemble
Dwight Marfield
Firs
a butler
Ben Masters
Yasha
a young butler
Jim Siering
Ensemble
Priscilla Smith
Varya
adopted daughter of Ranevskaya
Meryl Streep
Dunyasha
a chambermaid
George Voskovec
Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich
brother of Ranevskaya
Irene Worth
Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna
Max Wright
Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich
a clerk
Standby:
Jacqueline Brookes
(Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna)
Understudies:
Gerry Bamman
(Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich, Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich),
Suzanne Collins
(Varya),
Maury Cooper
(Firs, Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich),
Jon DeVries
(Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich),
William Duff-Griffin
(Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich),
Christine Estabrook
(Anya, Dunyasha),
Elizabeth Franz
(Sharlotta Ivanovna),
C. S. Hayward
(Passerby) and
Jim Siering
(Yasha)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1977 Nominee
Irene Worth
Best Scenic Design
1977 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Costume Design
1977 Winner
Costume Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Lighting Design
1977 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
Most Innovative Production of a Revival
1977 Nominee
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1977 Winner
Irene Worth
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1977 Nominee
Meryl Streep
Outstanding Lighting Design
1977 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jennifer Tipton
Outstanding Set Design
1977 Winner
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Theatre World
Award
1977 Recipient
Michael Cristofer
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