Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 16, 1967
Closing Date
Oct 19, 1968
1st Preview
Oct 09, 1967
1st Preview
Oct 09, 1967
Previews
8
Performances
420
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Oct 16, 1967
Close Date: Oct 19, 1968
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
(Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
(Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Setting
Within and around the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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PeopleProduced by David Merrick Arts Foundation; Produced by arrangement with The Royal National Theatre (Laurence Olivier, Director); Associate Producer: Samuel LiffWritten by Tom Stoppard; Incidental music by Marc WilkinsonDirected by Derek Goldby; Associate Director: Claude ChagrinScenic Design by Desmond Heeley; Costume Design by Desmond Heeley; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow; Tragedians Masks by Randy Echols; Production Sound: Bob Maybaum; Production Assistant to Mr. Heeley: Andre St. JeanGeneral Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Richard OsorioProduction Stage Manager: Mitchell Erickson; Stage Manager: Andre St. Jean; Assistant Stage Mgr: John HandyPress Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and Robert Larkin; Advertising: Fred Golden; Casting: Michael Shurtleff; Assistant to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Production Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Lynn Middleton and Linda PattonStandby: William Countryman (The Player), Jonathan Reynolds (Rosencrantz) and Garnett Smith (Guildenstern)
Alvin Theatre (Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Nancy Enterprises, Inc.Company Manager: Hugh McGauleyStage Manager: Charles BlackwellPress Representative: Leo Stern; Production Associate: Juliet TaylorCast
Standby: Roger Kemp (Rosencrantz)Understudies: Walter Beery (The King), Stephen Bernstein (A Spy), Gaetano Bongiovanni (Alfred), Margaret Braidwood (Gertrude), Elizabeth Eis (Ophelia), Frank Georgianna (The Poisoner), William Grannell (Polonius), Michael Holmes (A Spy, Hamlet), Linda Kampley (Ophelia), Edward Marshall (A Spy) and Ted Pezzulo (Polonius) -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Best Scenic Design
1968 Winner
Scenic Design by Desmond Heeley
Best Costume Design
1968 Winner
Costume Design by Desmond HeeleyBest Direction of a Play
1968 Nominee
Directed by Derek Goldby
Best Producer of a Play
1968 Winner
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation; Produced by arrangement with The Royal National Theatre (Laurence Olivier, Director); Associate Producer: Samuel Liff
Written by Tom Stoppard; Incidental music by Marc Wilkinson
Directed by Derek Goldby; Associate Director: Claude Chagrin
Scenic Design by Desmond Heeley; Costume Design by Desmond Heeley; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow; Tragedians Masks by Randy Echols; Production Sound: Bob Maybaum; Production Assistant to Mr. Heeley: Andre St. Jean
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Richard Osorio
Production Stage Manager: Mitchell Erickson; Stage Manager: Andre St. Jean; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Handy
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and Robert Larkin; Advertising: Fred Golden; Casting: Michael Shurtleff; Assistant to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Production Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Lynn Middleton and Linda Patton
Standby:
William Countryman
(The Player), Jonathan Reynolds
(Rosencrantz) and Garnett Smith
(Guildenstern)
Alvin Theatre (Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Company Manager: Hugh McGauley
Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell
Press Representative: Leo Stern; Production Associate: Juliet Taylor
Cast
Standby:
Roger Kemp
(Rosencrantz)
Understudies:
Walter Beery
(The King), Stephen Bernstein
(A Spy), Gaetano Bongiovanni
(Alfred), Margaret Braidwood
(Gertrude), Elizabeth Eis
(Ophelia), Frank Georgianna
(The Poisoner), William Grannell
(Polonius), Michael Holmes
(A Spy, Hamlet), Linda Kampley
(Ophelia), Edward Marshall
(A Spy) and Ted Pezzulo
(Polonius)
Tony Award®
Best Play
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Best Scenic Design
1968 Winner
Scenic Design by Desmond Heeley
Scenic Design by Desmond Heeley
Best Costume Design
1968 Winner
Costume Design by Desmond Heeley
Costume Design by Desmond Heeley
Best Direction of a Play
1968 Nominee
Directed by Derek Goldby
Directed by Derek Goldby
Best Producer of a Play
1968 Winner
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation
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