PlayHistoryRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 14, 1979
Closing Date
Jul 15, 1979
1st Preview
May 10, 1979
1st Preview
May 10, 1979
Previews
28
Performances
31
PlayHistoryRevivalBroadway
External Links
Shop

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Jun 14, 1979 - Jul 15, 1979)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Victor Potamkin and Moe Septee; Associate Producer: Porter Van Zandt
Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Charles Gross
Directed by David Wheeler
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Jeanne Button; Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton; Hair Design by Steve Atha; Wig Design by Bob Kelly
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss; Company Manager: Mary Ellyn Devery; Management Associate: Gary Gunas and Eric Angelson
Production Supervisor: Porter Van Zandt; Production Stage Manager: Nicholas Russiyan; Stage Manager: Bigelow Green
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Press Representative: Robert Ganshaw; Diction Coach: Dr. Julia Cummings Wing; Fight direction by Jake Turner
Al Pacino
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III
brother to the King
Penelope Allen
Lady Anne
widow of Edward, son to King Henry VI; afterward married to Richard
Gary Bayer
Henry Tudor
Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII
Richard Bright
First Murderer
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Larry Bryggman
Lord Stanley
Earl of Derby
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Dominic Chianese
Thomas Rotherham
Archbishop of York
 
Sir John
a Priest
 
Sir James Tyrrel
 
Sir William Brandon
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Judson Earney
Lord Grey
son to Queen Elizabeth by her first marriage to John Grey
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
 
Captain
Keith Gordon
Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward V
son to the King
Paul Guilfoyle
Sir William Catesby
Laura Harrington
Broadway debut
Lady Margaret Plantagenet
daughter of Clarence
 
Mistress Jane Shore
Richard Jamieson
George, Duke of Clarence
brother to the King
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Frederic Kimball
Lord Mayor of London
 
John Morton
Bishop of Ely
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
John Mahon
Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers
brother to Queen Elizabeth
 
John Howard
Duke of Norfolk
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Dan Monahan
Page
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Bill Moor
King Edward the Fourth
 
Second Priest, Friar Penker
 
Thomas Howard
Earl of Surrey
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Frederick C. Neumann
Sir Thomas Vaughan
cousin to Queen Elizabeth
 
Sir William Lovel
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Rex Robbins
Henry Stafford
Duke of Buckingham
Harriet Rogers
Duchess of York
mother to Edward IV, Gloucester and Clarence
Jaime Sanchez
Sir Richard Ratcliffe
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Glenn Scarpelli
Richard, Duke of York
younger son to the King
Linda Selman
Elizabeth
Queen to Edward IV
Barry Snider
Lord Hastings
Lord Chamberlain to Edward IV
Bruce Waite
Broadway debut
Sir James Blunt
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
J. T. Walsh
Sir Robert Brackenbury
Lieutenant of the Tower
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Max Wright
Second Murderer
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Daniel Zippi
Marquis of Dorset
son to Queen Elizabeth by her first marriege to John Grey
 
Messenger
 
Alderman, Bearer, Citizen, Lord, Soldier
Standby: Nada Rowand (Elizabeth, Duchess of York)
PRODUCTIONS

More Productions by Opening Date

Loose Ends Jun 06, 1979
Jan 27, 1980
 
Lone Star Jun 07, 1979
Aug 05, 1979
 
Bruce Forsyth on Broadway! Jun 12, 1979
Jun 16, 1979
 
The Madwoman of Central Park West Jun 13, 1979
Aug 25, 1979
 
King Richard III Jun 14, 1979
Jul 15, 1979
 
The Roast May 08, 1980
May 10, 1980
 
Musical Chairs May 14, 1980
May 25, 1980
 
Blackstone! May 19, 1980
Aug 17, 1980
 
Of the Fields, Lately May 27, 1980
Jun 01, 1980
 
Billy Bishop Goes to War May 29, 1980
Jun 07, 1980