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The Belle of Amherst
Play
Solo
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 28, 1976
Closing Date
Aug 08, 1976
1st Preview
Apr 27, 1976
1st Preview
Apr 27, 1976
Previews
1
Performances
116
Play
Solo
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Apr 28, 1976
Close Date: Aug 08, 1976
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Apr 28, 1976 - Aug 08, 1976)
Setting
In the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts, 1845-1886.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Mike Merrick
,
Don Gregory
and
Dome / Creative Image
Written by
William Luce
; Compiled by
Timothy Helgeson
; Based on the life of
Emily Dickinson
Directed by
Charles Nelson Reilly
Scenic Design by
H. R. Poindexter
; Lighting Design by
H. R. Poindexter
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Hair Design by
Ray Iagnocco
General Manager:
James Awe
Production Stage Manager:
George Eckert
; Stage Manager:
Bernie Baker
General Press Representative:
Seymour Krawitz
; Assistant to the Director:
Timothy Helgeson
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Press Associate:
Patricia McLean Krawitz
and
Ted Goldsmith
; Photographer:
Sy Friedman
; Poster Graphics by
Bruce Lemerise
Julie Harris
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Maggie Maher
Austin Dickinson
James Francis Billings
Abby Wood
Jennie Hitchcock
Uriah Crowell
Edward Dickinson
Mary Lyon
Lavinia Dickinson
Buffy
Susan Gilbert Dickinson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Charles Wadsworth
Emily Norcross Dickinson
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1977 Winner
Julie Harris
Drama Desk Award
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Julie Harris
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Mike Merrick
,
Don Gregory
and
Dome / Creative Image
Written by
William Luce
; Compiled by
Timothy Helgeson
; Based on the life of
Emily Dickinson
Directed by
Charles Nelson Reilly
Scenic Design by
H. R. Poindexter
; Lighting Design by
H. R. Poindexter
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Hair Design by
Ray Iagnocco
General Manager:
James Awe
Production Stage Manager:
George Eckert
; Stage Manager:
Bernie Baker
General Press Representative:
Seymour Krawitz
; Assistant to the Director:
Timothy Helgeson
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Press Associate:
Patricia McLean Krawitz
and
Ted Goldsmith
; Photographer:
Sy Friedman
; Poster Graphics by
Bruce Lemerise
Julie Harris
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Maggie Maher
Austin Dickinson
James Francis Billings
Abby Wood
Jennie Hitchcock
Uriah Crowell
Edward Dickinson
Mary Lyon
Lavinia Dickinson
Buffy
Susan Gilbert Dickinson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Charles Wadsworth
Emily Norcross Dickinson
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1977 Winner
Julie Harris
Drama Desk Award
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Julie Harris
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