PlaySoloOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 17, 1994
Closing Date
Jun 19, 1994
1st Preview
Apr 10, 1994
1st Preview
Apr 10, 1994
Previews
7
Performances
72
PlaySoloOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Apr 17, 1994 - Jun 19, 1994)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Benjamin Mordecai, Laura Rafaty, Ric Wanetik, The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe, Producer) and Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director); Produced in association with Harriet Newman Leve, Jeanne Rizzo, James D. Stern, Daryl Roth, Jo-Lynne Worley, Ronald A. Pizzuti, The Booking Office, Inc. and Freddy Bienstock
Originally produced by The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe, Producer); Commissioned by and world premiere in June 1993 at the Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director)
Conceived by Anna Deavere Smith; Written by Anna Deavere Smith; Original Music: Wendy Blackstone
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Scenic Design by John Arnone; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; Sound Design by John Gromada; Projections and Video: Batwin + Robin Productions, Inc.; Projections Programmer: Bob Westerfield; Associate Designer of Projections and Video: Julie Overskei
General Manager: Caroline F. Turner, James Triner, Benjamin Mordecai & Associates and Elisabeth Ford; Company Manager: Susan Sampliner
Production Supervisor: Neil A. Mazzella; Production Stage Manager: Jane E. Neufeld; Stage Manager: Jane Gorey
Assistant to Mr. Arnone: Mark Fitzgibbons, Sheri Adler and David Kutos; Assistant to Ms. James: Veronica Worts; Assistant to Mr. Fisher: Jeffrey Whitsett
Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dramaturg: Kimberly T. Flynn; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Martha Swope Studio and William Gibson ; Vocal Coach: Deborah Hecht and Joan MacIntosh; Korean Language Coach: Nora Choi-Lee
Anna Deavere Smith
Performer

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1994 Nominee
 

Best Actress in a Play

1994 Nominee
Anna Deavere Smith

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Sound Design

1994 Nominee
Sound Design by John Gromada

Outstanding Solo Performance

1994 Winner
Anna Deavere Smith
 

Outstanding Special Effects

1994 Nominee
Projections and Video: Batwin + Robin Productions, Inc.

Theatre World

Award

1994 Recipient
Anna Deavere Smith
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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