PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 28, 1996
Closing Date
Sep 08, 1996
1st Preview
Mar 17, 1996
1st Preview
Mar 17, 1996
Previews
13
Performances
188
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Walter Kerr Theatre
(Mar 28, 1996 - Sep 08, 1996)
Setting
Pittsburgh, the Hill District. Spring 1948.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director)
Produced by Sageworks (Benjamin Mordecai, Executive Producer; August Wilson), Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director), Herb Alpert, Margo Lion, Scott Rudin, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director); Produced in association with Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director), American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco and Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Originally presented at National Playwright's Conference of The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
Written by August Wilson; Musical Director: Dwight Andrews
Directed by Lloyd Richards
Scenic Design by Scott Bradley; Costume Design by Constanza Romero; Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind; Sound Design by Tom Clark
Executive Producer: Benjamin Mordecai; General Manager: Marshall B. Purdy
Production Stage Manager: Jane E. Neufeld; Technical Supervisor: Gene O'Donovan; Stage Manager: Narda Alcorn
Casting: Meg Simon; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Director of Marketing: Pamela Sheree Booker; Fight Coordinator: Anthony DeStefanis; Dialect Coach: Tom Todoroff; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Promotions: Boneau / Bryan-Brown Promotions, Scott Walton, Paula Mallino and Meredith Westgate-Moore; Chickens supervised and handled by Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.
Keith David
Floyd Barton
Rosalyn Coleman
Ruby
Viola Davis
Vera
Tommy Hollis
Red Carter
Roger Robinson
Hedley
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Canewell
Michele Shay
Louise
Understudy: W. Allen Taylor (Floyd Barton, Canewell)

Walter Kerr Theatre (Mar 28, 1996 - Sep 08, 1996)

Understudies: Jerome Preston Bates (Floyd Barton, Canewell, Red Carter), Tracey Copeland (Vera, Ruby), Lou Ferguson (Hedley, Red Carter), Saundra McClain (Louise) and Gammy L. Singer (Louise)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1996 Nominee
Produced by Sageworks (Benjamin Mordecai, Executive Producer; August Wilson) , Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director) , Herb Alpert , Margo Lion , Scott Rudin , Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director) ; Produced in association with Goodman Theatre , Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director) , American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco and Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Written by August Wilson

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1996 Winner
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1996 Nominee
Roger Robinson
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1996 Nominee
Viola Davis
Michele Shay
 

Best Scenic Design

1996 Nominee
Scenic Design by Scott Bradley
 

Best Lighting Design

1996 Nominee
Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind
 

Best Direction of a Play

1996 Nominee
Directed by Lloyd Richards

Pulitzer Prize

 

for Drama

1995 Nominee
Written by August Wilson

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Play

1996 Nominee
Produced by Sageworks (Benjamin Mordecai, Executive Producer; August Wilson) , Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director) , Herb Alpert , Margo Lion , Scott Rudin , Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director) ; Produced in association with Goodman Theatre , Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director) , American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco and Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Written by August Wilson
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1996 Nominee
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1996 Nominee
Viola Davis
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

1996 Nominee
Directed by Lloyd Richards

Outstanding Set Design for a Play

1996 Winner
Scenic Design by Scott Bradley

Theatre World

Award

1996 Recipient
Viola Davis
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