PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 11, 1990
Closing Date
Apr 07, 1991
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1990
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1990
Previews
11
Performances
169
PlayOriginalBroadway
External Links
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Nov 11, 1990 - Apr 07, 1991)
Setting
Oxford in the 1950s.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by Elliot Martin, James M. Nederlander, Brian Eastman, Terry Allen Kramer and Roger L. Stevens; Produced by arrangement with Brian Eastman, The Plymouth Theatre Royal and Armada Productions Limited
Written by William Nicholson
Directed by Elijah Moshinsky
Scenic Design by Mark Thompson; Costume Design by Mark Thompson; Lighting Design by John Michael Deegan; Hair Design by David Lawrence
General Manager: Ralph Roseman
Production Stage Manager: Elliott Woodruff; Stage Manager: Wally Peterson
Casting: Marjorie Martin; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: LeDonne & Wilner; Photographer: Martha Swope
Jane Alexander
Joy Davidman
Nigel Hawthorne
C.S. Lewis
Michael Allinson
Major W.H. Lewis ( "Warnie")
Robin Chadwick
Rev. Harry Harrington
Edmund C. Davys
Alan Gregg
 
Doctor
Jonathan Gold
Douglas
Alternate
Mary Layne
Registrar
 
Nurse
Lance Robinson
Douglas
Alternate
Hugh A. Rose
Dr. Oakley
 
Waiter
 
Clerk
 
Priest
Paul Sparer
Christopher Riley
Standby: Michael Allinson (C.S. Lewis)
Understudies: Edmund C. Davys (Christopher Riley), Mary Layne (Joy Davidman), Hugh A. Rose (Alan Gregg, Doctor, Rev. Harry Harrington), Jennifer Sternberg (Nurse, Registrar) and Ian Sullivan (Major W.H. Lewis ( "Warnie"), Dr. Oakley, Waiter, Priest)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1991 Nominee
Written by William Nicholson
Produced by Elliot Martin , James M. Nederlander , Brian Eastman , Terry Allen Kramer and Roger L. Stevens

Best Actor in Play

1991 Winner
Nigel Hawthorne
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