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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 16, 1967
Closing Date
Oct 19, 1968
1st Preview
Oct 09, 1967
1st Preview
Oct 09, 1967
Previews
8
Performances
420
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 16, 1967
Close Date: Oct 19, 1968
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Setting
Within and around the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal National Theatre (Laurence Olivier, Director)
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Incidental music by
Marc Wilkinson
Directed by
Derek Goldby
; Associate Director:
Claude Chagrin
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Lighting Design by
Richard Pilbrow
; Tragedians Masks by
Randy Echols
; Production Sound:
Bob Maybaum
; Production Assistant to Mr. Heeley:
Andre St. Jean
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Richard Osorio
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
Andre St. Jean
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Handy
Musician:
Bruce Levine
,
Bernard Karl
,
Jack Knitzer
and
Don Arol
; Musical Supervisor:
Robert Mandell
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Robert Larkin
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
; Casting:
Michael Shurtleff
; Assistant to Mr. Merrick:
Helen Nickerson
; Production Associate:
Sylvia Schwartz
,
Lynn Middleton
and
Linda Patton
Paul Hecht
The Player
Brian Murray
Rosencrantz
John Wood
Guildenstern
Alexander Courtney
Soldier
Noel Craig
Hamlet
B.J. DeSimone
A Spy
Tragedian
Ralph Drischell
Polonius
Roger Hamilton
Claudius
Michael Holmes
Horatio
Carl Jacobs
Ambassador
Roger Kemp
The King
Tragedian, aka "The Player King"
Dino Laudicina
The Poisoner
Tragedian
Roy Lozano
A Spy
Tragedian
Patricia McAneny
Ophelia
Anne Meacham
Gertrude
Douglas Norwick
Alfred
Tragedian
Walter Beery
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Stephen Bernstein
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Gaetano Bongiovanni
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Margaret Braidwood
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Esther Buffler
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Elizabeth Eis
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Elizabeth Franz
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
William Grannell
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
John Handy
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Mary Hara
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Edward Marshall
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Ted Pezzulo
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Standby:
William Countryman
(The Player),
Jonathan Reynolds
(Rosencrantz) and
Garnett Smith
(Guildenstern)
Alvin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Company Manager:
Hugh McGauley
Stage Manager:
Charles Blackwell
Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Production Associate:
Juliet Taylor
Cast
Elizabeth Eis
Ophelia
Frank Georgianna
Soldier
Linda Kampley
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Mae Marmy
Gertrude
Standby:
Roger Kemp
(Rosencrantz)
Understudies:
Walter Beery
(The King),
Stephen Bernstein
(A Spy),
Gaetano Bongiovanni
(Alfred),
Margaret Braidwood
(Gertrude),
Elizabeth Eis
(Ophelia),
Frank Georgianna
(The Poisoner),
William Grannell
(Polonius),
Michael Holmes
(A Spy, Hamlet),
Linda Kampley
(Ophelia),
Edward Marshall
(A Spy) and
Ted Pezzulo
(Polonius)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1968 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Tom Stoppard
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1968 Nominee
Brian Murray
Paul Hecht
John Wood
Best Scenic Design
1968 Winner
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
Best Costume Design
1968 Winner
Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
Best Direction of a Play
1968 Nominee
Directed by
Derek Goldby
Best Producer of a Play
1968 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal National Theatre (Laurence Olivier, Director)
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Incidental music by
Marc Wilkinson
Directed by
Derek Goldby
; Associate Director:
Claude Chagrin
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Lighting Design by
Richard Pilbrow
; Tragedians Masks by
Randy Echols
; Production Sound:
Bob Maybaum
; Production Assistant to Mr. Heeley:
Andre St. Jean
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Richard Osorio
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
Andre St. Jean
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Handy
Musician:
Bruce Levine
,
Bernard Karl
,
Jack Knitzer
and
Don Arol
; Musical Supervisor:
Robert Mandell
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Robert Larkin
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
; Casting:
Michael Shurtleff
; Assistant to Mr. Merrick:
Helen Nickerson
; Production Associate:
Sylvia Schwartz
,
Lynn Middleton
and
Linda Patton
Paul Hecht
The Player
Brian Murray
Rosencrantz
John Wood
Guildenstern
Alexander Courtney
Soldier
Noel Craig
Hamlet
B.J. DeSimone
A Spy
Tragedian
Ralph Drischell
Polonius
Roger Hamilton
Claudius
Michael Holmes
Horatio
Carl Jacobs
Ambassador
Roger Kemp
The King
Tragedian, aka "The Player King"
Dino Laudicina
The Poisoner
Tragedian
Roy Lozano
A Spy
Tragedian
Patricia McAneny
Ophelia
Anne Meacham
Gertrude
Douglas Norwick
Alfred
Tragedian
Walter Beery
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Stephen Bernstein
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Gaetano Bongiovanni
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Margaret Braidwood
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Esther Buffler
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Elizabeth Eis
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Elizabeth Franz
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
William Grannell
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
John Handy
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Mary Hara
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Edward Marshall
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Ted Pezzulo
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Standby:
William Countryman
(The Player),
Jonathan Reynolds
(Rosencrantz) and
Garnett Smith
(Guildenstern)
Alvin Theatre
(Oct 16, 1967 - Jan 06, 1968)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Jan 08, 1968 - Oct 19, 1968)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Company Manager:
Hugh McGauley
Stage Manager:
Charles Blackwell
Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Production Associate:
Juliet Taylor
Cast
Elizabeth Eis
Ophelia
Frank Georgianna
Soldier
Linda Kampley
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Mae Marmy
Gertrude
Standby:
Roger Kemp
(Rosencrantz)
Understudies:
Walter Beery
(The King),
Stephen Bernstein
(A Spy),
Gaetano Bongiovanni
(Alfred),
Margaret Braidwood
(Gertrude),
Elizabeth Eis
(Ophelia),
Frank Georgianna
(The Poisoner),
William Grannell
(Polonius),
Michael Holmes
(A Spy, Hamlet),
Linda Kampley
(Ophelia),
Edward Marshall
(A Spy) and
Ted Pezzulo
(Polonius)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1968 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Tom Stoppard
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1968 Nominee
Brian Murray
Paul Hecht
John Wood
Best Scenic Design
1968 Winner
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
Best Costume Design
1968 Winner
Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
Best Direction of a Play
1968 Nominee
Directed by
Derek Goldby
Best Producer of a Play
1968 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
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