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Butterflies Are Free   

 
Booth Theatre , (10/21/1969 - 7/02/1972)
First Preview: Total Previews:12
Opening Date:Oct 21, 1969   
Closing Date:Jul 02, 1972 Total Performances:1128

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Don Baker's apartment on East 11th Street in New York.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Arthur Whitelaw, Max J. Brown and Byron Goldman; Associate Producer: Ruth Bailey
Written by Leonard Gershe; The song "Butterflies Are Free" by Steve Schwartz
Directed by Milton Katselas
Scenic Design by Richard Seger; Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Hair Design by Joe Tubens
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss; Company Manager: David Wyler
Production Stage Manager: Elizabeth Caldwell; Assistant Stage Mgr: Preston Fischer
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Press Representative: Cheryl Sue Dolby; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Cast
Keir Dullea Don Baker
Eileen Heckart Mrs. Baker
Blythe Danner Jill Tanner
Michael Glaser Ralph Austin
Understudies: Pamela Kingsley (Jill Tanner), Jan Miner (Mrs. Baker) and Kipp Osborne (Don Baker, Ralph Austin)
1971 Theatre World Award
winnerKipp Osborne [winner]
1970 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
winnerBlythe Danner [winner]
 Eileen Heckart [nominee]
1970 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Milton Katselas [nominee]