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Borstal Boy   

 
Lyceum Theatre , (3/31/1970 - 8/01/1970)
First Preview: Total Previews:8
Opening Date:Mar 31, 1970   
Closing Date:Aug 01, 1970 Total Performances:143

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: Liverpool; Dublin; aboard a ship in Hollesley Bay. 1939.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Michael McAloney and Burton C. Kaiser; Produced in association with The Abbey Theatre of Dublin; Associate Producer: Joyce Sloane
Based on a book by Brendan Behan; Adapted for the stage by Frank McMahon
Directed by Tomas MacAnna
Production Design by Tomas MacAnna; Scenic Supervision: Neil Peter Jampolis; Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis; Costume Supervision: Robert Fletcher; Prod. Assistant to Mr. Jamopolis: Judith Binus
General Manager: Richard Horner; Company Manager: Al Jones
Production Stage Manager: William Ross; Stage Manager: Bernard Pollock and William G. Johnson
General Press Representative: Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Stanley F. Kamkinsky; Assistant to the Producer: Roslyn Dickens; Advertising: Ingram Ash and Blaine-Thompson; Original portrait of Brendan Behan used in the production and all cover and poster art by LeRoy Neiman
Cast
Frank Grimes Young Behan
Bruce Heighley Charlie Millwall
Niall Toibin Brendan Behan
Francis Bethencourt Mr. Whitbread
First Warder
Mairin D. O'Sullivan Mrs. Gildea
Norman Allen Hartigan
Prisoner at Walton
Harty
a Borstal Boy
Don Billett I.R.A. Man
Smith
Prisoner at Walton
Jock
a Borstal Boy
Amy Burk Warder's Wife
Michael Cahill I.R.A. Man
Chewlips
a Borstal Boy
George Connolly Ken Jones
a Borstal Boy
Phyllis Craig Liverpool landlady
Marilyn Crawley Ensemble
Roslyn Dickens Ensemble
Brendan Fay I.R.A. Man
Library Warder
Voice of the Judge
Emigration Official
Liam Gannon I.R.A. Man
Callan
Prisoner at Walton
Rivers
a Borstal Boy
Peter Hock Ensemble
Terry Lomax Brownie
Prisoner at Walton
Shaggy
a Borstal Boy
John MacKay The Inspector
Prison Governor
Patricia McAneny Sheila
Kenneth McMillan Tubby
Prisoner at Walton
Minister
Cook
Drout Miller James
Prisoner at Walton
Joe
a Borstal Boy
Don Perkins Italian Priest
Arthur Roberts Mr. Holmes
Second Warder
Welsh Warder
Dean Santoro Detective Vereker
Cragg
a Borstal Boy
Stephen Scott Prison Chaplain
Governor of Borstal
Tom Signorelli Ensemble
Joseph Warren The Sergeant
Warder O'Shea
James Woods Dale
Prisoner at Walton
Tom Meadows
a Borstal Boy
Richard Yanko Ensemble
Richard Yesso Ensemble
Understudies: Norman Allen (Charlie Millwall), Amy Burk (Girl in court, Sheila), George Connolly (Young Behan), Marilyn Crawley (Liverpool landlady, Mrs. Gildea), Roslyn Dickens (Warder's Wife), Brendan Fay (Brendan Behan, Cook), Peter Hock (Italian Priest, Jock, Joe, Ken Jones), John MacKay (Emigration Official, Governor of Borstal, Warder O'Shea), Kenneth McMillan (Library Warder, Prison Chaplain), Drout Miller (I.R.A. Man), Don Perkins (Prison Governor, Tubby), Dean Santoro (Dale, Voice of the Judge), Stephen Scott (The Inspector, The Sergeant), Tom Signorelli (Brownie, Harty, James, Shaggy), James Woods (Callan), Richard Yanko (Detective Vereker, Mr. Holmes, Rivers, Welsh Warder) and Richard Yesso (Chewlips, Cragg, Tom Meadows)
1970 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerAdapted for the stage by Frank McMahon; Produced by Michael McAloney and Burton C. Kaiser [winner]
1970 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Frank Grimes [nominee]
1970 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Tomas MacAnna [nominee]
1970 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance
winnerPerformer: Niall Toibin and Frank Grimes [winner]