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The Gingerbread Lady   

 
Plymouth Theatre , (12/13/1970 - 5/29/1971)
First Preview:Dec 03, 1970 Total Previews:12
Opening Date:Dec 13, 1970   
Closing Date:May 29, 1971 Total Performances:193

Category: Play, Comedy, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: A brownstone apartment in the West Seventies. The present.


Production Staff
Produced by Arnold Saint-Subber, Nancy Enterprises, Inc. and Footlight Productions, Inc.
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Robert Moore
Scenic Design by David Hays; Costume Design by Frank Thompson; Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein; Hairstyling by Phyllis Sagnelli; Assistant to Mr. Hays: Marsha L. Eck; Assistant to Mr. Thompson: Connie Wexler; Assistant to Mr. Aronstein: Lawrence Metzler
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Company Manager: James Turner
Stage Manager: George Rondo; Production Stage Manager: Tom Porter
Press Representative: Cheryl Sue Dolby, Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press secretary Edie Kean; Casting: Linda Otto; Advertising: Ingram Ash
Cast
Maureen Stapleton Evy Meara
Michael Lombard Jimmy Perry
Charles Siebert Lou Tanner
Betsy von Furstenberg Toby Landau
Alex Colon Manuel
Ayn Ruymen Polly Meara
Standbys: Don Billett (Lou Tanner), Jan Farrand (Evy Meara, Toby Landau), Kenneth Kimmins (Jimmy Perry), Hector Troy (Manuel) and Eda Zahl (Polly Meara)
1971 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
winnerMaureen Stapleton [winner]
1971 Theatre World Award
winnerAyn Ruymen [winner]
1971 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance
winnerPerformer: Maureen Stapleton [winner]