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Talley's Folly   

 
Brooks Atkinson Theatre , (2/20/1980 - 11/18/1980)
First Preview:Feb 07, 1980 Total Previews:6
Opening Date:Feb 20, 1980   
Closing Date:Nov 18, 1980 Total Performances:286

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: July 1944. An old boathouse on the Talley place, a farm near Lebanon, Mo.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Nancy Cooperstein, Porter Van Zandt and Marc Howard
Originally produced by The Circle Repertory Company; Subsequently produced in rep w/ "Fifty of July" in Aug. 1979 at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director)
Written by Lanford Wilson
Directed by Marshall W. Mason; Assistant Director: John Bard Manulis
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser; Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy; Sound Design by Chuck London
General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: Mark Andrews
Production Stage Manager: Fred Reinglas; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Weeks; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Press Representative: Bill Miller, Warren Knowlton, Robert Ganshaw, Helen Stern, Joseph M. Santi, Bryant Montiro and Ted Killmer
Cast
Trish Hawkins Sally Talley
Judd Hirsch Matt Friedman
Standbys: Jordan Charney (Matt Friedman), Michael Fischetti (Matt Friedman) and Mary Hamill (Sally Talley)
1980 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Lanford Wilson; Produced by Nancy Cooperstein, Porter Van Zandt and Marc Howard [nominee]
1980 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Judd Hirsch [nominee]
1980 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
winnerJohn Lee Beatty [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Dennis Parichy [nominee]
1980 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Marshall W. Mason [nominee]
1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerWritten by Lanford Wilson [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Produced by Nancy Cooperstein, Porter Van Zandt and Marc Howard; Written by Lanford Wilson [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Judd Hirsch [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
 Directed by Marshall W. Mason [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerDennis Parichy [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
winnerScenic Design by John Lee Beatty [winner]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Originally produced by The Circle Repertory Company; Written by Lanford Wilson [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Judd Hirsch [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
winnerScenic Design by John Lee Beatty [winner]