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Children of a Lesser God   

 
Longacre Theatre , (3/30/1980 - 5/16/1982)
First Preview:Mar 22, 1980 Total Previews:9
Opening Date:Mar 30, 1980   
Closing Date:May 16, 1982 Total Performances:887

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante; Associate Producer: William P. Wingate and Kenneth Brecher
Originally produced by Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director)
Written by Mark Medoff
Directed by Gordon Davidson
Scenic Design by Thomas A. Walsh; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Musser: Curt Ostermann; Assistant to Ms. Potts: Kenneth M. Yount
General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Lilli Afan
Production Stage Manager: Mark Wright; Stage Manager: Jonathan Barlow Lee; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Kendall; Technical Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi
Press Representative: Bill Evans and Howard Atlee; Special Casting: T.N.I. Casting, Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Sign Language Consultant: Lou Fant; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Martha Swope; Assistant to the Producer: Leslie Butler; Press Associate: Bruce Cohen, Leslie Anderson and Jim Baldassare; Assistant to Mr. Davidson: April Webster
Cast
Phyllis Frelich Sarah Norman
John Rubinstein James Leeds
Scotty Bloch Mrs. Norman
William Frankfather Mr. Franklin
Julianne Gold Lydia
Lucy Martin Edna Klein
Lewis Merkin Orin Dennis
Understudies: Jill André (Edna Klein, Mrs. Norman), A. Linda Bove (Sarah Norman), Howard Brunner (Mr. Franklin), Nanci Jagielski (Lydia), Richard Kendall (Orin Dennis) and Robert Steinberg (James Leeds)
1980 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Mark Medoff; Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
winnerPerformer: John Rubinstein [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
winnerPhyllis Frelich [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Gordon Davidson [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
winnerProduced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante; Written by Mark Medoff [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerJohn Rubinstein [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
 Phyllis Frelich [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
 Directed by Gordon Davidson [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Tharon Musser [nominee]