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Lyceum Theatre , (4/10/1980 - 8/16/1981)
First Preview:Mar 27, 1980 Total Previews:16
Opening Date:Apr 10, 1980   
Closing Date:Aug 16, 1981 Total Performances:564

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Setting: Two backyards in a small midwestern town. 1938.


Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent and Ray Larsen
Written by Paul Osborn
Directed by Vivian Matalon
Scenic Design by William Ritman; Costume Design by Linda Fisher; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.
General Manager: Barbara Darwall
Production Stage Manager: Marnel Sumner; Stage Manager: Ellen Raphael
General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.; Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Poster Design by Gilbert Lesser
Cast
Nancy Marchand Ida Bolton
Maureen O'Sullivan Esther Crampton
Elizabeth Wilson Aaronetta Gibbs
Teresa Wright Cora Swanson
Maurice Copeland Theodore Swanson
Lois De Banzie Myrtle Brown
Richard Hamilton Carl Bolton
Gary Merrill David Crampton
David Rounds Homer Bolton
Understudies: Jonathan Farwell (Carl Bolton, David Crampton, Theodore Swanson), Martha Miller (Myrtle Brown), Harriet Rogers (Aaronetta Gibbs, Cora Swanson, Esther Crampton, Ida Bolton) and Daniel Ziske (Homer Bolton)
1980 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
winnerDavid Rounds [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Lois De Banzie [nominee]
1980 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
winnerVivian Matalon [winner]
1980 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical)
winnerProduced by Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent and Ray Larsen [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
winnerDavid Rounds [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
winnerLois De Banzie [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
winnerDirected by Vivian Matalon [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Linda Fisher [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Richard Nelson [nominee]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance
winnerPerformer: Nancy Marchand, Maureen O'Sullivan, Elizabeth Wilson and Teresa Wright [winner]
1980 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by William Ritman [nominee]