PlayFarce ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 25, 1975
Closing Date
Feb 15, 1976
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1975
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1975
Previews
7
Performances
95
PlayFarce ComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Nov 25, 1975 - Feb 15, 1976)
Setting
A refined English seaside resort, in the Wicksteed's home, and occasionally at the end of the West Pier.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Produced by James M. Nederlander, Victor Lurie and Michael Codron
Written by Alan Bennett; Music arranged by Dorothea Freitag
Directed by Frank Dunlop; Musical Staging by Riggs O'Hara
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Wig Consultant: Paul Huntley
General Manager: Nelle Nugent; Company Manager: James Turner
Production Stage Manager: Frank Bayer; Stage Manager: Louis Pulvino
Musician: Dorothea Freitag, Judith Martin and Roberta Hankin; Music Contractor: Seymour Press
General Press Representative: Michael Alpert and Marilynn LeVine; Press Representative: Joshua Ellis; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
June Havoc
Mrs. Swabb
a cleaning lady
Celeste Holm
Lady Rumpers
a pillar of the Empire
Jean Marsh
Constance Wicksteed
the doctor's sister
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Wicksteed
the doctor's wife
Donald Sinden
Arthur Wicksteed
a general practitioner
Kristoffer Tabori
Dennis
the Wicksteeds' son
Constance Forslund
Felicity Rumpers
Lady Rumpers' daughter
Richard Gere
Mr. Shanks
a sales representative
Leo Leyden
Patient
Stephen D. Newman
Mr. Purdue
a sick man
Ian Trigger
Sir Percy Shorter
a leading light in the medical profession
Paxton Whitehead
Canon Throbbing
a celibate
Standby: Leo Leyden (Sir Percy Shorter)
Understudies: Tom Everett (Dennis, Mr. Shanks, Mr. Purdue), Stephen D. Newman (Arthur Wicksteed, Canon Throbbing), Holly Villaire (Constance Wicksteed, Felicity Rumpers) and Joyce Worsley (Mrs. Wicksteed, Mrs. Swabb, Lady Rumpers)

Martin Beck Theatre (Nov 25, 1975 - Feb 15, 1976)

Cast

Mark Baker
Dennis
the Wicksteeds' son
Tom Everett
Mr. Purdue
a sick man
Stephen D. Newman
Canon Throbbing
a celibate
Kristoffer Tabori
Canon Throbbing
a celibate
Paxton Whitehead
Arthur Wicksteed
a general practitioner
Joyce Worsley
Patient

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1976 Nominee
Donald Sinden

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1976 Winner
Rachel Roberts
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1976 Nominee
June Havoc
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