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They Knew What They Wanted   

 
This production played in repertory with A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
 
Playhouse Theatre , (1/27/1976 - 3/06/1976)
First Preview:Jan 16, 1976 Total Previews:7
Opening Date:Jan 27, 1976   
Closing Date:Mar 06, 1976 Total Performances:23

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts
Setting: Tony's farmhouse in the Napa Valley, California.


Production Staff
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder); Phoenix Theatre Executive Director: Marilyn S. Miller; Phoenix Theatre Producing Director: Daniel Freudenberger
Written by Sidney Howard
Directed by Stephen Porter
Scenic Design by James Tilton; Lighting Design by James Tilton; Costume Design by Albert Wolsky; Hair Design by J. Roy Helland
General Manager: Marilyn S. Miller
Production Manager: Robert Beard; Stage Manager: Jonathan Penzner and Peter De Nicola
Press Representative: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Casting: Bonnie Golub; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Van Williams
Cast
Barry Bostwick Joe
Leonardo Cimino Father McKee
Joel Colodner Giorgio
Clarence Felder Angelo
Calvin Jung Ah Gee
Ben Kapen The R.F.D.
Lois Nettleton Amy
Rex Robbins The Doctor
Louis Zorich Tony
Understudies: Linda Carlson (Amy), Joel Colodner (Joe), Pierre Epstein (Father McKee, The Doctor) and Clarence Felder (Tony)
1976 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Barry Bostwick [nominee]
1976 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Lois Nettleton [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Louis Zorich [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
 Lois Nettleton [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
 Directed by Stephen Porter [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Albert Wolsky [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 James Tilton [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by James Tilton [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival
 Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder) [nominee]