PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 07, 1980
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1981
1st Preview
Apr 29, 1980
1st Preview
Apr 29, 1980
Previews
10
Performances
278
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(May 07, 1980 - Jan 04, 1981)
Setting
Cross Roads, North Carolina. A prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. A very, very large American city. Late 1950s to the present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Elizabeth I. McCann, Nelle Nugent, Gerald S. Krone and Ray Larsen; Associate Producer: Tommy DeMaio
Originally produced by The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders)
Written by Samm-Art Williams
Directed by Douglas Turner Ward
Scenic Design by Felix E. Cochren; Costume Design by Alvin B. Perry; Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein
Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Stage Manager: Horacena J. Taylor; Stage Manager: Ron Nguvu
Costume Supervisor: Jeanne Button; Scenery Supervisor: Lynn Pecktal; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Photographer: Martha Swope; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.; Logo by Martha Swope; Press Representative: Becky Flora and Josh Ellis
Charles Brown
Cephus Miles
L. Scott Caldwell
Woman One
 
Pattie Mae Wells
Michele Shay
Woman Two
Understudies: Lorey Hayes (Woman One, Woman Two, Pattie Mae Wells) and Chuck Patterson (Cephus Miles)

Cort Theatre (May 07, 1980 - Jan 04, 1981)

Stage Manager: Sally J. Greenhut; Production Supervisor: Horacena J. Taylor; Production Stage Manager: Ron Nguvu

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1980 Nominee
Written by Samm-Art Williams
Produced by Elizabeth I. McCann , Nelle Nugent , Gerald S. Krone and Ray Larsen
 

Best Actor in Play

1980 Nominee
Charles Brown

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding New Play

1980 Nominee
Produced by Elizabeth I. McCann , Nelle Nugent , Gerald S. Krone and Ray Larsen
Written by Samm-Art Williams
 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1980 Nominee
Charles Brown
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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