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The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel   

 
Longacre Theatre , (4/24/1977 - 9/03/1977)
First Preview:Apr 15, 1977 Total Previews:11
Opening Date:Apr 24, 1977   
Closing Date:Sep 03, 1977 Total Performances:117

Category: Play, Revival, Broadway
Setting: The United States Army. 1965-1967.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Moe Septee and Carmen F. Zollo
Originally produced by The Theatre Company of Boston and The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by David Rabe
Directed by David Wheeler
Scenic Design by Robert Mitchell; Costume Design by Domingo Rodriguez; Lighting Design by David F. Segal; Special Consultant for Music and Sound: Peter Judd
General Manager: Laurel Ann Wilson
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Horrigan; Stage Manager: Barbara Dilker; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company; Press Representative: Judy Jacksina and Barbara Glenn; Special Drill Advisor: Billy Jackson; Poster Design by Gilbert Lesser
Cast
Al Pacino Pavlo Hummel
John Aquino Hendrix
Squad
Don Blakely Jones
Gary Bolling Burns
Squad
Private Grennel
Sully Boyar Sergeant Wall
Larry Bryggman Kress
Squad
Tisa Chang Yen
Second Viet Cong
Rebecca Darke Mrs. Hummel
Michael Dinelli Ryan
Squad
Joe Fields First Sergeant Tower
Paul Guilfoyle Hinkle
Squad
Lance Henriksen Pierce
Squad
Ron Hunter Mickey
Gustave Johnson Ardell
Jack Kehoe Corporal Jackson
Damien Leake Parham
Squad
Richard Lynch Sergeant Brisbey
Andrea Masters Sorrentino
Kevin Maung Gomez
Squad
Vietnamese Boy
First Viet Cong
Anne Miyamoto Mamasan
Vietnamese Farmer
Brad Sullivan Captain Saunders
Captain Miller
Lieutenant Smith
Max Wright Parker
Squad
Understudies: John Aquino (Kress), Don Blakely (First Sergeant Tower), Gary Bolling (Jones), Tisa Chang (First Viet Cong, Sorrentino), Michael Dinelli (Pierce), Paul Guilfoyle (Ryan), Ron Hunter (Corporal Jackson), Ronald Hunter (Hendrix), Damien Leake (Ardell, Burns), Andrea Masters (Mrs. Hummel), Kevin Maung (Hendrix, Hinkle) and Anne Miyamoto (Second Viet Cong, Yen)
1977 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
winnerPerformer: Al Pacino [winner]
1977 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Joe Fields [nominee]
1977 Theatre World Award
winnerJoe Fields [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerAl Pacino [winner]
1971 Drama Desk Award Most Promising Playwright
winnerWritten by David Rabe [winner]