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The History Boys

Broadhurst Theatre, (4/23/2006 - 10/1/2006)
Preview:Apr 14, 2006 Total Previews:10
Opening:Apr 23, 2006   
Closing:Oct 1, 2006 Total Performances:185


Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: A grammar school in the north of England. The mid-1980's.





by opening date





Written by Alan Bennett; Music: Richard Sisson; U.K. Musical Director: Tom Attwood

Directed by Nicholas Hytner; Movement Director: Jack Murphy

Designer: Bob Crowley; Lighting Design by Mark Henderson; Sound Design by Colin Pink; Associate Lighting Design: Daniel Walker; Moving Light Programmer: Bobby Harrell

General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd.; Company Manager: Gregg Arst

Production Stage Manager: Michael J. Passaro; Technical Supervisor: David Benken; Stage Manager: Charlie Underhill; U.K. Associate Production Manager: Andy Ward

Video Direction by Ben Taylor

Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Marketing: HHC Marketing; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; U.K Casting: Toby Whale; U.S. Casting: Tara Rubin Casting; Photographer: Joan Marcus


Opening Night Cast

Samuel Anderson Crowther  
Joseph Attenborough Other Boy  
Tom Attwood Other Boy  
Samuel Barnett Posner  
Dominic Cooper Dakin  
James Corden Timms  
Frances de la Tour Mrs. Lintott (Apr 14, 2006-Jul 9, 2006) 
Rudi Dharmalingam Other Boy  
Sacha Dhawan Akthar  
Richard Griffiths Hector (Apr 14, 2006-Jul 16, 2006) 
Colin Haigh TV Director  
Andrew Knott Lockwood  
Pamela Merrick Make-up Lady  
Clive Merrison Headmaster (Apr 14, 2006-Jul 9, 2006) 
Stephen Campbell Moore Irwin  
Jamie Parker Scripps  
Russell Tovey Rudge  

Understudies: Joseph Attenborough (Lockwood, Rudge, Timms, TV Director), Tom Attwood (Crowther, Posner, Scripps), Rudi Dharmalingam (Akthar, Crowther, Dakin), Colin Haigh (Headmaster, Hector), Pamela Merrick (Mrs. Lintott).