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Dracula   

 
Martin Beck Theatre , (10/20/1977 - 1/06/1980)
First Preview:Oct 13, 1977 Total Previews:5
Opening Date:Oct 20, 1977   
Closing Date:Jan 06, 1980 Total Performances:925

Category: Play, Drama, Revival, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts


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Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President), Elizabeth Ireland McCann, John Wulp, Victor Lurie, Nelle Nugent and Max Weitzenhoffer
Originally Conceived and Produced for the Nantucket Stage Company by John Wulp
Dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston; Based on the world famous novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Directed by Dennis Rosa
Scenic Design by Edward Gorey; Costume Design by Edward Gorey; Lighting Design by Roger Morgan; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.; Men's Hair Styles by Tommy DeMaio; Make-up Consultant: Robert O'Bradovich
Company Manager: Susan Gustafson; Management Assistant: Veronica Claypool and Victoria Heslin
Production Supervisor: Ben Janney; Production Stage Manager: Charles Kindl; Stage Manager: Bill Dodds; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tandy Cronyn
Production Propertyman: Barry-Robert Molitch; Bat Handler: Kim Herbert; Special Effects by Chic Silber; Additional Effects by Peter Kunz
Scenery Supervised by Lynn Pecktal; Costumes Supervised by John David Ridge; General Press Representative: Solters & Roskin, Inc.; Casting: Terry Fay; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Martha Swope; Playbill Cover illustration by Edward Gorey
Cast
Frank Langella Count Dracula
Alan Coates Jonathan Harker
Jerome Dempsey Abraham Van Helsing
Dillon Evans Dr. Seward
Baxter Harris Butterworth
Richard Kavanaugh R. M. Renfield
Gretchen Oehler Miss Wells
a maid
Ann Sachs Lucy Seward
Understudies: Louis Beachner (Abraham Van Helsing, Butterworth, Dr. Seward, R. M. Renfield), Baxter Harris (Count Dracula), Charles Kindl (Abraham Van Helsing, Dr. Seward, R. M. Renfield) and Malcolm Stewart (Butterworth, Jonathan Harker)
1978 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Frank Langella [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 Edward Gorey [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
winnerEdward Gorey [winner]
1978 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Dennis Rosa [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Most Innovative Production of a Revival
winnerProduced by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President), Elizabeth Ireland McCann, John Wulp, Victor Lurie, Nelle Nugent and Max Weitzenhoffer [winner]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Frank Langella [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Jerome Dempsey [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Edward Gorey [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Roger Morgan [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by Edward Gorey [nominee]