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Fifth of July   

 
New Apollo Theatre , (11/05/1980 - 1/24/1982)
First Preview:Oct 28, 1980 Total Previews:9
Opening Date:Nov 05, 1980   
Closing Date:Jan 24, 1982 Total Performances:511

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The Talley Place, a farm near Lebanon, Missouri. Early evening, Independence Day, 1977, and the following morning.
Comments: Transferred from Off-Broadway


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Midtown Theatre Corporation
Produced by Jerry Arrow, Robert Lussier and Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. (Claire Nichtern: President)
Originally presented at The Circle Repertory Company
Written by Lanford Wilson; Song, "Your Loving Eyes," by Jonathan Hogan
Directed by Marshall W. Mason
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Laura Crow; Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy; Sound Design by Chuck London; Assistant to Mr. Beatty: Ron Placzek; Assistant to Mr. Parichy: Stephen Ross; Personal Asst. to Ms. Crow: Fran Rosenthal; Assistant to Ms. Crow: JuliAnne De Chaine; Assistant to Mr. London: Rick Santiago
General Manager: Belbrook Management; Company Manager: Thomas Shovestull
Production Stage Manager: Fred Reinglas; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jody Boese; Technical Consultant: Michael Sulsona
General Press Representative: Max Eisen and Barbara Glenn; Press Associate: Lenny Traube; Advertising: Great Scott Advertising; Photographer: Martha Swope and Albert Bray; Assistant to Mr. Mason: Bruce McCarty; Production Assistant: Liz Rothberg; Press Representative: Francine L. Trevens
Cast
Christopher Reeve Kenneth Talley, Jr.
Mary Carver Sally Friedman
Jeff Daniels Jed Jenkins
Jonathan Hogan John Landis
Swoosie Kurtz Gwen Landis
Joyce Reehling June Talley
Danton Stone Weston Hurley
Amy Wright Shirley Talley
Understudies: Tanya Berezin (Gwen Landis, June Talley), Jane Fleiss (Shirley Talley), Lindsey Ginter (John Landis, Weston Hurley), Edith Larkin (Sally Friedman) and Timothy Shelton (Jed Jenkins, Kenneth Talley, Jr.)
1981 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Lanford Wilson; Produced by Jerry Arrow, Robert Lussier and Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. (Claire Nichtern: President) [nominee]
1981 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
winnerSwoosie Kurtz [winner]
1981 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 John Lee Beatty [nominee]
1981 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Dennis Parichy [nominee]
1981 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Marshall W. Mason [nominee]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Produced by Jerry Arrow, Robert Lussier and Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. (Claire Nichtern: President); Written by Lanford Wilson [nominee]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Jeff Daniels [nominee]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
winnerSwoosie Kurtz [winner]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Dennis Parichy [nominee]
1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
winnerScenic Design by John Lee Beatty [winner]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Originally presented at The Circle Repertory Company; Written by Lanford Wilson [nominee]