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Othello   

 
Winter Garden Theatre , (2/03/1982 - 5/23/1982)
First Preview:Jan 29, 1982 Total Previews:6
Opening Date:Feb 03, 1982   
Closing Date:May 23, 1982 Total Performances:123

Category: Play, Drama, Tragedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: A Tragedy presented in Two Acts
Setting: Venice and Cyprus.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Barry & Fran Weissler; Produced in association with CBS Video Enterprises; Produced by arrangement with Don Gregory
Originally produced by The American Shakespeare Theatre (Richard Horner: General Mangement, Peter Coe: Artistic Director)
Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Stanley Silverman
Directed by Peter Coe
Scenic Design by David Chapman; Costume Design by Robert Fletcher; Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss; Hair Design by Patrik D. Moreton; Assistant to Mr. Weiss: Carol Rubinstein; Assistant to Mr. Fletcher: John Boyt and Bill Alvarez; Assistant to Mr. Chapman: Michael Miller, Mark Haack and John Rabolvsky
General Manager: NAMCO; Company Manager: James A. Gerald
Production Stage Manager: Thomas Kelly; Stage Manager: Dianne Trulock; Assistant Stage Mgr: Neil Einleger; Production Coordinator: Alecia A. Parker
Fights staged by B. H. Barry; Casting: Meg Simon and Fran Kumin; Fight Captain: Randy Kovitz; Assistant to the Director: Elliott Woodruff; Vocal and Interpretive Coach: Brendan Barry; General Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz; Press Representative: Patricia Krawitz and Robert W. Larkin; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates and Hy Jacobs; Photographer: Martha Swope
Cast
James Earl Jones Othello
Christopher Plummer Iago
Dianne Wiest Desdemona
Kim Bemis Herald
Soldier
Robert Burr Duke of Venice
Montano
Graeme Campbell Roderigo
Richard Dix Gratiano
Kelsey Grammer Cassio
Randy Kovitz Servant to Brabantio
Cypriot
Patricia Mauceri Bianca
Harry S. Murphy Gentleman of Cyprus
Senator
Officer
Ellen Newman Servant to Brabantio
Cypriot
Aideen O'Kelly Emilia
Robert Ousley Gentleman of Cyprus
Senator
Servant to Brabantio
Officer
David Sabin Brabantio
Raymond Skipp Lodovico
Bern Sundstedt Gentleman of Cyprus
Servant to Brabantio
Officer
Understudies: Kim Bemis (Gratiano, Lodovico), Robert Burr (Iago), Randy Kovitz (Gentleman of Cyprus, Montano), Harry S. Murphy (Brabantio), Ellen Newman (Desdemona, Emilia), Robert Ousley (Duke of Venice, Montano), Bern Sundstedt (Cassio, Herald, Roderigo, Soldier) and Mel Winkler (Othello)
1982 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Christopher Plummer [nominee]
1982 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical)
winnerProduced by Barry & Fran Weissler; Produced in association with CBS Video Enterprises [winner]
1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerChristopher Plummer [winner]
1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
 Aideen O'Kelly [nominee]
1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Robert Fletcher [nominee]