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Brighton Beach Memoirs

Alvin Theatre, (3/27/1983 - 2/24/1985)
46th Street Theatre, (2/26/1985 - 5/11/1986)
Preview:Mar 22, 1983 Total Previews:7
Opening:Mar 27, 1983   
Closing:May 11, 1986 Total Performances:1299


Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York. September, 1937.
Comments: The Alvin Theatre was renamed the Neil Simon on Wed., June 23, 1983.






by opening date


Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander


Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Gene Saks

Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Consultant: Bill Hennigh; Assistant to Mr. Mitchell: Steve Saklad; Assistant to Ms. Zipprodt: Richard Hornung; Assistant to Ms. Musser: Kirk Bookman

General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Maria Anderson; Assistant Co. Mgr: Jane Robinson

Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.; Stage Manager: Martin Herzer and Barbara-Mae Phillips

General Press Representative: Bill Evans; Press Associate: Sandra Manley; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi and Mark Schoenfeld; Photographer: Jay Thompson Visuals; New York Casting: Marilyn Szatmary and Jane E. Cooper; California Casting: Hank McCann; Literary Manager: Ginger Montel; Management Assistant: Karen Azenberg, Cathy Wilson, Dan Gilroy and Edson Scudder; Assistant to the Producer: Leslie Butler; Assistant to the Director: Jane E. Cooper


Opening Night Cast

Matthew Broderick Eugene Jerome  
Elizabeth Franz Kate Jerome  
Peter Michael Goetz Jack Jerome  
Mandy Ingber
Broadway debut 
Laurie Morton  
Željko Ivanek Stanley Jerome  
Jodi Thelen Nora Morton  
Joyce Van Patten Blanche Morton  

Standbys: J. Patrick Breen (Stanley Jerome), Timothy Busfield (Eugene Jerome, Stanley Jerome), Stefan Gierasch (Jack Jerome), Donna Haley (Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome), Robin Morse (Nora Morton), Pamela Segall (Laurie Morton).