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Opening Date
Jun 15, 1995
Closing Date
Jul 16, 1995
1st Preview
May 18, 1995
1st Preview
May 18, 1995
Previews
28
Performances
37
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Jun 15, 1995 - Jul 16, 1995)
Setting
An isolated Latin American town in the past and present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer); Produced by arrangement with INTAR Hispanic American Arts Center
Conceived by Graciela Daniele; Based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez; Book adapted by Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis; Music by Bob Telson; Additional material by Michael John LaChiusa; Musical Director: Steve Sandberg; Dance arrangements by Steve Sandberg; Music arranged by Bob Telson
Directed by Graciela Daniele; Choreographed by Graciela Daniele; Associate Choreographer: Willie Rosario
Scenic Design by Christopher Barreca; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Beverly Emmons; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Associate Scenic Design: Zhanna Gurvich; Assistant Scenic Design: Kis Knekt and Trui Malten; Assistant Costume Design: Veronica Worts; Assistant Lighting Design: David Lander; Assistant Sound Design: Jason Kruegar
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Florie Seery
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Leslie Loeb; Stage Manager: Valerie Lau-Kee and Robert Castro
Conducted by Steve Sandberg; Piano/Synthesizer: Steve Sandberg; Bass (Acoustic/Electric): Gary Haase; Guitar: Dominic Kanza; Trombone: Dan Reagan; Accordion: Yury Lemeshev; Percussion: Roger Squitero and Cyro Baptista; Drums: Leroy Clouden; Synthesizer Programmer: Alex B. Wurman; Musical Coordinator: Seymour 'Red' Press; Music Preparation: Emily Grishman; Piano by Steinway & Sons
LCT Casting Director: Daniel Swee; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Musical Theater: Ira Weitzman; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Vocal/Dialect Coach: Deborah Hecht
Yolande Bavan
Placida
Santiago's mother
René M. Ceballos
Margot
a novice
Ivonne Coll
Pura Vicario
Angela's mother
George de la Peña
Santiago Nasar
Denise Faye
Maria
Norberto Kerner
Xius
a widower
Nelson Roberto Landrieu
Colonel Aponte
Lisa Leguillou
Flora
Santiago's fiancee
Monica McSwain
Divina
Victoria's daughter
Gregory Mitchell
Pedro Vicario
Angela's brother
Julio Monge
Cristo
Santiago's friend
Lazaro Perez
Faustino
a butcher
Luis Perez
Pablo Vicario
Angela's brother
Tonya Pinkins
Clotilde
the bodega keeper
Alexandre Proia
Bayardo San Roman
Saundra Santiago
Angela Vicario
Myra Lucretia Taylor
Victoria
the cook
Jaime Tirelli
Father Amador
Understudies: René M. Ceballos (Pura Vicario), Marina Chapa (Placida, Divina, Angela Vicario, Flora), Edouard DeSoto (Faustino, Xius, Colonel Aponte, Father Amador), Marianne Filali (Divina, Flora, Margot), Edgard Gallardo (Santiago Nasar, Cristo, Pablo Vicario, Pedro Vicario, Bayardo San Roman, Colonel Aponte), Colton Green (Cristo, Bayardo San Roman, Pablo Vicario, Pedro Vicario, Faustino, Xius), Nelson Roberto Landrieu (Father Amador), Julio Monge (Santiago Nasar), Susan Pilar (Placida, Victoria, Angela Vicario, Clotilde) and Eyan Williams (Victoria, Pura Vicario, Clotilde, Margot, Maria)

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1996 Nominee
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by arrangement with INTAR Hispanic American Arts Center
 

Best Book of a Musical

1996 Nominee
Book adapted by Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis
Additional text by Michael John LaChiusa
 

Best Choreography

1996 Nominee
Choreographed by Graciela Daniele

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

1996 Nominee
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by arrangement with INTAR Hispanic American Arts Center
 

Outstanding Book

1996 Nominee
Book adapted by Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis
 

Outstanding Choreography

1996 Nominee
Choreographed by Graciela Daniele
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1996 Nominee
Directed by Graciela Daniele
 

Outstanding Music

1996 Nominee
Music by Bob Telson
Additional text by Michael John LaChiusa
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

1996 Nominee
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Beverly Emmons
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