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The Octette Bridge Club   

 
Music Box Theatre , (3/05/1985 - 3/23/1985)
First Preview:Feb 26, 1985 Total Previews:8
Opening Date:Mar 05, 1985   
Closing Date:Mar 23, 1985 Total Performances:24

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: The living room of Ann (Mrs. John Conroy) in a Rhode Island town. October 1934 and 1944.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin and The Shubert Organization
Produced by Kenneth Waissman and Lou Kramer; Produced in association with MTM Enterprises, Inc.
Professional premiere at Actors Theatre of Louisville
Written by P. J. Barry
Directed by Tom Moore
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Carrie Robbins; Lighting Design by Roger Morgan; Sound Design by Bruce Cameron; Hair Design by Paul Huntley
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc. and Edward H. Davis; Company Manager: Hans Hortig
Production Stage Manager: Steve Beckler; Stage Manager: Lynne Guerra; Technical Supervisor: Jeremiah J. Harris
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; General Press Representative: Hunt / Pucci Associates; Dialect Coach: Tim Monich; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Belly dance consultant: Stephanie Karageorge; Photographer: Gerry Goodstein
Cast
Gisela Caldwell Betsy
Mrs. Daniel Bailey
Peggy Cass Lil
Mrs. Peter Carmody
Lois De Banzie Alice
Mrs. Walter Monahan
Elizabeth Franz Nora
Mrs. Lawrence Hiller
Bette Henritze Mary
Margaret Donavan
Elizabeth Huddle Ann
Mrs. John Conroy
Nancy Marchand Connie
Mrs. David Emerson
Anne Pitoniak Martha
Mrs. Michael McDermitt
Nick Kaledin
Broadway debut		 Robert Foster
the photographer
Understudies: William Fichtner (Robert Foster), Jen Jones (Connie, Lil, Martha, Mary) and Ruth Livingston (Alice, Ann, Mary, Nora)
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
 Anne Pitoniak [nominee]
 Nancy Marchand [nominee]
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Carrie Robbins [nominee]
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty [nominee]