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Biloxi Blues   

 
Neil Simon Theatre , (3/28/1985 - 6/28/1986)
First Preview:Mar 19, 1985 Total Previews:12
Opening Date:Mar 28, 1985   
Closing Date:Jun 28, 1986 Total Performances:524

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi, 1943.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg; Produced in association with Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director)
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Gene Saks
Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Tom Morse
General Manager: Robert Kamlot; Company Manager: Leslie Butler; Consultant: Jose Véga
Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.; Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell and Henry Velez; Assistant Stage Mgr: Joyce O'Brien
Casting: Meg Simon and Fran Kumin; General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Photographer: Jay Thompson and Martha Swope; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Assistant to the Director: Bill Molloy
Cast
Matthew Broderick Eugene Morris Jerome
Randall Edwards Rowena
Barry Miller Arnold Epstein
Penelope Ann Miller Daisy Hannigan
Matt Mulhern Joseph Wykowski
Alan Ruck Don Carney
Bill Sadler Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey
Geoffrey Sharp James Hennesey
Brian Tarantina Roy Selridge
Standbys: Jim Fyfe (Don Carney, James Hennesey), Greg Germann (Arnold Epstein, Eugene Morris Jerome), Joan Goodfellow (Rowena), Woody Harrelson (Joseph Wykowski, Roy Selridge), Joyce O'Brien (Daisy Hannigan), Geoffrey Sharp (Eugene Morris Jerome) and Jamey Sheridan (Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey)
1985 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Neil Simon; Produced by Emanuel Azenberg; Produced in association with Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director) [winner]
1985 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
winnerBarry Miller [winner]
1985 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
winnerGene Saks [winner]
1985 Theatre World Award
winnerBarry Miller [winner]
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Produced by Emanuel Azenberg; Produced in association with Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director); Written by Neil Simon [nominee]
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
winnerBarry Miller [winner]
 Bill Sadler [nominee]
1985 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
 Directed by Gene Saks [nominee]