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Arsenic and Old Lace   

 
46th Street Theatre , (6/26/1986 - 1/03/1987)
First Preview:Jun 19, 1986 Total Previews:7
Opening Date:Jun 26, 1986   
Closing Date:Jan 03, 1987 Total Performances:221

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Setting: The living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn. September, 1941.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Elliot Martin, Act III Productions (Norman Lear, Founder), James M. Nederlander and Burton Kaiser; Associate Producer: Marjorie Martin
Original N.Y. Production by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; Originally presented at the Great Lakes Theater Festival (Gerald Freedman, Artistic Director)
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Brian Murray
Scenic Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg; Costume Design by Jeanne Button; Lighting Design by Pat Collins; Hair Design by Paul Huntley
General Manager: Ralph Roseman; Company Manager: Mitchell Brower
Production Stage Manager: Elliott Woodruff; Stage Manager: Wally Peterson
Casting: Marjorie Martin; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Photographer: Martha Swope and Associates
Cast
William Hickey Dr. Einstein
Polly Holliday Martha Brewster
Tony Roberts Mortimer Brewster
Jean Stapleton Abby Brewster
Abe Vigoda Jonathan Brewster
Gwyllum Evans The Rev. Dr. Harper
Andrew Gorman Officer Brophy
J. J. Johnston Officer Klein
Mary Layne Elaine Harper
Kevin McClarnon Officer O'Hara
MichaelJohn McGann Teddy Brewster
William Preston Mr. Gibbs
Phillip Pruneau Mr. Witherspoon
Barry Snider Lieutenant Rooney
Understudies: Virginia Downing (Abby Brewster, Martha Brewster), Andrew Gorman (Officer O'Hara), J. J. Johnston (Jonathan Brewster), John Leighton (Lieutenant Rooney, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Witherspoon, The Rev. Dr. Harper), Phillip Pruneau (Dr. Einstein) and Karen Trott (Elaine Harper)