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Abe Lincoln in Illinois   

 
Vivian Beaumont Theatre , (11/29/1993 - 1/02/1994)
First Preview:Nov 04, 1993 Total Previews:27
Opening Date:Nov 29, 1993   
Closing Date:Jan 02, 1994 Total Performances:40

Category: Play, Drama, Revival, Broadway
Setting: In and about New Salem, Illinois, in the 1830s. In and about Springfield, Illinois, 1840s - 1861.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by Robert E. Sherwood; Incidental music by Robert Waldman; Music orchestrated by Robert Waldman
Directed by Gerald Gutierrez; Dances by Gemze de Lappe
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons; Sound Design by Guy Sherman and Aural Fixation; Hair Design by Angela Gari; Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Make-Up Design by Edward Jackson
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Edward J. Nelson
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Michael Brunner; Stage Manager: Jane E. Neufeld; Assistant Stage Mgr: Alexis Shorter
Special Effects by Gregory Meeh
Casting: Meg Simon; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; Advertising: Russek Advertising
Cast
David Aaron Baker William Herndon
Allan Benjamin Ensemble
Nesbitt Blaisdell Ben Mattling
Ensemble
Melanie Boland Ensemble
Cameron Boyd Tad Lincoln
Scott Breitbart Ensemble
Ralph Buckley Trum Cogdal
Ensemble
Robert Burke Ensemble
Duane Butler Ensemble
Stacie Chaiken Ensemble
Kevin Chamberlin Feargus
Cavalry Captain
Ensemble
Marissa Chibas Ann Rutledge
Ensemble
Bill Corcoran Ensemble
Constance Crawford Ensemble
Richard DeDomenico Ensemble
Ralph Feliciello Ensemble
Bob Freschi Ensemble
Ralph Friar Ensemble
Jason Fuchs Ensemble
Bill Galarno Ensemble
Charles Geyer Bab
Kavanaugh
John Michael Gilbert Jasp
Jed
Ensemble
George Hall Mentor Graham
J. R. Horne Sturveson
Ensemble
David Huddleston Judge Bowling Green
Jeff Stuart Janus Ensemble
Robert Jiménez Ensemble
Robert Joy Joshua Speed
Spencer Leuenberger Ensemble
Joan MacIntosh Nancy Green
Ensemble
Lizbeth MacKay Mary Todd
Reese Madigan Phil
Ensemble
Charlotte Maier Aggie Gale
Ensemble
Peter Maloney Crimmin
Ensemble
David Manis Ensemble
Marilyn McDonald Ensemble
Ann McDonough Elizabeth Edwards
John Newton Barrick
Ensemble
P. J. Ochlan Robert Lincoln
Michelle O'Neill Ensemble
Brian Reddy Stephen A. Douglas
Bo Rucker Gobey
Ensemble
Carol Schultz Ensemble
Jeffrey Stern Jimmy Gale
Willie Lincoln
Barton Tinapp Jack Armstrong
Ensemble
Nell Wade Ensemble
Sam Waterston Abe Lincoln
Robert Westenberg Ninian Edwards
Tom Wiggin Seth Gale
Ensemble
Understudies: Cameron Boyd (Jimmy Gale, Willie Lincoln), Ralph Buckley (Barrick, Jed), Robert Burke (Joshua Speed, Kavanaugh, Ninian Edwards), Kevin Chamberlin (Sturveson), Bob Freschi (Bab, Crimmin, Feargus, Phil), Jason Fuchs (Tad Lincoln), Charles Geyer (Jack Armstrong, Seth Gale), John Michael Gilbert (William Herndon), J. R. Horne (Stephen A. Douglas, Trum Cogdal), Robert Jiménez (Gobey), Reese Madigan (Cavalry Captain, Jasp, Robert Lincoln), Charlotte Maier (Mary Todd), David Manis (Abe Lincoln), John Newton (Ben Mattling, Judge Bowling Green, Mentor Graham), Michelle O'Neill (Aggie Gale, Ann Rutledge) and Carol Schultz (Elizabeth Edwards, Nancy Green)
1994 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Play
 Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) [nominee]
1994 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Sam Waterston [nominee]
1994 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Gerald Gutierrez [nominee]
1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Play Revival
 Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) [nominee]
1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Sam Waterston [nominee]