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Top Girls   

 
Biltmore Theatre , (5/07/2008 - 6/29/2008)
First Preview:Apr 15, 2008 Total Previews:24
Opening Date:May 07, 2008   
Closing Date:Jun 29, 2008 Total Performances:63

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: The Top Girls Employment Agency in London in the early 1980s


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Theatre Owned / Operated by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer; Daniel Sullivan, Acting Artistic Director 2007-08 Season)
Originally produced by The Royal Court Theatre (First performed on August 28, 1982); Transferred to the The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (December 29, 1982)
Written by Caryl Churchill; Original music by Matthew Herbert
Directed by James Macdonald; Assistant Director: Gaye Taylor Upchurch
Scenic Design by Tom Pye; Costume Design by Laura Bauer; Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind; Sound Design by Darron L. West; Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Associate Scenic Design: Frank McCullough; Associate Costume Design: Bobby Tilley; Associate Lighting Design: Ben Krall; Associate Sound Design: Matthew Hubbs; Assistant Sound Design: Bray Poor
MTC General Manager: Florie Seery; Company Manager: Seth Shepsle
Production Manager: Kurt Gardner; Production Stage Manager: Martha Donaldson; Stage Manager: Amy McCraney; Associate Prod. Mgr: Philip Naudé
MTC Director of Casting: Nancy Piccione; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; MTC Director of Development: Jill Turner Lloyd; MTC Director of Marketing: Debra A. Waxman; MTC Assoc. Artistic Director/Production: Mandy Greenfield; Dialect Consultant: Elizabeth Smith; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Press Associate: Christine Olver
Cast
Mary Catherine Garrison Patient Griselda/Jeanine/Kit/Shona
Mary Beth Hurt Louise/Waitress
Elizabeth Marvel Marlene
Martha Plimpton Pope Joan/Angie
Marisa Tomei Isabella Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd
Jennifer Ikeda Lady Nijo/Win
Ana Reeder Dull Gret/Nell
Understudies: Tina Benko (Marlene, Pope Joan/Angie), Angela Lin (Lady Nijo/Win, Patient Griselda/Jeanine/Kit/Shona) and Anne Torsiglieri (Dull Gret/Nell, Isabella Bird/Joyce/Mrs. Kidd, Louise/Waitress)
2008 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Martha Plimpton [nominee]
2008 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
 Marisa Tomei [nominee]