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Lost in Yonkers   

 
Richard Rodgers Theatre , (2/21/1991 - 1/03/1993)
First Preview:Feb 12, 1991 Total Previews:11
Opening Date:Feb 21, 1991   
Closing Date:Jan 03, 1993 Total Performances:780

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: A two-bedroom apartment over Kurnitz's Kandy Store. Yonkers, NY. 1942.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg
Originally performed at the Stevens Center of the North Carolina School of the Arts
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Gene Saks
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Tom Morse; Assistant Scenic Design: Peter Eastman; Assistant Costume Design: Claudia Stephens and Mitchell Bloom; Assistant Lighting Design: Douglas Cox; Assistant Sound Design: Robert J. Rick
General Manager: Leonard Soloway; Company Manager: Brian Dunbar
Production Supervisor: Peter Lawrence; Stage Manager: Jim Woolley
Casting: Jay Binder; General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.
Cast
Mercedes Ruehl Bella
Kevin Spacey Louie
Irene Worth Grandma Kurnitz
Mark Blum Eddie
Danny Gerard Arty
Lauren Klein Gert
Jamie Marsh Jay
Standbys: Leslie Ayvazian (Gert), Irene Dailey (Grandma Kurnitz), Mike Damus (Arty) and David Neipris (Jay)
Understudies: David Chandler (Eddie, Louie), Didi Conn (Bella, Gert), Pauline Flanagan (Grandma Kurnitz), David Neipris (Jay) and Justin Strock (Arty)
1991 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Neil Simon; Produced by Emanuel Azenberg [winner]
1991 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
winnerMercedes Ruehl [winner]
1991 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
winnerKevin Spacey [winner]
1991 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
winnerIrene Worth [winner]
1991 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Gene Saks [nominee]
1991 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
winnerProduced by Emanuel Azenberg; Written by Neil Simon [winner]
1991 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
winnerMercedes Ruehl [winner]
1991 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
winnerKevin Spacey [winner]
1991 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
winnerIrene Worth [winner]
1991 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costumes
 Costume Design by Santo Loquasto [nominee]
1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerWritten by Neil Simon [winner]