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Two Shakespearean Actors   

 
Cort Theatre , (1/16/1992 - 2/09/1992)
First Preview:Dec 17, 1991 Total Previews:33
Opening Date:Jan 16, 1992   
Closing Date:Feb 09, 1992 Total Performances:29

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: Between May 3 and May 10, 1849. Various locations in New York City, including the stages and backstages of the Broadway Theatre and the Astor Place Opera House.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
First produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Written by Richard Nelson; Incidental music by Bob James; Music orchestrated by Bob James
Directed by Jack O'Brien
Scenic Design by David Jenkins; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Jeff Ladman; Projection Design by Greg Meeh
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Deborah Clelland
Special Effects by Greg Meeh
Poster Art by James McMullan; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Fight direction by Steve Rankin; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; Casting: Risa Bramon and Billy Hopkins; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Dialect Coach: Tim Monich
Dedicated to the memory of Joseph Papp
Cast
Tom Aldredge Washington Irving
writer and amateur actor
Brian Bedford Williams Charles Macready
Astor Place (Macbeth), English
Ben Bodé Peter Arnold
Astor Place (Malcolm)
Alan Brasington Charles Clark
Astor Place (Macduff)
Michael Butler George Bradshaw
Astor Place (Banquo)
Jeffrey Allan Chandler Scott
Broadway Theatre (who normally plays Macduff but is injured)
Richard Clarke Mr. Blakely
Broadway Theatre (Duncan; Errington)
Frances Conroy Catherine Forrest
wife of Edwin, English
Hope Davis Miss Anne Holland
Broadway Theatre (3rd Witch; Nahmeokee)
Mitchell Edmonds Mr. Chippindale
Astor Place (2nd Witch)
Katie Finneran Miss Wemyss
an aspiring actress, daughter of Frederick Wemyss
Victor Garber Edwin Forrest
Broadway Theatre (Macbeth; Metamora)
Laura Innes Agnes Robertson
actress and Boucicault's wife, English/Scottish
Željko Ivanek John Ryder
Broadway Theatre (fills in as Macduff), English & companion of Macready
Judy Kuhn Miss Helen Burton
Broadway Theatre (2nd Witch; Goodenough)
Tom Lacy Tilton
Broadway Theatre (Porter; Church)
David Andrew Macdonald Robert Jones
Broadway Theatre (Banquo, Malcolm; Anrawandah)
Ensemble
Tim MacDonald James Bridges
Astor Place (Young Siward, 3rd Witch, Ross)
Katie MacNichol Ensemble
Bill Moor Frederick Wemyss
Astor Place (Siward, Old Man)
James Murtaugh John Sefton
Astor Place (1st Witch, Donalbain)
Susan Pellegrino Ensemble
Le Clanché du Rand Mrs. Pope
Astor Place (Lady Macbeth)
Thomas Schall Ensemble
Eric Stoltz Dion Boucicault
playwright and actor, English/Irish
Jennifer Van Dyck Miss Jane Bass
Broadway Theatre (1st Witch)
Graham Winton Thomas Fisher
Broadway Theatre (Young Siward; Kaweshine)
Understudies: Ben Bodé (James Bridges), Alan Brasington (John Ryder), Michael Butler (Edwin Forrest), Jeffrey Allan Chandler (Williams Charles Macready), Richard Clarke (Frederick Wemyss, Washington Irving), Hope Davis (Miss Jane Bass), Mitchell Edmonds (Mr. Blakely, Tilton), David Andrew Macdonald (Peter Arnold, Thomas Fisher), Katie MacNichol (Miss Anne Holland, Miss Helen Burton, Miss Wemyss), James Murtaugh (Scott), Susan Pellegrino (Agnes Robertson, Catherine Forrest, Mrs. Pope), Thomas Schall (Charles Clark, George Bradshaw, John Sefton, Mr. Chippindale, Robert Jones) and Graham Winton (Dion Boucicault)
1992 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Richard Nelson; Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer) [nominee]
1992 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Brian Bedford [nominee]
1992 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Željko Ivanek [nominee]
1992 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 Jane Greenwood [nominee]
1992 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Jack O'Brien [nominee]
1992 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerBrian Bedford [winner]
1992 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Željko Ivanek [nominee]