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The Royal Family   

 
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre , (10/08/2009 - 12/13/2009)
First Preview:Sep 15, 2009 Total Previews:26
Opening Date:Oct 08, 2009   
Closing Date:Dec 13, 2009 Total Performances:77

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: A play in three acts
Setting: The duplex apartment of the Cavendishes, in the East Fifties, New York, 1927.


Production Staff [Collapse]
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)
Written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber; Original Music by Maury Yeston
Directed by Doug Hughes; Assistant Director: David Hilder
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Catherine Zuber; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design by Daron L. West; Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Rosemary Harris's wig: Paul Huntley; Assistant Scenic Design: Yoshinori Tanokura; Assistant Costume Design: Brian Hemesath, Nikki Moody and David Newell; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Spivey; Assistant Lighting Design: Alex Fogel; Assistant Sound Design: Matthew Hubbs
MTC General Manager: Florie Seery; Company Manager: Seth Shepsle
Production Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; Production Manager: Kurt Gardner; Stage Manager: Elizabeth Moloney
Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; General Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Casting: David Caparelliotis; Animals: William Berloni; MTC Associate Artistic Director: Mandy Greenfield; MTC Director of Artistic Development: Jerry Patch; MTC Director of Casting: Nancy Piccione; MTC Director of Marketing: Debra Waxman-Pilla; MTC Director of Development: Jill Turner Lloyd; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Press Associate: Christine Olver
Cast
Freddy Arsenault Perry Stewart
Kelli Barrett Gwen Cavendish
Fanny's granddaughter
Carolyn Stefanie Clay Della
Rufus Collins McDermott
Gunga
Ana Gasteyer Kitty Dean
Fanny's sister-in-law
John Glover Herbert Dean
Fanny's brother
David Greenspan Jo
Rosemary Harris Fanny Cavendish
Jan Maxwell Julie Cavendish
Fanny's daughter
Anthony Newfield Chauffeur
Larry Pine Gilbert Marshall
Tony Roberts Oscar Wolfe
Reg Rogers Tony Cavendish
Fanny's son
Henny Russell Miss Peake
Cat Walleck Hall boy
John Wernke Hall boy
Understudies: Rufus Collins (Gilbert Marshall, Tony Cavendish), Beth Dixon (Fanny Cavendish), Anthony Newfield (Herbert Dean, Jo, Oscar Wolfe), Henny Russell (Della, Julie Cavendish, Kitty Dean), Cat Walleck (Gwen Cavendish, Hall boy, Miss Peake) and John Wernke (Gunga, McDermott, Perry Stewart)
2010 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Play
 Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) [nominee]
2010 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
 Jan Maxwell [nominee]
2010 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Rosemary Harris [nominee]
2010 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design of a Play
 Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty [nominee]
2010 Tony Award® Best Costume Design of a Play
winnerCostume Design by Catherine Zuber [winner]
2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
winnerJan Maxwell [winner]