PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 12, 1981
Closing Date
Jun 21, 1981
1st Preview
May 13, 1981
1st Preview
May 13, 1981
Previews
31
Performances
12
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Jun 12, 1981 - Jun 21, 1981)
Setting
A roadside cafe in the California desert. Summer 1940; Summer 1958, Summer of the present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Barry M. Brown, Lita Starr, Steven Leber and David Krebs
Written by Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark
Directed by Fritz Holt
Scenic Design by Stuart Wurtzel; Costume Design by Albert Wolsky; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Hair Design by John Quaglia; Make-Up Design by Robert Philippe; Associate Lighting Design: Jeffrey Schissler
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss Associates, Inc.
Production Stage Manager: James Pentecost
Press Representative: Shirley Herz Associates and Jan Greenberg; Press Associate: Sam Rudy; Casting: Amos Abrams; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne and Jon Wilner; Photographer: Martha Swope; Production Assistant: Charles Suisman; Press Intern: Peter Cromarty
James Coco
Wally
Rita Moreno
Louise
Sally Struthers
Broadway debut
Janet
Standby: Jack Betts (Wally) and Joan Welles (Janet, Louise)
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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