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Brighton Beach Memoirs
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 27, 1983
Closing Date
May 11, 1986
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1983
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1983
Previews
7
Performances
1,299
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Open Date: Mar 27, 1983
Close Date: May 11, 1986
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Mar 27, 1983 - Jun 22, 1983)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Jun 23, 1983 - Feb 24, 1985)
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 26, 1985 - May 11, 1986)
Setting
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York. September, 1937.
Comments
The Alvin Theatre was renamed the Neil Simon on Wed., June 23, 1983.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg
,
Wayne M. Rogers
and
Radio City Music Hall Productions
; Produced in association with
Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director)
Written by
Neil Simon
Directed by
Gene Saks
Sound Consultant:
Bill Hennigh
; Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Assistant to Mr. Mitchell:
Steve Saklad
; Assistant to Ms. Zipprodt:
Richard Hornung
; Assistant to Ms. Musser:
Kirk Bookman
General Manager:
Jose Véga
; Company Manager:
Maria Anderson
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Jane Robinson
Stage Manager:
Martin Herzer
and
Barbara-Mae Phillips
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Photographer:
Jay Thompson Visuals
; New York Casting:
Marilyn Szatmary
and
Jane E. Cooper
; California Casting:
Hank McCann
; General Press Representative:
Bill Evans
; Press Associate:
Sandra Manley
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
and
Mark Schoenfeld
; Literary Manager:
Ginger Montel
; Management Assistant:
Karen Azenberg
,
Cathy Wilson
,
Dan Gilroy
and
Edson Scudder
; Assistant to the Producer:
Leslie Butler
; Assistant to the Director:
Jane E. Cooper
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 16, 1983
Elizabeth Franz
Kate Jerome
Peter Michael Goetz
Jack Jerome
Mandy Ingber
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
eljko Ivanek
Stanley Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 31, 1983
Jodi Thelen
Nora Morton
Joyce Van Patten
Blanche Morton
Standby:
J. Patrick Breen
(Stanley Jerome),
Timothy Busfield
(Eugene Jerome, Stanley Jerome),
Stefan Gierasch
(Jack Jerome),
Donna Haley
(Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton),
Robin Morse
(Nora Morton) and
Pamela Segall
(Laurie Morton)
Alvin Theatre
(Mar 27, 1983 - Jun 22, 1983)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Jun 23, 1983 - Feb 24, 1985)
Casting:
Fran Kumin
Cast
Royana Black
Laurie Morton
Mar 13, 1984 - Mar 1985
J. Patrick Breen
Stanley Jerome
Aug 02, 1983 - ?
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Feb 07, 1984 - Apr 08, 1984
Maggie Burke
Kate Jerome
Jan 29, 1985 - ?
Marissa Chibas
Nora Morton
Marilyn Chris
Kate Jerome
Jon Cryer
Eugene Jerome
Sep 18, 1984 - ?
Theresa Diane
Laurie Morton
Anita Gillette
Blanche Morton
David Margulies
Jack Jerome
Aug 20, 1984 - ?
Doug McKeon
Eugene Jerome
Jul 18, 1983 - Jul 30, 1983
Robin Morse
Nora Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Dec 04, 1984 - ?
Elizabeth Perkins
Nora Morton
Nov 27, 1984 - ?
Roger Raines
Eugene Jerome
Aug 07, 1984 - Sep 16, 1984
Fisher Stevens
Eugene Jerome
Aug 01, 1983 - Feb 05, 1984
Eugene Jerome
Apr 10, 1984 - Aug 05, 1984
Barbara Tarbuck
Kate Jerome
Aug 1984 - ?
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Jerome
Elizabeth Ward
Laurie Morton
? - Mar 11, 1984
Kathleen Widdoes
Blanche Morton
Standby:
Maggie Burke
(Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton),
Marissa Chibas
(Nora Morton),
Jon Cryer
(Eugene Jerome),
Theresa Diane
(Laurie Morton),
Josh Hamilton
(Eugene Jerome),
Evan Handler
(Eugene Jerome),
Dorothy Holland
(Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome),
Robert Levine
(Jack Jerome),
Roger Raines
(Eugene Jerome),
Jonathan Silverman
(Eugene Jerome),
Nicholas Strouse
(Eugene Jerome) and
Stanley Tucci
(Stanley Jerome)
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 26, 1985 - May 11, 1986)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
,
Irwin Meyer
and
Stephen R. Friedman
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bruce Birkenhead
Production Supervisor:
Martin Herzer
; Stage Manager:
David Rubinstein
Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Press Associate:
Jim Baldassare
; Management Assistant:
Sammy Ledbetter
,
Linnea Sundsten
,
Brian Dunbar
,
Marlene DeSavino
and
Marie McKeon
; Casting:
Meg Simon
Cast
Peter Birkenhead
Stanley Jerome
Jul 30, 1985 - ?
Jennifer Blanc
Laurie Morton
Verna Bloom
Blanche Morton
Brian Drillinger
Stanley Jerome
Wendy Gazelle
Broadway debut
Nora Morton
Mar 05, 1985 - ?
Kim Hauser
Laurie Morton
Dorothy Holland
Kate Jerome
Dick Latessa
Jack Jerome
Apr 1985 - ?
Robert Leonard
Eugene Jerome
Mar 04, 1986 - May 11, 1986
Olivia Laurel Mates
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Louise Roberts
Nora Morton
Jonathan Silverman
Broadway debut
Eugene Jerome
Jul 09, 1985 - ?
Nicholas Strouse
Eugene Jerome
Jul 21, 1985 - ?
Standby:
Peter Birkenhead
(Stanley Jerome),
Donna Haley
(Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome),
Marc Riffon
(Eugene Jerome),
Louise Roberts
(Nora Morton) and
Sarah Rose
(Laurie Morton)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1983 Winner
Matthew Broderick
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1983 Nominee
eljko Ivanek
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1983 Nominee
Elizabeth Franz
Best Direction of a Play
1983 Winner
Directed by
Gene Saks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1983 Nominee
Matthew Broderick
Theatre World
Award
1983 Recipient
Matthew Broderick
Statistics
Season:
1985-86
1984-85
1983-84
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Brighton Beach Memoirs Statistics
1985-86 Season
1984-85 Season
1983-84 Season
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Emanuel Azenberg
,
Wayne M. Rogers
and
Radio City Music Hall Productions
; Produced in association with
Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director)
Written by
Neil Simon
Directed by
Gene Saks
Sound Consultant:
Bill Hennigh
; Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Assistant to Mr. Mitchell:
Steve Saklad
; Assistant to Ms. Zipprodt:
Richard Hornung
; Assistant to Ms. Musser:
Kirk Bookman
General Manager:
Jose Véga
; Company Manager:
Maria Anderson
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Jane Robinson
Stage Manager:
Martin Herzer
and
Barbara-Mae Phillips
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Photographer:
Jay Thompson Visuals
; New York Casting:
Marilyn Szatmary
and
Jane E. Cooper
; California Casting:
Hank McCann
; General Press Representative:
Bill Evans
; Press Associate:
Sandra Manley
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
and
Mark Schoenfeld
; Literary Manager:
Ginger Montel
; Management Assistant:
Karen Azenberg
,
Cathy Wilson
,
Dan Gilroy
and
Edson Scudder
; Assistant to the Producer:
Leslie Butler
; Assistant to the Director:
Jane E. Cooper
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 16, 1983
Elizabeth Franz
Kate Jerome
Peter Michael Goetz
Jack Jerome
Mandy Ingber
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
eljko Ivanek
Stanley Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 31, 1983
Jodi Thelen
Nora Morton
Joyce Van Patten
Blanche Morton
Standby:
J. Patrick Breen
(Stanley Jerome),
Timothy Busfield
(Eugene Jerome, Stanley Jerome),
Stefan Gierasch
(Jack Jerome),
Donna Haley
(Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton),
Robin Morse
(Nora Morton) and
Pamela Segall
(Laurie Morton)
Alvin Theatre
(Mar 27, 1983 - Jun 22, 1983)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Jun 23, 1983 - Feb 24, 1985)
Casting:
Fran Kumin
Cast
Royana Black
Laurie Morton
Mar 13, 1984 - Mar 1985
J. Patrick Breen
Stanley Jerome
Aug 02, 1983 - ?
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Feb 07, 1984 - Apr 08, 1984
Maggie Burke
Kate Jerome
Jan 29, 1985 - ?
Marissa Chibas
Nora Morton
Marilyn Chris
Kate Jerome
Jon Cryer
Eugene Jerome
Sep 18, 1984 - ?
Theresa Diane
Laurie Morton
Anita Gillette
Blanche Morton
David Margulies
Jack Jerome
Aug 20, 1984 - ?
Doug McKeon
Eugene Jerome
Jul 18, 1983 - Jul 30, 1983
Robin Morse
Nora Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Dec 04, 1984 - ?
Elizabeth Perkins
Nora Morton
Nov 27, 1984 - ?
Roger Raines
Eugene Jerome
Aug 07, 1984 - Sep 16, 1984
Fisher Stevens
Eugene Jerome
Aug 01, 1983 - Feb 05, 1984
Eugene Jerome
Apr 10, 1984 - Aug 05, 1984
Barbara Tarbuck
Kate Jerome
Aug 1984 - ?
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Jerome
Elizabeth Ward
Laurie Morton
? - Mar 11, 1984
Kathleen Widdoes
Blanche Morton
Standby:
Maggie Burke
(Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton),
Marissa Chibas
(Nora Morton),
Jon Cryer
(Eugene Jerome),
Theresa Diane
(Laurie Morton),
Josh Hamilton
(Eugene Jerome),
Evan Handler
(Eugene Jerome),
Dorothy Holland
(Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome),
Robert Levine
(Jack Jerome),
Roger Raines
(Eugene Jerome),
Jonathan Silverman
(Eugene Jerome),
Nicholas Strouse
(Eugene Jerome) and
Stanley Tucci
(Stanley Jerome)
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 26, 1985 - May 11, 1986)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
,
Irwin Meyer
and
Stephen R. Friedman
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bruce Birkenhead
Production Supervisor:
Martin Herzer
; Stage Manager:
David Rubinstein
Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Press Associate:
Jim Baldassare
; Management Assistant:
Sammy Ledbetter
,
Linnea Sundsten
,
Brian Dunbar
,
Marlene DeSavino
and
Marie McKeon
; Casting:
Meg Simon
Cast
Peter Birkenhead
Stanley Jerome
Jul 30, 1985 - ?
Jennifer Blanc
Laurie Morton
Verna Bloom
Blanche Morton
Brian Drillinger
Stanley Jerome
Wendy Gazelle
Broadway debut
Nora Morton
Mar 05, 1985 - ?
Kim Hauser
Laurie Morton
Dorothy Holland
Kate Jerome
Dick Latessa
Jack Jerome
Apr 1985 - ?
Robert Leonard
Eugene Jerome
Mar 04, 1986 - May 11, 1986
Olivia Laurel Mates
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Louise Roberts
Nora Morton
Jonathan Silverman
Broadway debut
Eugene Jerome
Jul 09, 1985 - ?
Nicholas Strouse
Eugene Jerome
Jul 21, 1985 - ?
Standby:
Peter Birkenhead
(Stanley Jerome),
Donna Haley
(Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome),
Marc Riffon
(Eugene Jerome),
Louise Roberts
(Nora Morton) and
Sarah Rose
(Laurie Morton)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1983 Winner
Matthew Broderick
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1983 Nominee
eljko Ivanek
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1983 Nominee
Elizabeth Franz
Best Direction of a Play
1983 Winner
Directed by
Gene Saks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1983 Nominee
Matthew Broderick
Theatre World
Award
1983 Recipient
Matthew Broderick
Season:
1985-86
1984-85
1983-84
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Brighton Beach Memoirs Statistics
1985-86 Season
1984-85 Season
1983-84 Season
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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