A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, (3/31/1996 - 5/26/1996)

First Preview:	Mar 20, 1996	Total Previews:	13
Opening Date:	Mar 31, 1996
Closing Date:	May 26, 1996	Total Performances:	65

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway

Setting: Athens, and a wood near it.

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; James L. Nederlander: Executive Vice-President)
Produced by Terry Allen Kramer, James L. Nederlander, Carole Shorenstein Hays, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Elizabeth I. McCann
Originally produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Adrian Noble, Artistic Director)
Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Ilona Sekacz
Directed by Adrian Noble; Assistant Director: Piers Ibbotson
Scenic Design by Anthony Ward; Costume Design by Anthony Ward; Lighting Design by Chris Parry; Sound Design by Paul Slocombe; U.S. Sound by: Duncan Edwards
General Manager: Roy Gabay; Company Manager: Diana L. Fairbanks; Tour Manager: Charles Evans
Production Supervisor: Alan Hall; Production Manager: Geoff Locker; Production Stage Manager: Eric Lumsden; Stage Manager: Kate Vinnicombe
Movement directed by Sue Lefton; Company voice work by Barbara Houseman and Andrew Wade; U.S. Tour Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Nappi / Eliran / Murphy, Ltd.; Promotions: Boneau / Bryan-Brown Promotions, Scott Walton, Meredith Westgate-Moore and Paula Mallino

Cast

Desmond Barrit	Nick Bottom A weaver
Alfred Burke	Egeus
Emily Button	Fairy
Jane Colenutt	Fairy
Howard Crossley	Tom Snout A tinker
	Fairy
Monica Dolan	Hermia Daughter of Egeus
Kevin Robert Doyle	Demetrius
Lindsay Duncan	Hippolyta
	Titania
Daniel Evans	Lysander
Robert Gillespie	Robin Starveling A tailor
	Fairy
Tim Griggs	Fairy
Ann Hasson	First Fairy
Alex Jennings	Theseus
	Oberon
John Kane	Peter Quince A carpenter
	Fairy
Mark Letheren	Francis Flute A bellows-mender
	Fairy
Barry Lynch	Philostrate
	Puck Robin Goodfellow
Emily Raymond	Helena
Darren Roberts	Fairy
Kenn Sabberton	Snug A joiner
	Fairy

Understudies: Emily Button (Hippolyta, Titania), Jane Colenutt (First Fairy, Helena, Hippolyta, Titania), Howard Crossley (Egeus, Nick Bottom), Kevin Robert Doyle (Oberon, Theseus), Tim Griggs (Francis Flute, Peter Quince, Robin Starveling), Ann Hasson (Hermia), Mark Letheren (Lysander), Darren Roberts (Demetrius, Snug, Tom Snout) and Kenn Sabberton (Philostrate, Puck)

Tony Award^®
1996 Best Revival of a Play [nominee]
Produced by Terry Allen Kramer, James L. Nederlander, Carole Shorenstein Hays, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Elizabeth I. McCann; Originally produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Adrian Noble, Artistic Director)
1996 Best Scenic Design [nominee]
Anthony Ward
Drama Desk Award
1996 Best Play Revival [nominee]
Produced by Terry Allen Kramer, James L. Nederlander, Carole Shorenstein Hays, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Elizabeth I. McCann; Originally produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Adrian Noble, Artistic Director)
1996 Outstanding Director of a Play [nominee]
Directed by Adrian Noble
1996 Outstanding Lighting Design [nominee]
Chris Parry