Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Vivian Beaumont Theatre, (11/29/1993 - 1/02/1994)

First Preview:	Nov 04, 1993	Total Previews:	27
Opening Date:	Nov 29, 1993
Closing Date:	Jan 02, 1994	Total Performances:	40

Category: Play, Drama, Revival, Broadway

Setting: In and about New Salem, Illinois, in the 1830s. In and about Springfield, Illinois, 1840s - 1861.

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by Robert E. Sherwood; Incidental music by Robert Waldman; Music orchestrated by Robert Waldman
Directed by Gerald Gutierrez; Dances by Gemze de Lappe
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons; Sound Design by Guy Sherman and Aural Fixation; Hair Design by Angela Gari; Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Make-Up Design by Edward Jackson
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Edward J. Nelson
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Michael Brunner; Stage Manager: Jane E. Neufeld; Assistant Stage Mgr: Alexis Shorter
Special Effects by Gregory Meeh
Casting: Meg Simon; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; Advertising: Russek Advertising

Cast

David Aaron Baker	William Herndon
Allan Benjamin	Ensemble
Nesbitt Blaisdell	Ben Mattling
	Ensemble
Melanie Boland	Ensemble
Cameron Boyd	Tad Lincoln
Scott Breitbart	Ensemble
Ralph Buckley	Trum Cogdal
	Ensemble
Robert Burke	Ensemble
Duane Butler	Ensemble
Stacie Chaiken	Ensemble
Kevin Chamberlin	Feargus
	Cavalry Captain
	Ensemble
Marissa Chibas	Ann Rutledge
	Ensemble
Bill Corcoran	Ensemble
Constance Crawford	Ensemble
Richard DeDomenico	Ensemble
Ralph Feliciello	Ensemble
Bob Freschi	Ensemble
Ralph Friar	Ensemble
Jason Fuchs	Ensemble
Bill Galarno	Ensemble
Charles Geyer	Bab
	Kavanaugh
John Michael Gilbert	Jasp
	Jed
	Ensemble
George Hall	Mentor Graham
J. R. Horne	Sturveson
	Ensemble
David Huddleston	Judge Bowling Green
Jeff Stuart Janus	Ensemble
Robert Jiménez	Ensemble
Robert Joy	Joshua Speed
Spencer Leuenberger	Ensemble
Joan MacIntosh	Nancy Green
	Ensemble
Lizbeth MacKay	Mary Todd
Reese Madigan	Phil
	Ensemble
Charlotte Maier	Aggie Gale
	Ensemble
Peter Maloney	Crimmin
	Ensemble
David Manis	Ensemble
Marilyn McDonald	Ensemble
Ann McDonough	Elizabeth Edwards
John Newton	Barrick
	Ensemble
P. J. Ochlan	Robert Lincoln
Michelle O'Neill	Ensemble
Brian Reddy	Stephen A. Douglas
Bo Rucker	Gobey
	Ensemble
Carol Schultz	Ensemble
Jeffrey Stern	Jimmy Gale
	Willie Lincoln
Barton Tinapp	Jack Armstrong
	Ensemble
Nell Wade	Ensemble
Sam Waterston	Abe Lincoln
Robert Westenberg	Ninian Edwards
Tom Wiggin	Seth Gale
	Ensemble

Understudies: Cameron Boyd (Jimmy Gale, Willie Lincoln), Ralph Buckley (Barrick, Jed), Robert Burke (Joshua Speed, Kavanaugh, Ninian Edwards), Kevin Chamberlin (Sturveson), Bob Freschi (Bab, Crimmin, Feargus, Phil), Jason Fuchs (Tad Lincoln), Charles Geyer (Jack Armstrong, Seth Gale), John Michael Gilbert (William Herndon), J. R. Horne (Stephen A. Douglas, Trum Cogdal), Robert Jiménez (Gobey), Reese Madigan (Cavalry Captain, Jasp, Robert Lincoln), Charlotte Maier (Mary Todd), David Manis (Abe Lincoln), John Newton (Ben Mattling, Judge Bowling Green, Mentor Graham), Michelle O'Neill (Aggie Gale, Ann Rutledge) and Carol Schultz (Elizabeth Edwards, Nancy Green)

Tony Award^®
1994 Best Revival of a Play [nominee]
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
1994 Best Actor in Play [nominee]
Sam Waterston
1994 Best Direction of a Play [nominee]
Gerald Gutierrez
Drama Desk Award
1994 Outstanding Play Revival [nominee]
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
1994 Outstanding Actor in a Play [nominee]
Sam Waterston