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Artist Descending a Staircase
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 30, 1989
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1989
1st Preview
Nov 22, 1989
1st Preview
Nov 22, 1989
Previews
11
Performances
36
Play
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Nov 30, 1989 - Dec 31, 1989)
Setting
Begins on a summer afternoon in 1972 and goes back in time to 1914, then reverses and comes back to 1972.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Markinson
and
Donald Tick
Produced by
The Staircase Company
; By arrangement with
Bill Kenwright
and
Dan Crawford
; Associate Producer:
Michael Brandman
This production was originally performed at
Duke University
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Incidental music by
Kevin Malpass
Directed by
Tim Luscombe
Scenic Design by
Tony Straiges
; Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Tom Morse
; Projections by
Brian Lynch
; Hair Design by
David Brown
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Abby Evans
Production Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Production Stage Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Stage Manager:
Don Judge
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Sound Effects by
Kevin Malpass
General Press Representative:
Bill Evans & Associates
; Casting:
Meg Simon
and
Fran Kumin
; Visual Consultant:
Wendall Harrington
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Becky Flora
and
Jim Randolph
Originally commissioned and transmitted as a radio play by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
Michael Cumpsty
Young Beauchamp
Jim Fyfe
Young Martello
Harold Gould
Beauchamp
John McMartin
Donner
Stephanie Roth
Sophie
Paxton Whitehead
Martello
Michael Winther
Young Donner
Standby:
Brian Cousins
(Young Beauchamp, Young Martello, Young Donner),
Marcia Cross
(Sophie) and
Edmund Lyndeck
(Beauchamp, Martello, Donner)
Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1990 Nominee
Stephanie Roth
Outstanding Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
Statistics
Season:
1989-90
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Artist Descending a Staircase Statistics
1989-90 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Markinson
and
Donald Tick
Produced by
The Staircase Company
; By arrangement with
Bill Kenwright
and
Dan Crawford
; Associate Producer:
Michael Brandman
This production was originally performed at
Duke University
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Incidental music by
Kevin Malpass
Directed by
Tim Luscombe
Scenic Design by
Tony Straiges
; Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Tom Morse
; Projections by
Brian Lynch
; Hair Design by
David Brown
General Manager:
Leonard Soloway
; Company Manager:
Abby Evans
Production Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Production Stage Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Stage Manager:
Don Judge
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatrical Services, Inc.
Sound Effects by
Kevin Malpass
General Press Representative:
Bill Evans & Associates
; Casting:
Meg Simon
and
Fran Kumin
; Visual Consultant:
Wendall Harrington
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Becky Flora
and
Jim Randolph
Originally commissioned and transmitted as a radio play by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
Michael Cumpsty
Young Beauchamp
Jim Fyfe
Young Martello
Harold Gould
Beauchamp
John McMartin
Donner
Stephanie Roth
Sophie
Paxton Whitehead
Martello
Michael Winther
Young Donner
Standby:
Brian Cousins
(Young Beauchamp, Young Martello, Young Donner),
Marcia Cross
(Sophie) and
Edmund Lyndeck
(Beauchamp, Martello, Donner)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1990 Nominee
Stephanie Roth
Outstanding Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
Season:
1989-90
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Artist Descending a Staircase Statistics
1989-90 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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