PlayComedy FarceOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 29, 1979
Closing Date
Nov 24, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1979
Previews
3
Performances
276
PlayComedy FarceOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Mar 29, 1979 - Nov 24, 1979)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization
Produced by Whitehead-Stevens, George W. George and Frank Milton
Originally produced by The Royal National Theatre (Peter Hall, Director)
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn and Peter Hall
Production Design by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth; Lighting Design by Peter Radmore; Scenery and Lighting Supervised by Marc B. Weiss
General Manager: Oscar E. Olesen; Company Manager: Marshall Young
Production Stage Manager: Frederic de Wilde; Stage Manager: Wayne Carson
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Casting: Terry Fay; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Photographer: Anthony Crickmay, John Haynes and Richard Braaten Photography; Press Representative: Warren Knowlton
Polly Adams
Jan
Mar 27, 1979 - May 26, 1979
Michael Gough
Ernest
Mar 27, 1979 - Jun 23, 1979
Joan Hickson
Delia
Mar 27, 1979 - May 26, 1979
Delia Lindsay
Susannah
Mar 27, 1979 - Jun 23, 1979
Susan Littler
Kate
Mar 27, 1979 - May 26, 1979
Stephen Moore
Trevor
Mar 27, 1979 - Jun 23, 1979
Derek Newark
Malcolm
Mar 27, 1979 - May 26, 1979
Michael Stroud
Nick
Mar 27, 1979 - May 26, 1979
Understudies: Richard Bey (Nick), Wayne Carson (Malcolm), Jane House (Susannah), Judith Ivey (Kate) and Ellen Tobie (Jan)

Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Mar 29, 1979 - Nov 24, 1979)

Cast

Robert Coote
Ernest
Jun 25, 1979 - ?
Alma Cuervo
Susannah
Jun 25, 1979 - ?
John Horton
Nick
May 28, 1979 - ?
Judith Ivey
Kate
May 28, 1979 - ?
John Lithgow
Trevor
Jun 25, 1979 - ?
Lynn Milgrim
Jan
May 28, 1979 - ?
Mildred Natwick
Delia
May 28, 1979 - ?
David Schramm
Malcolm
May 28, 1979 - ?

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1979 Nominee
Produced by Whitehead-Stevens , George W. George and Frank Milton
Written by Alan Ayckbourn

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1979 Winner
Michael Gough

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1979 Winner
Joan Hickson
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1979 Nominee
Susan Littler
 

Best Direction of a Play

1979 Nominee
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn and Peter Hall
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