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Blithe Spirit
An Improbable Farce
Play
Comedy
Farce
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 31, 1987
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1987
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1987
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1987
Previews
24
Performances
104
Play
Comedy
Farce
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 31, 1987
Close Date: Jun 28, 1987
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Neil Simon Theatre
(Mar 31, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987)
Description
A farce in three acts
Setting
Charles Condomine's house in Kent in the late 1930s.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
Karl Allison
,
Douglas Urbanski
and
Sandra Moss
; Produced in association with
Jerome Minskoff
and
Duncan C. Weldon
Written by
Noël Coward
; Music arranged by
Marvin Hamlisch
Directed by
Brian Murray
Scenic Design by
Finlay James
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Richard Nelson
; Sound Design by
Jan Nebozenko
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
Kingwill & Goossen, Inc.
Production Stage Manager:
Murray Gitlin
and
T.L. Boston
Casting:
Hughes / Moss Casting
; Press Representative:
Joshua Ellis
,
Adrian Bryan-Brown
and
Reva Cooper
; Movement Consultant:
Rob Marshall
; Trance Medium Consultant:
David Vass
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
Richard Chamberlain
Charles
Blythe Danner
Elvira
Judith Ivey
Ruth
Geraldine Page
Madame Arcati
Mar 10, 1987 - Jun 12, 1987
Nicola Cavendish
Edith
Patricia Conolly
Mrs. Bradman
Mar 10, 1987 - Jun 12, 1987
William LeMassena
Doctor Bradman
Understudies:
Lewis Arlt
(Charles, Doctor Bradman),
Patricia Conolly
(Madame Arcati),
Le Clanché du Rand
(Edith, Mrs. Bradman) and
Jennifer Harmon
(Ruth, Elvira)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Mar 31, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987)
Cast
Patricia Conolly
Madame Arcati
Jun 13, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987
Le Clanché du Rand
Mrs. Bradman
Jennifer Harmon
Ruth
Anne O'Sullivan
Edith
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1987 Nominee
Geraldine Page
Statistics
Season:
1987-88
1986-87
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Blithe Spirit Statistics
1987-88 Season
1986-87 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
Karl Allison
,
Douglas Urbanski
and
Sandra Moss
; Produced in association with
Jerome Minskoff
and
Duncan C. Weldon
Written by
Noël Coward
; Music arranged by
Marvin Hamlisch
Directed by
Brian Murray
Scenic Design by
Finlay James
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Richard Nelson
; Sound Design by
Jan Nebozenko
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
Kingwill & Goossen, Inc.
Production Stage Manager:
Murray Gitlin
and
T.L. Boston
Casting:
Hughes / Moss Casting
; Press Representative:
Joshua Ellis
,
Adrian Bryan-Brown
and
Reva Cooper
; Movement Consultant:
Rob Marshall
; Trance Medium Consultant:
David Vass
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
Richard Chamberlain
Charles
Blythe Danner
Elvira
Judith Ivey
Ruth
Geraldine Page
Madame Arcati
Mar 10, 1987 - Jun 12, 1987
Nicola Cavendish
Edith
Patricia Conolly
Mrs. Bradman
Mar 10, 1987 - Jun 12, 1987
William LeMassena
Doctor Bradman
Understudies:
Lewis Arlt
(Charles, Doctor Bradman),
Patricia Conolly
(Madame Arcati),
Le Clanché du Rand
(Edith, Mrs. Bradman) and
Jennifer Harmon
(Ruth, Elvira)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Mar 31, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987)
Cast
Patricia Conolly
Madame Arcati
Jun 13, 1987 - Jun 28, 1987
Le Clanché du Rand
Mrs. Bradman
Jennifer Harmon
Ruth
Anne O'Sullivan
Edith
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1987 Nominee
Geraldine Page
Season:
1987-88
1986-87
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Blithe Spirit Statistics
1987-88 Season
1986-87 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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