PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 27, 1983
Closing Date
May 11, 1986
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1983
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1983
Previews
7
Performances
1,299
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Mar 27, 1983 - Jun 22, 1983)
Neil Simon Theatre
(Jun 23, 1983 - Feb 24, 1985)
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 26, 1985 - May 11, 1986)
Setting
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York. September, 1937.
Comments
The Alvin Theatre was renamed the Neil Simon on Wed., June 23, 1983.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Wayne M. Rogers and Radio City Music Hall Productions; Produced in association with Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director)
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Gene Saks
Sound Consultant: Bill Hennigh; Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Mitchell: Steve Saklad; Assistant to Ms. Zipprodt: Richard Hornung; Assistant to Ms. Musser: Kirk Bookman
General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Maria Anderson; Assistant Co. Mgr: Jane Robinson
Stage Manager: Martin Herzer and Barbara-Mae Phillips; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Photographer: Jay Thompson Visuals; New York Casting: Marilyn Szatmary and Jane E. Cooper; California Casting: Hank McCann; General Press Representative: Bill Evans; Press Associate: Sandra Manley; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi and Mark Schoenfeld; Literary Manager: Ginger Montel; Management Assistant: Karen Azenberg, Cathy Wilson, Dan Gilroy and Edson Scudder; Assistant to the Producer: Leslie Butler; Assistant to the Director: Jane E. Cooper
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 16, 1983
Elizabeth Franz
Kate Jerome
Peter Michael Goetz
Jack Jerome
Mandy Ingber
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
Željko Ivanek
Stanley Jerome
Mar 22, 1983 - Jul 31, 1983
Jodi Thelen
Nora Morton
Joyce Van Patten
Blanche Morton
Standby: J. Patrick Breen (Stanley Jerome), Timothy Busfield (Eugene Jerome, Stanley Jerome), Stefan Gierasch (Jack Jerome), Donna Haley (Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton), Robin Morse (Nora Morton) and Pamela Segall (Laurie Morton)

Alvin Theatre (Mar 27, 1983 - Jun 22, 1983)

Neil Simon Theatre (Jun 23, 1983 - Feb 24, 1985)

Casting: Fran Kumin

Cast

Royana Black
Laurie Morton
Mar 13, 1984 - Mar 1985
J. Patrick Breen
Stanley Jerome
Aug 02, 1983 - ?
Matthew Broderick
Eugene Jerome
Feb 07, 1984 - Apr 08, 1984
Maggie Burke
Kate Jerome
Jan 29, 1985 - ?
Marissa Chibas
Nora Morton
Marilyn Chris
Kate Jerome
Jon Cryer
Eugene Jerome
Sep 18, 1984 - ?
Theresa Diane
Laurie Morton
Anita Gillette
Blanche Morton
David Margulies
Jack Jerome
Aug 20, 1984 - ?
Doug McKeon
Eugene Jerome
Jul 18, 1983 - Jul 30, 1983
Robin Morse
Nora Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Dec 04, 1984 - ?
Elizabeth Perkins
Nora Morton
Nov 27, 1984 - ?
Roger Raines
Eugene Jerome
Aug 07, 1984 - Sep 16, 1984
Fisher Stevens
Eugene Jerome
Aug 01, 1983 - Feb 05, 1984
 
Eugene Jerome
Apr 10, 1984 - Aug 05, 1984
Barbara Tarbuck
Kate Jerome
Aug 1984 - ?
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Jerome
Elizabeth Ward
Laurie Morton
? - Mar 11, 1984
Kathleen Widdoes
Blanche Morton
Standby: Maggie Burke (Kate Jerome, Blanche Morton), Marissa Chibas (Nora Morton), Jon Cryer (Eugene Jerome), Theresa Diane (Laurie Morton), Josh Hamilton (Eugene Jerome), Evan Handler (Eugene Jerome), Dorothy Holland (Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome), Robert Levine (Jack Jerome), Roger Raines (Eugene Jerome), Jonathan Silverman (Eugene Jerome), Nicholas Strouse (Eugene Jerome) and Stanley Tucci (Stanley Jerome)

46th Street Theatre (Feb 26, 1985 - May 11, 1986)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander, Irwin Meyer and Stephen R. Friedman
General Manager: Robert Kamlot; Company Manager: Bruce Birkenhead
Production Supervisor: Martin Herzer; Stage Manager: David Rubinstein
Photographer: Martha Swope; Press Associate: Jim Baldassare; Management Assistant: Sammy Ledbetter, Linnea Sundsten, Brian Dunbar, Marlene DeSavino and Marie McKeon; Casting: Meg Simon

Cast

Peter Birkenhead
Stanley Jerome
Jul 30, 1985 - ?
Jennifer Blanc
Laurie Morton
Verna Bloom
Blanche Morton
Brian Drillinger
Stanley Jerome
Wendy Gazelle
Broadway debut
Nora Morton
Mar 05, 1985 - ?
Kim Hauser
Laurie Morton
Dorothy Holland
Kate Jerome
Dick Latessa
Jack Jerome
Apr 1985 - ?
Robert Leonard
Eugene Jerome
Mar 04, 1986 - May 11, 1986
Olivia Laurel Mates
Broadway debut
Laurie Morton
Mark Nelson
Stanley Jerome
Louise Roberts
Nora Morton
Jonathan Silverman
Broadway debut
Eugene Jerome
Jul 09, 1985 - ?
Nicholas Strouse
Eugene Jerome
Jul 21, 1985 - ?
Standby: Peter Birkenhead (Stanley Jerome), Donna Haley (Blanche Morton, Kate Jerome), Marc Riffon (Eugene Jerome), Louise Roberts (Nora Morton) and Sarah Rose (Laurie Morton)

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1983 Winner
Matthew Broderick
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1983 Nominee
Željko Ivanek
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1983 Nominee
Elizabeth Franz

Best Direction of a Play

1983 Winner
Directed by Gene Saks

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1983 Nominee
Matthew Broderick

Theatre World

Award

1983 Recipient
Matthew Broderick
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