PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 30, 1980
Closing Date
May 16, 1982
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1980
1st Preview
Mar 22, 1980
Previews
9
Performances
887
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Mar 30, 1980 - May 16, 1982)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante; Associate Producer: William P. Wingate and Kenneth Brecher
Originally produced by Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director)
Written by Mark Medoff
Directed by Gordon Davidson
Scenic Design by Thomas A. Walsh; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Musser: Curt Ostermann; Assistant to Ms. Potts: Kenneth M. Yount
General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Lilli Afan
Production Stage Manager: Mark Wright; Stage Manager: Jonathan Barlow Lee; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Kendall; Technical Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi
Press Representative: Bill Evans and Howard Atlee; Special Casting: T.N.I. Casting, Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Sign Language Consultant: Lou Fant; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Martha Swope; Assistant to the Producer: Leslie Butler; Press Associate: Bruce Cohen, Leslie Anderson and Jim Baldassare; Assistant to Mr. Davidson: April Webster
Phyllis Frelich
Sarah Norman
John Rubinstein
James Leeds
Scotty Bloch
Mrs. Norman
William Frankfather
Mr. Franklin
Julianne Gold
Lydia
Lucy Martin
Edna Klein
Lewis Merkin
Orin Dennis
Understudies: Jill André (Edna Klein, Mrs. Norman), A. Linda Bove (Sarah Norman), Howard Brunner (Mr. Franklin), Nanci Jagielski (Lydia), Richard Kendall (Orin Dennis) and Robert Steinberg (James Leeds)

Longacre Theatre (Mar 30, 1980 - May 16, 1982)

Company Manager: Linda Cohen
Production Stage Manager: Frank Marino (Feb 1981 - Sep 1981) and Jonathan Barlow Lee; Stage Manager: Judith Binus
Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi and Fred Golden

Cast

John Rubinstein
James Leeds
David Ackroyd
James Leeds
Howard Brunner
Mr. Franklin
Janice I. Cole
Lydia
Augusta Dabney
Mrs. Norman
Jo de Winter
Mrs. Norman
Peter Evans
James Leeds
Robert Steinberg
James Leeds
James N. Stephens
James Leeds
Ron Trumble, Jr.
Orin Dennis
Standby: Patrick D'Avanzo (Orin Dennis), Mike Mearian (Mr. Franklin), Bobbie Beth Scoggins (Sarah Norman) and Mary Vreeland (Sarah Norman, Lydia)
Understudy: Elizabeth Quinn (Sarah Norman)

Tony Award®

Best Play

1980 Winner
Written by Mark Medoff
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante

Best Actor in Play

1980 Winner
John Rubinstein

Best Actress in a Play

1980 Winner
Phyllis Frelich
 

Best Direction of a Play

1980 Nominee
Directed by Gordon Davidson

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding New Play

1980 Winner
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Dasha Epstein and Ron Dante
Written by Mark Medoff

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1980 Winner
John Rubinstein
 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1980 Nominee
Phyllis Frelich
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

1980 Nominee
Directed by Gordon Davidson
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

1980 Nominee
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
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