PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 24, 1974
Closing Date
Oct 02, 1977
1st Preview
Oct 14, 1974
1st Preview
Oct 14, 1974
Performances
1,209
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 24, 1974 - Sep 11, 1976)
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Oct 05, 1976 - Oct 02, 1977)
Setting
The Present. Rokeby Psychiatric Hospital in Southern England.
Plymouth Theatre Owned/Operated by: The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Doris Cole Abrahams; Produced in association with Frank Milton
Written by Peter Shaffer; Cinema Music: Cy Coleman
Directed by John Dexter
Scenic Design by John Napier; Costume Design by John Napier; Lighting Design by Andy Phillips; Sound Design by Marc Wilkinson
General Manager: Max Allentuck
Production Stage Manager: Robert L. Borod; Stage Manager: Nicholas Russiyan; Assistant Stage Mgr: Michael Wieben
Mime: Claude Chagrin; American supervision of scenery and lighting: Howard Bay; American supervision of costumes: Patricia Adshead; General Press Representative: John Springer Associates; Press Representative: Louis Sica; Graphic Design: Gilbert Lesser; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company and Matthew Serino; Assistant to Mr. Bloomgarden: John Bloomgarden; Assistant to the Director: Gabriel Oshen; Production Assistant: Scott Rudin
Peter Firth
Alan Strang
Anthony Hopkins
Martin Dysart
Michael Higgins
Frank Strang
Roberta Maxwell
Jill Mason
Marian Seldes
Hesther Saloman
Frances Sternhagen
Dora Strang
Mary Doyle
Nurse
Gus Kaikkonen
Horse
Philip Kraus
Horse
Walter Mathews
Harry Dalton
Everett McGill
Young Horseman
 
Nugget
Gabriel Oshen
Horse
David Ramsey
Horse
John Tyrrell
Horse
Standby: Alan Mixon (Martin Dysart)
Understudies: Mary Doyle (Hesther Saloman, Dora Strang), Dale Hodges (Jill Mason, Nurse), Thomas Hulce (Alan Strang), Philip Kraus (Harry Dalton, Young Horseman, Nugget), Walter Mathews (Frank Strang) and Michael Wieben (Horse)

Plymouth Theatre (Oct 24, 1974 - Sep 11, 1976)

Cast

Marian Seldes
Dora Strang
? - Jan 02, 1977
Betsy Beard
Jill Mason
Richard Burton
Martin Dysart
Catherine Byers
Dora Strang
 
Nurse
Douglas Campbell
Martin Dysart
David Combs
Young Horseman
 
Nugget
John David
Horse
Mary Doyle
Hesther Saloman
Gary Faga
Horse
Dale Hodges
Nurse
Thomas Hulce
Alan Strang
Robert Lowell Hutton
Horse
Page Johnson
Harry Dalton
Philip Kraus
Harry Dalton
Peter Lobdell
Horse
Keith McDermott
Broadway debut
Alan Strang
Jacob Milligan
Alan Strang
Michael Misita
Horse
Richard Neilson
Harry Dalton
Robert Perault
Horse
Anthony Perkins
Martin Dysart
Don Plumley
Frank Strang
 
Harry Dalton
Jeffrey David Pomerantz
Horse
Jeanne Ruskin
Jill Mason
Gregory Salata
Horse
Louise Troy
Hesther Saloman
Michael Wieben
Horse
Understudies: Page Johnson (Frank Strang), Tuck Milligan (Alan Strang) and Janet Sarno (Dora Strang, Hesther Saloman)

Helen Hayes Theatre (Oct 05, 1976 - Oct 02, 1977)

Theatre Owned / Operated by L-O Management Corporation (Lester Osterman, Managing Dir.; Richard Horner, Gen. Mgr.; Allan Francis, Comptroller)
Production Stage Manager: Brent Peek; Stage Manager: Moose Peting; Assistant Stage Mgr: David M. Everard
General Press Representative: Michael Alpert Public Relations and Marilynn LeVine

Cast

Laurinda Barrett
Hesther Saloman
Patrick Bedford
Harry Dalton
Terence Burk
Horse
David Combs
Young Horseman
 
Nugget
Nancy Frangione
Jill Mason
Page Johnson
Frank Strang
Beverly May
Broadway debut
Dora Strang
Alec McCowen
Martin Dysart
Leonard Nimoy
Martin Dysart
Ellen Parker
Jill Mason
Timothy Potter
Horse
Janet Sarno
Nurse
Danny Sewell
Harry Dalton
Ralph Seymour
Alan Strang
Michael Snyder
Alan Strang
Edward Trotta
Horse
William Wright
Young Horseman
 
Nugget
 
Horse
Standby: David Leary (Martin Dysart)
Understudies: Daniel Arden (Alan Strang), Patrick Bedford (Martin Dysart, Frank Strang), Mia Dillon (Jill Mason, Nurse), David M. Everard (Horse), Deborah Hedwall (Jill Mason, Nurse), Ellen Parker (Jill Mason, Nurse), Danny Sewell (Frank Strang), Michael Snyder (Alan Strang) and William Wright (Young Horseman, Nugget, Harry Dalton)

Tony Award®

Best Play

1975 Winner
Written by Peter Shaffer
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Doris Cole Abrahams
 

Best Actor in Play

1975 Nominee
Peter Firth
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1975 Nominee
Frances Sternhagen
 

Best Lighting Design

1975 Nominee
Lighting Design by Andy Phillips

Best Direction of a Play

1975 Winner
Directed by John Dexter

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1975 Winner
Anthony Hopkins
 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1975 Nominee
Peter Firth

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1975 Winner
Frances Sternhagen

Outstanding Director of a Play

1975 Winner
Directed by John Dexter

Outstanding New Play (Foreign)

1975 Winner
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Doris Cole Abrahams
Written by Peter Shaffer
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1975 Nominee
Costume Design by John Napier
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

1975 Nominee
Lighting Design by Andy Phillips
 

Outstanding Set Design

1975 Nominee
Scenic Design by John Napier

Theatre World

Award

1975 Recipient
Peter Firth
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