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Frankenstein
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 04, 1981
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1981
1st Preview
Dec 09, 1980
1st Preview
Dec 09, 1980
Previews
29
Performances
1
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 04, 1981
Close Date: Jan 04, 1981
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Palace Theatre
(Jan 04, 1981 - Jan 04, 1981)
Setting
In and around the Frankenstein Estate, Geneva, Switzerland, in the mid-1800s.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
,
Joseph Kipness
,
James M. Nederlander
and
Stewart F. Lane
; Produced in association with
20th Century Fox
; Associate Producer:
Marvin A. Krauss
Written by
Victor Gialanella
; Incidental music by
Richard Peaslee
Directed by
Tom Moore
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
; Costume Design by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Puppets Conceived by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
and
Robby Monk
; Sound Design by
Bran Ferren
; Make-Up Design by
John Caglione, Jr.
; Artic Sequence Puppets by
Bil Baird
; Puppet Master:
Peter Baird
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss Associates, Inc.
,
Eric Angelson
,
Gary Gunas
and
Steven C. Callahan
Production Stage Manager:
Michael Martorella
; Stage Manager:
John Fennessy
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Stephen Van Benschoten
; Special Effects Director:
William McDonough
Musical Supervisor:
Bruce Coughlin
; Musical Coordinator:
Earl Shendell
Special Effects by
Bran Ferren
Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Fight Coordinator:
B. H. Barry
; General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Dog Owner and Trainer:
William Berloni
; Poster Design by
Gilbert Lesser
Dennis Bacigalupi
Peter Schmidt
A Villager
John Carradine
DeLacey
A Blind Hermit
David Dukes
Victor Frankenstein
A Young Scientist
John Glover
Henry Clerval
Victor's Friend
Keith Jochim
The Creature
Richard Kneeland
Lionel Mueller
The Local Magistrate
Jill P. Rose
Justine Moritz
A Maidservant
Scott Schwartz
William Frankenstein
Victor's Younger Brother
Douglas Seale
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor's Father
John Seitz
Hans Metz
A Villager
Dianne Wiest
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor's adopted "Cousin"
Kate Wilkinson
Frau Mueller
The Magistrate's Wife
Understudies:
Leslie Barrett
(Alphonse Frankenstein, Lionel Mueller, DeLacey),
Michael Davidson
(William Frankenstein),
Anne Kerry
(Elizabeth Lavenza, Justine Moritz),
Barbara Lester
(Frau Mueller),
Eric Uhler
(Hans Metz, Peter Schmidt),
Stephen Van Benschoten
(The Creature) and
Mark Winkworth
(Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval)
Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lighting Design
1981 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
and
Robby Monk
Outstanding Set Design
1981 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
Statistics
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Frankenstein Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
,
Joseph Kipness
,
James M. Nederlander
and
Stewart F. Lane
; Produced in association with
20th Century Fox
; Associate Producer:
Marvin A. Krauss
Written by
Victor Gialanella
; Incidental music by
Richard Peaslee
Directed by
Tom Moore
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
; Costume Design by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Puppets Conceived by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
and
Robby Monk
; Sound Design by
Bran Ferren
; Make-Up Design by
John Caglione, Jr.
; Artic Sequence Puppets by
Bil Baird
; Puppet Master:
Peter Baird
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss Associates, Inc.
,
Eric Angelson
,
Gary Gunas
and
Steven C. Callahan
Production Stage Manager:
Michael Martorella
; Stage Manager:
John Fennessy
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Stephen Van Benschoten
; Special Effects Director:
William McDonough
Musical Supervisor:
Bruce Coughlin
; Musical Coordinator:
Earl Shendell
Special Effects by
Bran Ferren
Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Fight Coordinator:
B. H. Barry
; General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Dog Owner and Trainer:
William Berloni
; Poster Design by
Gilbert Lesser
Dennis Bacigalupi
Peter Schmidt
A Villager
John Carradine
DeLacey
A Blind Hermit
David Dukes
Victor Frankenstein
A Young Scientist
John Glover
Henry Clerval
Victor's Friend
Keith Jochim
The Creature
Richard Kneeland
Lionel Mueller
The Local Magistrate
Jill P. Rose
Justine Moritz
A Maidservant
Scott Schwartz
William Frankenstein
Victor's Younger Brother
Douglas Seale
Alphonse Frankenstein
Victor's Father
John Seitz
Hans Metz
A Villager
Dianne Wiest
Elizabeth Lavenza
Victor's adopted "Cousin"
Kate Wilkinson
Frau Mueller
The Magistrate's Wife
Understudies:
Leslie Barrett
(Alphonse Frankenstein, Lionel Mueller, DeLacey),
Michael Davidson
(William Frankenstein),
Anne Kerry
(Elizabeth Lavenza, Justine Moritz),
Barbara Lester
(Frau Mueller),
Eric Uhler
(Hans Metz, Peter Schmidt),
Stephen Van Benschoten
(The Creature) and
Mark Winkworth
(Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lighting Design
1981 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
and
Robby Monk
Outstanding Set Design
1981 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Frankenstein Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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