PlayTragedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
May 02, 1995
Closing Date
Jul 22, 1995
1st Preview
Apr 14, 1995
1st Preview
Apr 14, 1995
Previews
19
Performances
91
PlayTragedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(May 02, 1995 - Jul 22, 1995)
Description
A play in five acts
Setting
In and around Elsinore Castle in Denmark
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance)
Produced by Dodger Productions, Roger Berlind, Endemol Theatre Productions, Inc., Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), Kardana Productions and Scott Rudin; Associate Producer: The Durst Organization and Whistlin' Dixie
Originally produced by The Almeida Theatre Company
Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Jonathan Dove
Directed by Jonathan Kent; Assistant Director: Elizabeth Bell
Scenic Design by Peter J. Davison; Costume Design by James Acheson; Lighting Design by Mark Henderson; Sound Design by John A. Leonard; Associate Lighting Design: Michael Baldassari; Assistant Lighting Design: James Fulton
General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Associate Gen. Mgr: Robert C. Strickstein; Company Manager: Steven H. David
Production Stage Manager: Anne Keefe; Production Supervisor: Aurora Productions; Stage Manager: Frank Lombardi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Kevin Fitzmaurice
UK Casting: Joyce Nettles; US Casting: Jay Binder; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Fight Direction: William Hobbs; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Ivan Kyncl (U.K.) and Joan Marcus (U.S.)
Francesca Annis
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Ralph Fiennes
Hamlet
son to the late, and nephew to the present King
Tara FitzGerald
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
James Laurenson
Claudius
King of Denmark
Peter Eyre
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Terence Rigby
Ghost
 
Player King
 
Gravedigger
Melissa Chalsma
Member of the Court
Gilly Gilchrist
Francisco
Officer
 
Lucianus
Caroline Harris
Player Queen
Peter Helmer
Prologue
 
Gentleman
Denis Holmes
Member of the Court
Paterson Joseph
Horatio
friend to Hamlet
Gordon Langford-Rowe
Priest
James Langton
Member of the Court
Damian Lewis
Laertes
son to Polonius
Colin Mace
Bernardo
Officer
Terry McGinity
Marcellus
Officer
 
Captain
David Melville
Reynaldo
Nicholas Palliser
Osric
a Courtier
Rupert Penry-Jones
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Nicholas Rowe
Guildenstern
Courtier
Thomas Schall
Member of the Court
James Wallace
Rosencrantz
Courtier
Spence White
Member of the Court
Understudies: Melissa Chalsma (Ophelia, Player Queen), Gilly Gilchrist (Claudius), Caroline Harris (Gertrude), Peter Helmer (Bernardo, Rosencrantz), Denis Holmes (Marcellus, Priest), Gordon Langford-Rowe (Polonius), James Langton (Prologue), Colin Mace (Horatio), Terry McGinity (Ghost, Player King, Gravedigger), David Melville (Lucianus, Fortinbras, Osric), Nicholas Palliser (Guildenstern), Rupert Penry-Jones (Hamlet), Thomas Schall (Francisco, Captain), James Wallace (Laertes) and Spence White (Reynaldo, Gentleman)

Tony Award®

 

Best Revival of a Play

1995 Nominee

Best Actor in Play

1995 Winner
Ralph Fiennes

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1995 Winner
Ralph Fiennes

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1995 Winner
Tara FitzGerald

Theatre World

Award

1995 Recipient
Ralph Fiennes
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