PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 07, 1986
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1986
1st Preview
Apr 03, 1986
1st Preview
Apr 03, 1986
Previews
5
Performances
96
PlayComedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Apr 07, 1986 - Jun 28, 1986)
Setting
A room in McLeavy's House. Afternoon.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation, Charles P. Kopelman (Broadway debut) and Mark Simon (Broadway debut)
Originally opened on February 4, 1986; produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Managing Director)
Written by Joe Orton
Directed by John Tillinger
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Bill Walker; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Wig Design by Paul Huntley
General Manager: Leo K. Cohen
Production Stage Manager: Peggy Peterson; Stage Manager: Jon Nakagawa
Assistant to General Manager: Marcia Goldberg
General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc., Joshua Ellis, Cindy Valk, Adrian Bryan-Brown and Jim Sapp; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Fight direction by J. Allen Suddeth; Dialect Coach: Timothy Monich; Photographer: Gerry Goodstein; Casting Consultant: Johnson-Liff Associates; Production Artwork: Fraver
Alec Baldwin
Broadway debut
Dennis
Željko Ivanek
Hal
Charles Keating
McLeavy
Joseph Maher
Truscott
Nick Ullett
Meadows
Zoë Wanamaker
Fay
Standby: Selena Carey-Jones (Fay), Nick Ullett (McLeavy, Truscott) and Steven Weber (Hal, Dennis, Meadows)

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1986 Nominee
Joseph Maher
Charles Keating
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
 

Best Direction of a Play

1986 Nominee
Directed by John Tillinger
 

Best Reproduction (Play or Musical)

1986 Nominee
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation , Charles P. Kopelman and Mark Simon

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1986 Winner
Joseph Maher
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

1986 Nominee
Directed by John Tillinger
 

Outstanding Revival

1986 Nominee
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation , Charles P. Kopelman and Mark Simon

Theatre World

Award

1986 Recipient
Alec Baldwin
Season:
View Graph
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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