PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 27, 1979
Closing Date
Feb 16, 1980
1st Preview
Nov 21, 1979
1st Preview
Nov 21, 1979
Previews
7
Performances
95
PlayOriginalBroadway
External Links
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Nov 27, 1979 - Feb 16, 1980)
Setting
Kambawe, a former British Colony in Africa.
Managing Director: Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Produced by James M. Nederlander, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Michael Codron
Originally produced in London by Michael Codron
Written by Tom Stoppard; Featuring "Night and Day" by Cole Porter
Directed by Peter Wood
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.; Miss Smith's hair styles by Patrik D. Moreton; Lighting of original London production designed by Robert Bryan
Executive Producer: Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent; Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Jay Adler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Leslie Lyles
Special Effects by Chic Silber
General Press Representative: Solters & Roskin, Inc., Joshua Ellis and Tom Trenkle; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Photographer: Zoë Dominic
Maggie Smith
Ruth Carson
Paul Hecht
Dick Wagner
Joseph Maher
Geoffrey Carson
Clarence Williams III
President Mageeba
Peter Evans
Jacob Milne
Larry Riley
Francis
Dwight Schultz
George Guthrie
T. J. Scott
Alastair Carson
Standby: Jonathan Farwell (Dick Wagner, Geoffrey Carson)
Understudies: Peter James (Alastair Carson), Dennis Lipscomb (George Guthrie, Jacob Milne) and Milledge Mosley (President Mageeba, Francis)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Play

1980 Nominee
Maggie Smith
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1980 Nominee
Joseph Maher

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding New Play

1980 Nominee
Produced by James M. Nederlander , The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Michael Codron
Written by Tom Stoppard
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