PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 25, 1999
Closing Date
Jun 13, 1999
1st Preview
Jan 13, 1999
1st Preview
Jan 13, 1999
Previews
13
Performances
125
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Feb 25, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999)
Setting
A large American prison, 1938
Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, Stuart Thompson, Marsha Garces Williams, Kelly Gonda, The Royal National Theatre (Trevor Nunn, Director), The Alley Theatre (Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director; Paul Tetreault, Managing Director) and Moving Theatre; Produced by arrangement with University of the South; Associate Producer: Phyllis Wattis
Written by Tennessee Williams; Incidental music by Steven Edis
Directed by Trevor Nunn; Associate Director: Stephen Rayne
Scenic Design by Richard Hoover; Costume Design by Karyl Newman; Lighting Design by Chris Parry; Sound Design by Christopher Shutt; Hair Design by Michael Justiniano; Assistant Scenic Design: Karyl Newman and Adam Scher; Assistant Costume Design: Christina Ruales Desrosiers
General Manager: Florie Seery and Stuart Thompson Productions; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
Technical Supervisor: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Michael Brunner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lisa Iacucci
General Management Assistant: Caroline Prugh
Casting: Liz Woodman; Press Representative: Philip Rinaldi Publicity; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Fight direction by Malcolm Ranson; Fight Captain: Joel Leffert; New York Dialect Coach: Brooks Baldwin; London Dialect Coach: Joan Washington; New York Production Photographer: Joan Marcus; London Production Photographer: Donald Cooper
James Black
Butch O'Fallon
Sherri Parker Lee
Eva Crane
Finbar Lynch
Jim Allison
"Canary Jim"
Corin Redgrave
Bert "Boss" Whalen
the warden
Jude Akuwudike
The Queen
Chico Andrade
Mex
 
Guard
 
Convict
 
Trooper
Mark Dexter
Jeremy Trout
"Swifty"
Sandra Searles Dickinson
Mrs. Bristol
 
Goldie
Alex Giannini
Joe
Dion Graham
Oliver Armsted
"Ollie"
Mark Heenehan
Voice of the Lorelei
Tom Hodgkins
Tom
 
Chaplain
 
Guard
 
Convict
 
Trooper
Bruce Kirkpatrick
Chick
a guard
 
Convict
 
Guard
 
Trooper
Joel Leffert
Shapiro
J.P. Linton
McBurney
a guard
Matthew Floyd Miller
Jack Bristol
"Sailor Jack"
 
Convict
 
Guard
 
Trooper
Noble Shropshire
Alberts
 
Reverend Hooker
Daniel Freedom Stewart
Krause
 
Guard
 
Convict
 
Trooper
Richard Ziman
Schultz
a guard
Understudies: Chico Andrade (Shapiro), Philip Anthony (Joe, Mex, Krause, Guard, Convict, Trooper), Tina Benko (Eva Crane, Mrs. Bristol, Goldie), Mark Dexter (Jim Allison), Bruce Kirkpatrick (Schultz), Joel Leffert (Alberts, Tom, Chaplain, Reverend Hooker, Guard, Convict, Trooper), J.P. Linton (Bert "Boss" Whalen), Michael Pemberton (Butch O'Fallon, McBurney, Chick, Guard, Convict, Trooper), Gregory Simmons (The Queen, Oliver Armsted) and Daniel Freedom Stewart (Jack Bristol, Jeremy Trout, Guard, Convict, Trooper)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1999 Nominee
Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays , Stuart Thompson , Marsha Garces Williams , Kelly Gonda , The Royal National Theatre (Trevor Nunn, Director) , The Alley Theatre (Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director; Paul Tetreault, Managing Director) and Moving Theatre
Written by Tennessee Williams
 

Best Actor in Play

1999 Nominee
Corin Redgrave
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1999 Nominee
Finbar Lynch

Best Scenic Design

1999 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hoover
 

Best Lighting Design

1999 Nominee
Lighting Design by Chris Parry
 

Best Direction of a Play

1999 Nominee
Directed by Trevor Nunn

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Play

1999 Nominee
Produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays , Stuart Thompson , Marsha Garces Williams , Kelly Gonda , The Royal National Theatre (Trevor Nunn, Director) , The Alley Theatre (Gregory Boyd, Artistic Director; Paul Tetreault, Managing Director) and Moving Theatre
Written by Tennessee Williams
 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1999 Nominee
Finbar Lynch and Corin Redgrave
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1999 Nominee
James Black

Outstanding Director of a Play

1999 Winner
Directed by Trevor Nunn

Outstanding Set Design of a Play

1999 Winner
Scenic Design by Richard Hoover

Outstanding Lighting Design

1999 Winner
Lighting Design by Chris Parry

Outstanding Sound Design

1999 Winner
Sound Design by Christopher Shutt
 

Outstanding Music in a Play

1999 Nominee
Incidental music by Steven Edis

Theatre World

Award

1999 Recipient
James Black
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