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Open Admissions
a new American drama
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 29, 1984
Closing Date
Feb 12, 1984
1st Preview
Jan 24, 1984
1st Preview
Jan 24, 1984
Previews
7
Performances
17
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 29, 1984
Close Date: Feb 12, 1984
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Jan 29, 1984 - Feb 12, 1984)
Setting
In and near Calvin's and Ginny's Manhattan apartments and in a public college in New York City. One day in January, the present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Irving Berlin
and
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Stevie Phillips
; Produced in association with
Universal Pictures
; Associate Producer:
Bonnie Champion
Presented in the fall of 1982 at
The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
; Based on the author's one act entitled "Open Admissions" which was originally produced at
The Ensemble Studio Theatre (Curt Dempster: Artistic Director)
Written by
Shirley Lauro
Directed by
Elinor Renfield
Scenic Design by
David Gropman
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
and
Gary Jones
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Chuck London Media
and
Stewart Werner
General Manager:
The Kingwill Office
; Assistant to the General Manager:
Susan Sampliner
Production Stage Manager:
Paul Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Michael J. Frank
General Press Representative:
Shirley Herz Associates
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Jon Wilner
; Fight direction by
Nels Hennum
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Casting:
Meg Simon
and
Fran Kumin
; Press Associate:
Peter Cromarty
and
Sam Rudy
Calvin Levels
Calvin Jefferson
Marilyn Rockafellow
Ginny Carlsen
Nan-Lynn Nelson
Salina Jones
Calvin's sister
Pam Potillo
Georgia Jones
Calvin's niece
Sloane Shelton
Professor Clare Block
Maura Erin Sullivan
Cathy Carlsen
Ginny's daughter
Vincent D'Onofrio
Nick Rizzoli
Una Kim
Broadway debut
Kitty Shim
Evan Miranda
Juan Rivera
C.C.H. Pounder
Broadway debut
Mrs. Brewster
Kevin Tighe
Peter Carlsen
Ginny's husband
Standby:
Joy Franz
(Ginny Carlsen)
Understudies:
June Angela
(Kitty Shim),
Tahra Takeesha Brown
(Georgia Jones),
Al Ferrer
(Nick Rizzoli, Juan Rivera),
Richard Fitzpatrick
(Peter Carlsen),
Faith Geer
(Professor Clare Block, Mrs. Brewster),
C.C.H. Pounder
(Salina Jones) and
Jessica Rubinstein
(Cathy Carlsen)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1984 Nominee
Calvin Levels
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1984 Nominee
Marilyn Rockafellow
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1984 Nominee
Calvin Levels
Theatre World
Award
1984 Recipient
Calvin Levels
Statistics
Season:
1983-84
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Open Admissions Statistics
1983-84 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Irving Berlin
and
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Stevie Phillips
; Produced in association with
Universal Pictures
; Associate Producer:
Bonnie Champion
Presented in the fall of 1982 at
The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
; Based on the author's one act entitled "Open Admissions" which was originally produced at
The Ensemble Studio Theatre (Curt Dempster: Artistic Director)
Written by
Shirley Lauro
Directed by
Elinor Renfield
Scenic Design by
David Gropman
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
and
Gary Jones
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Chuck London Media
and
Stewart Werner
General Manager:
The Kingwill Office
; Assistant to the General Manager:
Susan Sampliner
Production Stage Manager:
Paul Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Michael J. Frank
General Press Representative:
Shirley Herz Associates
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Jon Wilner
; Fight direction by
Nels Hennum
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Casting:
Meg Simon
and
Fran Kumin
; Press Associate:
Peter Cromarty
and
Sam Rudy
Calvin Levels
Calvin Jefferson
Marilyn Rockafellow
Ginny Carlsen
Nan-Lynn Nelson
Salina Jones
Calvin's sister
Pam Potillo
Georgia Jones
Calvin's niece
Sloane Shelton
Professor Clare Block
Maura Erin Sullivan
Cathy Carlsen
Ginny's daughter
Vincent D'Onofrio
Nick Rizzoli
Una Kim
Broadway debut
Kitty Shim
Evan Miranda
Juan Rivera
C.C.H. Pounder
Broadway debut
Mrs. Brewster
Kevin Tighe
Peter Carlsen
Ginny's husband
Standby:
Joy Franz
(Ginny Carlsen)
Understudies:
June Angela
(Kitty Shim),
Tahra Takeesha Brown
(Georgia Jones),
Al Ferrer
(Nick Rizzoli, Juan Rivera),
Richard Fitzpatrick
(Peter Carlsen),
Faith Geer
(Professor Clare Block, Mrs. Brewster),
C.C.H. Pounder
(Salina Jones) and
Jessica Rubinstein
(Cathy Carlsen)
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1984 Nominee
Calvin Levels
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1984 Nominee
Marilyn Rockafellow
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1984 Nominee
Calvin Levels
Theatre World
Award
1984 Recipient
Calvin Levels
Season:
1983-84
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Open Admissions Statistics
1983-84 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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