Open Admissions a new American drama

Music Box Theatre, (1/29/1984 - 2/12/1984)

First Preview:	Jan 24, 1984	Total Previews:	7
Opening Date:	Jan 29, 1984
Closing Date:	Feb 12, 1984	Total Performances:	17

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway

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.

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff [See More]
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; Fight direction by Nels Hennum; Photographer: Martha Swope; Casting: Meg Simon and Fran Kumin

Cast

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 (Juan Rivera, Nick Rizzoli), Richard Fitzpatrick (Peter Carlsen), Faith Geer (Mrs. Brewster, Professor Clare Block), C.C.H. Pounder (Salina Jones) and Jessica Rubinstein (Cathy Carlsen)

Tony Award^®
1984 Best Actor in Play [nominee]
Calvin Levels
Drama Desk Award
1984 Outstanding Actress in a Play [nominee]
Marilyn Rockafellow
1984 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play [nominee]
Calvin Levels
Theatre World
1984 Award [recipient]
Calvin Levels