MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 20, 2014
Closing Date
May 18, 2014
1st Preview
Jan 17, 2014
1st Preview
Jan 17, 2014
Previews
37
Performances
100
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
(Feb 20, 2014 - May 18, 2014)
Setting
Four days in 1965 and the following years. Winterset, Iowa.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel, Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President); Produced in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival (Stephen M. Kaus, Producer; Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director Emeritus); Associate Producer: Steven Strauss, Michael Crea and PJ Miller
World premiere production presented in August 2013 by The Williamstown Theatre Festival (Stephen M. Kaus, Producer; Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director Emeritus)
Book by Marsha Norman; Music by Jason Robert Brown; Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Based on the novel by Robert James Waller; Music orchestrated by Jason Robert Brown; Musical Director: Tom Murray
Directed by Bartlett Sher; Movement by Danny Mefford
Scenic Design by Michael Yeargan; Costume Design by Catherine Zuber; Lighting Design by Donald Holder; Sound Design by Jon Weston; Hair and Wig Design by David Brian Brown; Make-Up Design by Ashley Ryan; Associate Scenic Design: Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams; Associate Lighting Design: Mike Jones; Associate Sound Design: Jason Strangfeld; Assistant Costume Design: Ryan Park; Assistant Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Automated Lighting Programmer: Marc Polimeni; Assistant Sound Design: Josh Millican
General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd.; Company Manager: Katrina Elliott; Assistant Co. Mgr: Mike McLinden
Technical Supervisor: Hudson Theatrical Associates; Production Stage Manager: Jennifer Rae Moore; Stage Manager: Lisa Ann Chernoff; Assistant Stage Mgr: B. Bales Karlin
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Tom Murray; Associate Conductor: Andrew Resnick; Concert Master: Paul Woodiel; Violin: Katherine Livolsi-Landau; Violin/Viola: Erin Benim and Kiku Enomoto; Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf; Guitars: Justin Goldner and Gary Sieger; Bass: Randy Landau; Piano: Andrew Resnick; Drums/Percussion: Benny Koonyevsky; Music Preparation: Blane Music Preparation
Props by Kathy Fabian
Dialect Coach: Deborah Hecht; Dance Captain: Tim Wright; Casting: Telsey + Company and Abbie Brady-Dalton, CSA; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Press Representative: Irene Gandy, Alana Karpoff, Thomas Raynor and Christopher Pineda; Marketing: Serino Coyne; Digital & Interactive: Situation Interactive; Interactive Marketing Services: Broadway's Best Shows and Andy Drachenberg; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Kelli O'Hara
Francesca
Steven Pasquale
Robert
Whitney Bashor
Marian/Chiara
Hunter Foster
Bud
Caitlin Kinnunen
Carolyn
Derek Klena
Michael
Michael X. Martin
Charlie
Cass Morgan
Marge
Ephie Aardema
Ensemble
Jennifer Allen
Ensemble
Katie Klaus
Ensemble
 
State Fair Singer
Luke Marinkovich
Ensemble
 
Paolo
Aaron Ramey
Ensemble
Dan Sharkey
Ensemble
Swings: Charlie Franklin , Jessica Vosk and Tim Wright
Standby: Kevin Kern (Robert) and Elena Shaddow (Francesca)
Understudies: Ephie Aardema (Carolyn), Jennifer Allen (Marge), Whitney Bashor (Francesca), Charlie Franklin (Michael), Kevin Kern (Bud), Katie Klaus (Marian/Chiara, Marge), Luke Marinkovich (Michael), Aaron Ramey (Robert), Dan Sharkey (Bud, Charlie), Jessica Vosk (Carolyn, Marian/Chiara) and Tim Wright (Charlie)

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Feb 20, 2014 - May 18, 2014)

Cast

Jennifer Allen
Ginny
music by Jason Robert Brown; lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Act 1
Sung By
To Build a Home
Francesca and Company
Home Before You Know It
Bud, Michael, Carolyn and Francesca
Temporarily Lost
Robert
What Do You Call a Man?
Francesca
You're Never Alone
Bud and Company
Another Life
Marian/Chiara
Wondering
Robert and Francesca
Look At Me
Francesca, Robert and Company
The World Inside a Frame
Robert
Something From a Dream
Bud
Get Closer
Marge and Radio Singers
Falling Into You
Robert and Francesca
Act 2
Sung By
State Road 21/The Real World
Band Singer, Michael, Carolyn and Company
Who We Are and Who We Want to Be
Robert, Francesca and Company
Almost Real
Francesca
Before and After You/One Second & a Million Miles
Robert and Francesca
When I'm Gone
Charlie, Bud and Company
It All Fades Away
Robert
Always Better
Francesca, Robert and Company

Tony Award®

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2014 Winner
Music by Jason Robert Brown
Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Kelli O'Hara

Best Orchestrations

2014 Winner
Music orchestrated by Jason Robert Brown
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Lighting Design by Donald Holder

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

2014 Nominee
Produced by Jeffrey Richards , Stacey Mindich , Jerry Frankel , Gutterman Chernoff , Hunter Arnold , Ken Davenport , Carl Daikeler , Michael DeSantis , Aaron Priest , Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart , Scott M. Delman , Independent Presenters Network , Red Mountain Theatre Company , Caiola Productions , Remmel T. Dickinson , Ken Greiner , David Lancaster , Bellanca Smigel Rutter , Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub , Will Trice , Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President) ; Produced in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival (Stephen M. Kaus, Producer; Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director Emeritus)
 

Outstanding Book of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Book by Marsha Norman
 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Steven Pasquale
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Kelli O'Hara

Outstanding Orchestrations

2014 Winner
Music orchestrated by Jason Robert Brown
 

Outstanding Lyrics

2014 Nominee
Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
 

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2014 Nominee
Sound Design by Jon Weston

Outstanding Music

2014 Winner
Music by Jason Robert Brown
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2014 Nominee
Directed by Bartlett Sher
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