PlayComedyReturn EngagementBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 29, 1977
Closing Date
Aug 07, 1977
Performances
48
PlayComedyReturn EngagementBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Jun 29, 1977 - Aug 07, 1977)
This production is a return engagement of The Cherry Orchard (Feb 17, 1977 - Apr 10, 1977)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
Ranevskaya's estate. The cherry trees are in bloom, but it is still cold.
Written by Anton Chekhov; Incidental music by Elizabeth Swados; Dance arrangements by Kathryn Posin
Directed by Andrei Serban
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
NYSF Production Manager: Andrew Mihok
NYSF General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative: Faith Geer
John Ahlberg
Ensemble
C. K. Alexander
Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich (a landowner)
David Clennon
Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich (a student)
Suzanne Collins
Varya (adopted daughter of Ranevskaya)
William Duff-Griffin
Stationmaster
Bernard Duffy
Ensemble
Christine Estabrook
Dunyasha (a chambermaid)
Elizabeth Franz
Sharlotta Ivanovna (a governess)
Roxanne Hart
Ensemble
C. S. Hayward
A Vagrant
Marybeth Hurt
Anya (daughter of Ranevskaya)
Raul Julia
Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich (a merchant)
Diane Lane
Ensemble
Dwight Marfield
Firs (a butler)
Ben Masters
Yasha (a young butler)
Bruce McGill
Ensemble
Peter Philips
Ensemble
George Voskovec
Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich (brother of Ranevskaya)
Irene Worth
Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna
Max Wright
Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich (a clerk)
Standby: Gerry Bamman (Lopakhin, Ermolai Alekseevich, Epikhodov, Semen Panteleevich) and Jacqueline Brookes (Ranevskaya, Lyubov Andreevna)
Understudies: William Duff-Griffin (Simeonov-Pishchik, Boris Borisovich), Bernard Duffy (Stationmaster), Roxanne Hart (Anya, Dunyasha), Ruby Holbrook (Sharlotta Ivanovna), Gloria Maddox (Varya), Bruce McGill (Yasha), Peter Philips (Trofimov, Petr Sergeyevich) and William Robertson (Firs, Gayev, Leonid Andreyevich)
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