The Gin Game

PlayOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Oct 06, 1977

Closing Date

Dec 31, 1978

1st Preview

Sep 27, 1977

1st Preview

Sep 27, 1977

Previews

Performances

517

PlayOriginalBroadway

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

John Golden Theatre
(Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)

Setting

Time: Present.

People
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Icarus Productions, The Cronyn Company, Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols; Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Icarus Productions, The Cronyn Company, Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols

Written by D.L. Coburn

Directed by Mike Nichols

Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Bill Walker; Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.

General Manager: McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.; Company Manager: James Mennen

Production Supervisor: Nina Seely; Assistant Stage Mgr: William Chance

Press Representative: David A. Powers; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Zoë Dominic; Playbill cover art by Paul Davis

Originally presented by The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)

Hume Cronyn

Weller Martin

Sep 27, 1977 - Jun 04, 1978

Jessica Tandy

Fonsia Dorsey

Sep 27, 1977 - Sep 03, 1978

John Golden Theatre (Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)

Cast

E. G. Marshall

Weller Martin

Jun 06, 1978 - Dec 31, 1978

Maureen Stapleton

Fonsia Dorsey

Sep 05, 1978 - Dec 31, 1978
Awards

Tony Award®

Best Play

1978 Nominee
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols
Written by D.L. Coburn

Best Actor in Play

1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Best Actress in a Play

1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy

Best Direction of a Play

1978 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1978 Winner
Written by D.L. Coburn

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding New Play

1978 Nominee
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols
Written by D.L. Coburn

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy

Outstanding Director of a Play

1978 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

Outstanding Lighting Design

1978 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace

Outstanding Set Design

1978 Nominee
Scenic Design by David Mitchell

People
Awards

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)

Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Icarus Productions, The Cronyn Company, Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols; Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Icarus Productions, The Cronyn Company, Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols

Written by D.L. Coburn

Directed by Mike Nichols

Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Bill Walker; Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.

General Manager: McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.; Company Manager: James Mennen

Production Supervisor: Nina Seely; Assistant Stage Mgr: William Chance

Press Representative: David A. Powers; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Zoë Dominic; Playbill cover art by Paul Davis

Originally presented by The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)

Hume Cronyn

Weller Martin

Sep 27, 1977 - Jun 04, 1978

Jessica Tandy

Fonsia Dorsey

Sep 27, 1977 - Sep 03, 1978

John Golden Theatre (Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)

Cast

E. G. Marshall

Weller Martin

Jun 06, 1978 - Dec 31, 1978

Maureen Stapleton

Fonsia Dorsey

Sep 05, 1978 - Dec 31, 1978

Tony Award®

Best Play

1978 Nominee
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols
Written by D.L. Coburn

Best Actor in Play

1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Best Actress in a Play

1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy

Best Direction of a Play

1978 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1978 Winner
Written by D.L. Coburn

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding New Play

1978 Nominee
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , Hume Cronyn and Mike Nichols
Written by D.L. Coburn

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy

Outstanding Director of a Play

1978 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

Outstanding Lighting Design

1978 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace

Outstanding Set Design

1978 Nominee
Scenic Design by David Mitchell

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