Shows
People
Theatres
Awards
search
menu
The House of Blue Leaves
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1986
Closing Date
Mar 15, 1987
Previews
0
Performances
360
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
External Links
Shop
Open Date: Apr 29, 1986
Close Date: Mar 15, 1987
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Apr 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987)
Setting
The El Dorado Bar and Grill and in an apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, NY. October 4, 1965.
Comments
Transferred from the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre where it played 38 performances.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Originally presented in NYC at the
Truck and Warehouse Theater
(1971, 377 performances); Originally produced in NYC by
Warren Lyons
and
Betty Ann Besch
Written by
John Guare
; Featuring songs by
John Guare
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
John Guare
; Piano music arranged and recorded by
Rusty Magee
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Aural Fixation
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
LCT General Manager:
Steven C. Callahan
; Company Manager:
Lynn Landis
LCT Production Manager:
Jeff Hamlin
; Production Stage Manager:
Kate Stewart
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Peter J. Downing
Assistant to Mr. Walton:
Dana Kenn
LCT General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; LCT Director of Development:
Barbara M. Groves
; Casting:
Billy Hopkins
; Poster Design by
James McMullan
; Marketing:
Ziff Marketing
; Advertising:
Russek Advertising
Danny Aiello
Billy Einhorn
Ian Blackman
El Dorado Bartender
M.P.
Jane Cecil
Second Nun
Stockard Channing
Bunny Flingus
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 22, 1986
Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
White Man
Patricia Falkenhain
Head Nun
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 01, 1986
Swoosie Kurtz
Bananas Shaughnessy
John Mahoney
Broadway debut
Artie Shaughnessy
Apr 29, 1986 - Jul 27, 1986
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Ann Talman
Little Nun
Understudies:
Ian Blackman
(Ronnie Shaughnessy),
Jane Cecil
(Head Nun),
Peter J. Downing
(M.P.),
Brian Evers
(Artie Shaughnessy, Billy Einhorn, White Man),
Kathleen McKiernan
(Second Nun, Little Nun, Bananas Shaughnessy) and
Melodie Somers
(Bunny Flingus, Corrinna Stroller, Second Nun)
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Apr 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986)
Cast
Christine Baranski
Bunny Flingus
Jun 24, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Patricia Clarkson
Corrinna Stroller
Jun 03, 1986 - Aug 1986
Debra Cole
Little Nun
Faye Grant
Corrinna Stroller
Aug 1986 - Jan 11, 1987
Jack Gwaltney
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Mike Nussbaum
Billy Einhorn
Jack Wallace
Artie Shaughnessy
Jul 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986
Understudy:
Debra Cole
(El Dorado Bartender)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987)
Production Stage Manager:
Steve Beckler
Cast
Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
Brian Evers
El Dorado Bartender
White Man
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Jan 13, 1987 - Mar 15, 1987
John Mahoney
Artie Shaughnessy
Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Richard Portnow
Billy Einhorn
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Understudies:
Peter J. Downing
(White Man) and
Kathleen McKiernan
(Corrinna Stroller)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1986 Nominee
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by
John Guare
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1986 Winner
John Mahoney
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1986 Winner
Swoosie Kurtz
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing
Best Scenic Design
1986 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Best Costume Design
1986 Nominee
Costume Design by
Ann Roth
Best Lighting Design
1986 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Best Direction of a Play
1986 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1986 Nominee
John Mahoney
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing
Swoosie Kurtz
Outstanding Director of a Play
1986 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Outstanding Set Design
1986 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Outstanding Revival
1986 Winner
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Theatre World
Award
1986 Recipient
Julie Hagerty
Statistics
Season:
1986-87
1985-86
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The House of Blue Leaves Statistics
1986-87 Season
1985-86 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Originally presented in NYC at the
Truck and Warehouse Theater
(1971, 377 performances); Originally produced in NYC by
Warren Lyons
and
Betty Ann Besch
Written by
John Guare
; Featuring songs by
John Guare
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
John Guare
; Piano music arranged and recorded by
Rusty Magee
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Ann Roth
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Aural Fixation
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
LCT General Manager:
Steven C. Callahan
; Company Manager:
Lynn Landis
LCT Production Manager:
Jeff Hamlin
; Production Stage Manager:
Kate Stewart
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Peter J. Downing
Assistant to Mr. Walton:
Dana Kenn
LCT General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; LCT Director of Development:
Barbara M. Groves
; Casting:
Billy Hopkins
; Poster Design by
James McMullan
; Marketing:
Ziff Marketing
; Advertising:
Russek Advertising
Danny Aiello
Billy Einhorn
Ian Blackman
El Dorado Bartender
M.P.
Jane Cecil
Second Nun
Stockard Channing
Bunny Flingus
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 22, 1986
Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
White Man
Patricia Falkenhain
Head Nun
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 01, 1986
Swoosie Kurtz
Bananas Shaughnessy
John Mahoney
Broadway debut
Artie Shaughnessy
Apr 29, 1986 - Jul 27, 1986
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Ann Talman
Little Nun
Understudies:
Ian Blackman
(Ronnie Shaughnessy),
Jane Cecil
(Head Nun),
Peter J. Downing
(M.P.),
Brian Evers
(Artie Shaughnessy, Billy Einhorn, White Man),
Kathleen McKiernan
(Second Nun, Little Nun, Bananas Shaughnessy) and
Melodie Somers
(Bunny Flingus, Corrinna Stroller, Second Nun)
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Apr 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986)
Cast
Christine Baranski
Bunny Flingus
Jun 24, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Patricia Clarkson
Corrinna Stroller
Jun 03, 1986 - Aug 1986
Debra Cole
Little Nun
Faye Grant
Corrinna Stroller
Aug 1986 - Jan 11, 1987
Jack Gwaltney
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Mike Nussbaum
Billy Einhorn
Jack Wallace
Artie Shaughnessy
Jul 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986
Understudy:
Debra Cole
(El Dorado Bartender)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987)
Production Stage Manager:
Steve Beckler
Cast
Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
Brian Evers
El Dorado Bartender
White Man
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Jan 13, 1987 - Mar 15, 1987
John Mahoney
Artie Shaughnessy
Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Richard Portnow
Billy Einhorn
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Understudies:
Peter J. Downing
(White Man) and
Kathleen McKiernan
(Corrinna Stroller)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1986 Nominee
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by
John Guare
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1986 Winner
John Mahoney
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1986 Winner
Swoosie Kurtz
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing
Best Scenic Design
1986 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Best Costume Design
1986 Nominee
Costume Design by
Ann Roth
Best Lighting Design
1986 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
Best Direction of a Play
1986 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1986 Nominee
John Mahoney
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing
Swoosie Kurtz
Outstanding Director of a Play
1986 Winner
Directed by
Jerry Zaks
Outstanding Set Design
1986 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
Outstanding Revival
1986 Winner
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Theatre World
Award
1986 Recipient
Julie Hagerty
Season:
1986-87
1985-86
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The House of Blue Leaves Statistics
1986-87 Season
1985-86 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
PRODUCTIONS
More Productions by Opening Date
Big Deal
Apr 10, 1986
Jun 08, 1986
Social Security
Apr 17, 1986
Mar 22, 1987
The Petition
Apr 24, 1986
Jun 29, 1986
Sweet Charity
Apr 27, 1986
Mar 15, 1987
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Apr 28, 1986
Jun 29, 1986
The House of Blue Leaves
Apr 29, 1986
Mar 15, 1987
The Boys in Autumn
Apr 30, 1986
Jun 29, 1986
Close
Search
search
in
Category
All
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Looking for more categories?
Search
Close
Home
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Characters
Awards
Songs
Statistics
Advanced Search
FAQ
Help
About
Policies
Contact