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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 04, 1981
Closing Date
Jan 03, 1982
1st Preview
Sep 23, 1981
1st Preview
Sep 23, 1981
Previews
7
Performances
49
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 04, 1981
Close Date: Jan 03, 1982
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 04, 1981 - Jan 03, 1982)
Setting
England in the first half of the Nineteenth Century.
Comments
49 performances each of Parts I and II.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The Shubert Organization
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
and
Nelle Nugent
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
; First produced on June 6, 1980 at the
Aldwych Theatre
Written by
Charles Dickens
; Adapted by
David Edgar
; Music:
Stephen Oliver
; Lyrics:
Stephen Oliver
; Musical Director:
Donald Johnston
; RSC Musical Director:
Alan Gout
Directed by
Trevor Nunn
and
John Caird
; Assistant Director:
Leon Rubin
Scenic Design by
John Napier
and
Dermot Hayes
; Costume Design by
John Napier
; Lighting Design by
David Hersey
; Associate Scenic Design:
Neil Peter Jampolis
; Associate Lighting Design:
Beverly Emmons
; Associate Sound Design:
Richard Fitzgerald
; Wig Master:
Leon Gagliardi
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Robert H. Wallner
; RSC Company Manager:
Harold Rogers
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Bennett
; Stage Manager:
Sally Greenhut
; RSC Stage Manager:
Michael Townsend
,
David Proctor
,
Simon Hooper
and
Hilary Groves
Conducted by
Donald Johnston
; Music Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
; Piano:
Donald Johnston
; Flute:
Mel Rodnon
; Clarinet:
Seymour Press
; Bassoon:
Ethan Bauch
; Trumpet:
Lowell Hershey
and
Robert Zittola
; French Horn:
Christine Snyder
; Trombone:
Daniel Repole
; Violin:
Sandra Billingslea
; Viola:
Karen Ritscher
; Bass:
Doc Solomon
; Banjo:
Bruce Uchitel
; Percussion:
Jack Jennings
; Wedding anthem sung by:
Choristers
Playbill cover design by
Ginni Moo Young
; Special Effects by
Chic Silber
; Assistant to Mr. Jampolis:
Raymond Huessy
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
,
Joshua Ellis
,
Louise Weiner Ment
,
Becky Flora
,
David LeShay
and
Cindy Valk
; Speech Consultant:
Liz Smith
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Production Photographer and Playbill Cover Photograph by
Chris Davies
; Production Photographer:
John Napier
; Additional Production Photographs by
George Whitear
; RSC Voice Director:
Cicely Berry
; RSC Casting:
Joyce Nettles
Alun Armstrong
Mr. Squeers
Mr. Wagstaff
Christopher Benjamin
Mr. Vincent Crummles
Walter Bray
Suzanne Bertish
Milliner
Fanny Squeers
Miss Snevellicci
Peg Sliderskew
Sharon Bower
Waitress
Rich Lady
Milliner
Pitcher
Mrs. Kenwigs' Sister
Miss Bravassa
Opera Singer
Janet Dale
Snawley Major
Miss Knag
Mrs. Cutler
Miss Belvawney
Mrs. Wititterley
Mrs. Snawley
Jeffery Dench
Mr. Cutler
Landlord
Mr. Blightey
Arthur Gride
Ian East
Milliner
Roberts
Mr. Crowl
Nicholas Gecks
Jackson
Lord Frederick Verisopht
Alan Gill
Graymarsh
George
Keeper
Westwood
Patrick Godfrey
Irate Gentleman
Jennings
Mr. Kenwigs
The Man Next Door
Casino Proprietor
Lucy Gutteridge
Milliner
Sprouter
Young Fiancée
Miss Ledrock
Madeline Bray
Cathryn Harrison
Milliner
Tilda Price
Miss Henrietta Petowker
Andrew Hawkins
Mr. Bonney
Coates
Mr. Hetherington
Opera Singer
Captain Adams
Policeman
Rose Hill
Miss La Creevy
Lady From Downstairs
Mrs. Grudden
Roderick Horn
Pugstyles
Mr. Wititterley
Umpire
Lila Kaye
Mrs. Squeers
Mrs. Crummles
Teddy Kempner
Peters
Benjamin
Master Percy Crummles
Tix
Mr. Pluck
Timothy Kightley
Flunkey
Mr. Lillyvick
Colonel Chowser
Surgeon
Shirley King
Rich Lady
Mrs. Kenwigs
Mrs. Lenville
William Maxwell
Mr. Snawley
Milliner
Tomkins
Mr. Pailey
John McEnery
William
Mr. Mantalini
Cobbey
Mr. Snevellicci
Ian McNeice
Young Wackford Squeers
Scaley
Croupier
David Lloyd Meredith
Sir Matthew Pupker
Charles Cheeryble
Priscilla Morgan
Mrs. Nickleby
Miss Green
Sally Nesbitt
Waitress
Milliner
Phib
Miss Ganzingi
Bob Peck
John Browdie
Sir Mulberry Hawk
Edward Petherbridge
Newman Noggs
Hawk's Rival
Clyde Pollitt
Coachman
Mr. Folair
Brooker
Stephen Rashbrook
Belling
Milliner
Mr. Bane
Alphonse
Christopher Ravenscroft
Mobbs
Mr. Lenville
Mr. Snobb
Frank Cheeryble
Hubert Rees
Mr. Curdle
Ned Cheeryble
Roger Rees
Nicholas Nickleby
Emily Richard
Kate Nickleby
Mrs. Curdle
Richard Simpson
Flunkey
Old Lord
Mr. Fluggers
Tim Linkinwater
Mark Tandy
Bolder
Master Crummles
Mr. Pyke
Policeman
David Threlfall
Smike
Hilary Townley
Hannah
Snawley Minor
Milliner
Morleena Kenwigs
The Infant Phenomenon
Young Woman
Thelma Whiteley
Mrs. Snevellicci
Nurse
Madame Mantalini
John Woodvine
Ralph Nickleby
Opera Singer
Understudies:
Catherine Brandon
,
Wilfred Grove
and
Katherine Levy
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1982 Winner
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The Shubert Organization
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
and
Nelle Nugent
Adapted by
David Edgar
Best Actor in Play
1982 Winner
Roger Rees
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1982 Nominee
Edward Petherbridge
David Threlfall
Best Scenic Design
1982 Winner
Scenic Design by
John Napier
and
Dermot Hayes
Best Costume Design
1982 Nominee
Costume Design by
John Napier
Best Lighting Design
1982 Nominee
Lighting Design by
David Hersey
Best Direction of a Play
1982 Winner
Directed by
Trevor Nunn
and
John Caird
Drama Desk Award
Special Award
1982 Recipient
Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Statistics
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The Shubert Organization
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
and
Nelle Nugent
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
; First produced on June 6, 1980 at the
Aldwych Theatre
Written by
Charles Dickens
; Adapted by
David Edgar
; Music:
Stephen Oliver
; Lyrics:
Stephen Oliver
; Musical Director:
Donald Johnston
; RSC Musical Director:
Alan Gout
Directed by
Trevor Nunn
and
John Caird
; Assistant Director:
Leon Rubin
Scenic Design by
John Napier
and
Dermot Hayes
; Costume Design by
John Napier
; Lighting Design by
David Hersey
; Associate Scenic Design:
Neil Peter Jampolis
; Associate Lighting Design:
Beverly Emmons
; Associate Sound Design:
Richard Fitzgerald
; Wig Master:
Leon Gagliardi
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Robert H. Wallner
; RSC Company Manager:
Harold Rogers
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Bennett
; Stage Manager:
Sally Greenhut
; RSC Stage Manager:
Michael Townsend
,
David Proctor
,
Simon Hooper
and
Hilary Groves
Conducted by
Donald Johnston
; Music Contractor:
Mel Rodnon
; Piano:
Donald Johnston
; Flute:
Mel Rodnon
; Clarinet:
Seymour Press
; Bassoon:
Ethan Bauch
; Trumpet:
Lowell Hershey
and
Robert Zittola
; French Horn:
Christine Snyder
; Trombone:
Daniel Repole
; Violin:
Sandra Billingslea
; Viola:
Karen Ritscher
; Bass:
Doc Solomon
; Banjo:
Bruce Uchitel
; Percussion:
Jack Jennings
; Wedding anthem sung by:
Choristers
Playbill cover design by
Ginni Moo Young
; Special Effects by
Chic Silber
; Assistant to Mr. Jampolis:
Raymond Huessy
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
,
Joshua Ellis
,
Louise Weiner Ment
,
Becky Flora
,
David LeShay
and
Cindy Valk
; Speech Consultant:
Liz Smith
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Production Photographer and Playbill Cover Photograph by
Chris Davies
; Production Photographer:
John Napier
; Additional Production Photographs by
George Whitear
; RSC Voice Director:
Cicely Berry
; RSC Casting:
Joyce Nettles
Alun Armstrong
Mr. Squeers
Mr. Wagstaff
Christopher Benjamin
Mr. Vincent Crummles
Walter Bray
Suzanne Bertish
Milliner
Fanny Squeers
Miss Snevellicci
Peg Sliderskew
Sharon Bower
Waitress
Rich Lady
Milliner
Pitcher
Mrs. Kenwigs' Sister
Miss Bravassa
Opera Singer
Janet Dale
Snawley Major
Miss Knag
Mrs. Cutler
Miss Belvawney
Mrs. Wititterley
Mrs. Snawley
Jeffery Dench
Mr. Cutler
Landlord
Mr. Blightey
Arthur Gride
Ian East
Milliner
Roberts
Mr. Crowl
Nicholas Gecks
Jackson
Lord Frederick Verisopht
Alan Gill
Graymarsh
George
Keeper
Westwood
Patrick Godfrey
Irate Gentleman
Jennings
Mr. Kenwigs
The Man Next Door
Casino Proprietor
Lucy Gutteridge
Milliner
Sprouter
Young Fiancée
Miss Ledrock
Madeline Bray
Cathryn Harrison
Milliner
Tilda Price
Miss Henrietta Petowker
Andrew Hawkins
Mr. Bonney
Coates
Mr. Hetherington
Opera Singer
Captain Adams
Policeman
Rose Hill
Miss La Creevy
Lady From Downstairs
Mrs. Grudden
Roderick Horn
Pugstyles
Mr. Wititterley
Umpire
Lila Kaye
Mrs. Squeers
Mrs. Crummles
Teddy Kempner
Peters
Benjamin
Master Percy Crummles
Tix
Mr. Pluck
Timothy Kightley
Flunkey
Mr. Lillyvick
Colonel Chowser
Surgeon
Shirley King
Rich Lady
Mrs. Kenwigs
Mrs. Lenville
William Maxwell
Mr. Snawley
Milliner
Tomkins
Mr. Pailey
John McEnery
William
Mr. Mantalini
Cobbey
Mr. Snevellicci
Ian McNeice
Young Wackford Squeers
Scaley
Croupier
David Lloyd Meredith
Sir Matthew Pupker
Charles Cheeryble
Priscilla Morgan
Mrs. Nickleby
Miss Green
Sally Nesbitt
Waitress
Milliner
Phib
Miss Ganzingi
Bob Peck
John Browdie
Sir Mulberry Hawk
Edward Petherbridge
Newman Noggs
Hawk's Rival
Clyde Pollitt
Coachman
Mr. Folair
Brooker
Stephen Rashbrook
Belling
Milliner
Mr. Bane
Alphonse
Christopher Ravenscroft
Mobbs
Mr. Lenville
Mr. Snobb
Frank Cheeryble
Hubert Rees
Mr. Curdle
Ned Cheeryble
Roger Rees
Nicholas Nickleby
Emily Richard
Kate Nickleby
Mrs. Curdle
Richard Simpson
Flunkey
Old Lord
Mr. Fluggers
Tim Linkinwater
Mark Tandy
Bolder
Master Crummles
Mr. Pyke
Policeman
David Threlfall
Smike
Hilary Townley
Hannah
Snawley Minor
Milliner
Morleena Kenwigs
The Infant Phenomenon
Young Woman
Thelma Whiteley
Mrs. Snevellicci
Nurse
Madame Mantalini
John Woodvine
Ralph Nickleby
Opera Singer
Understudies:
Catherine Brandon
,
Wilfred Grove
and
Katherine Levy
Tony Award®
Best Play
1982 Winner
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
The Shubert Organization
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
and
Nelle Nugent
Adapted by
David Edgar
Best Actor in Play
1982 Winner
Roger Rees
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1982 Nominee
Edward Petherbridge
David Threlfall
Best Scenic Design
1982 Winner
Scenic Design by
John Napier
and
Dermot Hayes
Best Costume Design
1982 Nominee
Costume Design by
John Napier
Best Lighting Design
1982 Nominee
Lighting Design by
David Hersey
Best Direction of a Play
1982 Winner
Directed by
Trevor Nunn
and
John Caird
Drama Desk Award
Special Award
1982 Recipient
Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
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Week Ending
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