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The National Health
Play
Satire
Original
Opening Date
Oct 10, 1974
Closing Date
Nov 24, 1974
1st Preview
Sep 20, 1974
1st Preview
Sep 20, 1974
Previews
23
Performances
53
Play
Satire
Original
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Oct 10, 1974 - Nov 24, 1974)
Setting
The present. The men's ward of a British hospital.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
; Original music by
Terrence Sherman
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Scenic Design by
Virginia Dancy Webb
; Costume Design by
Whitney Blausen
; Lighting Design by
Ronald Wallace
Company Manager:
William Conn
Production Stage Manager:
Anne Keefe
; Resident Stage Manager:
Randall Brooks
Dialect Coach:
Elizabeth Smith
; General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
Blaine-Thompson
Emery Battis
Mackie
Louis Beachner
Flagg
John Braden
Loach
Shirley Bryan
Dr. Bird
Carlos Carrasco
Nurses and Orderlies
Veronica Castang
Sister McPhee
Olivia Cole
Nurse Lake
David Derosa
Nurses and Orderlies
Joyce Ebert
Matron
Mary Fogarty
Woman
Leonard Frey
Barnet
Sean G. Griffin
Neil
David H. Leary
Chaplain
Suzanne Lederer
Nurse Sweet
Richard McKenzie
Dr. Boyd
Stephen Mendillo
Tyler
Rita Moreno
Staff Nurse Norton
Alice Nagel
Nurses and Orderlies
Paul Rudd
Ken
William Swetland
Rees
George Taylor
Foster
Tazewell Thompson
West Indian Student
Richard Venture
Ash
Christina Whitmore
Nurses and Orderlies
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Oct 10, 1974 - Nov 24, 1974)
Cast
Patricia Manceri
Staff Nurse Norton
Nov 1974 - ?
Patricia Mauceri
Staff Nurse Norton
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1975 Nominee
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1975 Nominee
Leonard Frey
Best Direction of a Play
1975 Nominee
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1975 Nominee
Louis Beachner
Outstanding New Play (Foreign)
1975 Nominee
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
; Original music by
Terrence Sherman
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Scenic Design by
Virginia Dancy Webb
; Costume Design by
Whitney Blausen
; Lighting Design by
Ronald Wallace
Company Manager:
William Conn
Production Stage Manager:
Anne Keefe
; Resident Stage Manager:
Randall Brooks
Dialect Coach:
Elizabeth Smith
; General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Leo Stern
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
Blaine-Thompson
Emery Battis
Mackie
Louis Beachner
Flagg
John Braden
Loach
Shirley Bryan
Dr. Bird
Carlos Carrasco
Nurses and Orderlies
Veronica Castang
Sister McPhee
Olivia Cole
Nurse Lake
David Derosa
Nurses and Orderlies
Joyce Ebert
Matron
Mary Fogarty
Woman
Leonard Frey
Barnet
Sean G. Griffin
Neil
David H. Leary
Chaplain
Suzanne Lederer
Nurse Sweet
Richard McKenzie
Dr. Boyd
Stephen Mendillo
Tyler
Rita Moreno
Staff Nurse Norton
Alice Nagel
Nurses and Orderlies
Paul Rudd
Ken
William Swetland
Rees
George Taylor
Foster
Tazewell Thompson
West Indian Student
Richard Venture
Ash
Christina Whitmore
Nurses and Orderlies
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Oct 10, 1974 - Nov 24, 1974)
Cast
Patricia Manceri
Staff Nurse Norton
Nov 1974 - ?
Patricia Mauceri
Staff Nurse Norton
Tony Award®
Best Play
1975 Nominee
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1975 Nominee
Leonard Frey
Best Direction of a Play
1975 Nominee
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1975 Nominee
Louis Beachner
Outstanding New Play (Foreign)
1975 Nominee
Produced by
Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by
Peter Nichols
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