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The Petition
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 24, 1986
Closing Date
Jun 29, 1986
1st Preview
Apr 16, 1986
1st Preview
Apr 16, 1986
Previews
10
Performances
75
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 24, 1986
Close Date: Jun 29, 1986
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
John Golden Theatre
(Apr 24, 1986 - Jun 29, 1986)
Setting
An apartment in Belgravia, London. Between 10 AM and 12 Noon.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Robert Whitehead
,
Roger L. Stevens
and
The Shubert Organization
; Produced in association with
Astramead, Ltd. (Mark Shivas, Barry Davis, Peter Barkworth, Brian Clark; Founders)
and
Freeshooter Productions Ltd. (Nathan Joseph, Founder)
Written by
Brian Clark
Directed by
Peter Hall
Production Design by
John Bury
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
Production Stage Manager:
William Dodds
; Stage Manager:
Amy Pell
General Press Representative:
The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.
; Speech Consultant:
Timothy Monich
; Advertising:
Weiner Associates
; Photographer:
Joan Marcus
; Cover & Special Photographs:
Allan Montaine
; Graphic Design:
Larry Lurin
Hume Cronyn
General Sir Edmund Milne
Jessica Tandy
Lady Elizabeth Milne
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1986 Nominee
Hume Cronyn
Best Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Jessica Tandy
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 Petition Statistics
1986-87 Season
1985-86 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
Robert Whitehead
,
Roger L. Stevens
and
The Shubert Organization
; Produced in association with
Astramead, Ltd. (Mark Shivas, Barry Davis, Peter Barkworth, Brian Clark; Founders)
and
Freeshooter Productions Ltd. (Nathan Joseph, Founder)
Written by
Brian Clark
Directed by
Peter Hall
Production Design by
John Bury
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
Production Stage Manager:
William Dodds
; Stage Manager:
Amy Pell
General Press Representative:
The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.
; Speech Consultant:
Timothy Monich
; Advertising:
Weiner Associates
; Photographer:
Joan Marcus
; Cover & Special Photographs:
Allan Montaine
; Graphic Design:
Larry Lurin
Hume Cronyn
General Sir Edmund Milne
Jessica Tandy
Lady Elizabeth Milne
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1986 Nominee
Hume Cronyn
Best Actress in a Play
1986 Nominee
Jessica Tandy
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 Petition Statistics
1986-87 Season
1985-86 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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