PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 16, 1990
Closing Date
Jan 27, 1991
1st Preview
Apr 10, 1990
1st Preview
Apr 10, 1990
Previews
8
Performances
328
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Walter Kerr Theatre
(Apr 16, 1990 - Jan 27, 1991)

Setting
The house of Doaker Charles where he lives with his niece, Berniece. Pittsburgh, 1936.

Written by August Wilson; Incidental music by Dwight D. Andrews; Incidental Music Director: Dwight D. Andrews
Directed by Lloyd Richards
Scenic Design by E. David Cosier, Jr.; Costume Design by Constanza Romero; Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind; Sound Design by G. Thomas Clark
Executive Producer: Benjamin Mordecai; General Manager: Laurel Ann Wilson; Company Manager: Sally Campbell
Production Stage Manager: Karen L. Carpenter; Stage Manager: Russell W. Johnson; Production Supervisor: Neil Mazzella
Casting: Meg Simon and Fran Kumin; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Marketing Consultant: Delphine Lester; Press Representative: David LeShay
Boy Willie
Maretha
Doaker
Avery
Wining Boy
Understudies: Danny Robinson Clark (Wining Boy), Samuel L. Jackson (Boy Willie, Lymon), Khanya Mkhize (Maretha) and Kim Staunton (Berniece, Grace)

Walter Kerr Theatre (Apr 16, 1990 - Jan 27, 1991)

Cast

Wining Boy
Understudy: John Henry Redwood (Avery, Doaker)

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1990 Winner
Written by August Wilson
 

for Drama

1989 Nominee
Written by August Wilson

Theatre World

Award

1990 Recipient
Rocky Carroll and Tommy Hollis
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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