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The Water Engine / Mr. Happiness
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 28, 1978
Closing Date
Mar 19, 1978
Performances
24
Play
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production was composed of the following shows:
The Water Engine
,
Mr. Happiness
Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 28, 1978 - Mar 19, 1978)
People
The Water Engine
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
The Studios of WCMJ Radio, New York City. 1934, The Second Year of "The Century of Progress Exposition"
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Joseph Papp
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
David Mamet
; Incidental music by
Alaric Jans
Directed by
Steven Schacter
Scenic Design by
John Lee Beatty
; Costume Design by
Laura Crow
; Lighting Design by
Dennis Parichy
; Wig Design by
J. Roy Helland
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bob MacDonald
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roger Gindi
Production Supervisor for the NYSF:
Jason Steven Cohen
; Production Manager for the NYSF:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Jason La Padura
; Stage Manager:
Harold Apter
Musician:
Alaric Jans
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Casting for the NYSF:
Rosemarie Tichler
Dominic Chianese
Mr. Wallace
Proprietor of a Candy Store
Alaric Jans
Musician
Eric Loeb
Sound Effects Man
Patti LuPone
Rita
Charles' Sister
Lily La Pon
Paul Milikin
Announcer
Michael J. Miller
Bernie
The Proprietor's Son
Bill Moor
Lawrence Oberman
A Lawyer
David Sabin
Morton Gross
A Lawyer
Dwight Schultz
Charles Lang
An Inventor
Colin Stinton
Dave Murray
A Reporter for the Daily News
Barbara Tarbuck
Mrs. Varec
A Woman From Upstairs
Understudies:
JoAnne Belanger
(Rita, Mrs. Varec),
Dominic Chianese Jr.
(Bernie),
Eric Loeb
(Charles Lang, Dave Murray) and
Paul Milikin
(Mr. Wallace, Lawrence Oberman, Morton Gross)
Mr. Happiness
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Joseph Papp
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
David Mamet
; Incidental music by
Alaric Jans
Directed by
Steven Schacter
Scenic Design by
John Lee Beatty
; Costume Design by
Laura Crow
; Lighting Design by
Dennis Parichy
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bob MacDonald
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roger Gindi
Production Supervisor for the NYSF:
Jason Steven Cohen
; Production Manager for the NYSF:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Jason La Padura
; Stage Manager:
Harold Apter
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Casting for the NYSF:
Rosemarie Tichler
Charles Kimbrough
Mr. Happiness
Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Play
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Joseph Papp
Written by
David Mamet
Theatre World
Award
1978 Recipient
Colin Stinton
People
Awards
The Water Engine
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
The Studios of WCMJ Radio, New York City. 1934, The Second Year of "The Century of Progress Exposition"
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Joseph Papp
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
David Mamet
; Incidental music by
Alaric Jans
Directed by
Steven Schacter
Scenic Design by
John Lee Beatty
; Costume Design by
Laura Crow
; Lighting Design by
Dennis Parichy
; Wig Design by
J. Roy Helland
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bob MacDonald
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roger Gindi
Production Supervisor for the NYSF:
Jason Steven Cohen
; Production Manager for the NYSF:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Jason La Padura
; Stage Manager:
Harold Apter
Musician:
Alaric Jans
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Casting for the NYSF:
Rosemarie Tichler
Dominic Chianese
Mr. Wallace
Proprietor of a Candy Store
Alaric Jans
Musician
Eric Loeb
Sound Effects Man
Patti LuPone
Rita
Charles' Sister
Lily La Pon
Paul Milikin
Announcer
Michael J. Miller
Bernie
The Proprietor's Son
Bill Moor
Lawrence Oberman
A Lawyer
David Sabin
Morton Gross
A Lawyer
Dwight Schultz
Charles Lang
An Inventor
Colin Stinton
Dave Murray
A Reporter for the Daily News
Barbara Tarbuck
Mrs. Varec
A Woman From Upstairs
Understudies:
JoAnne Belanger
(Rita, Mrs. Varec),
Dominic Chianese Jr.
(Bernie),
Eric Loeb
(Charles Lang, Dave Murray) and
Paul Milikin
(Mr. Wallace, Lawrence Oberman, Morton Gross)
Mr. Happiness
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Joseph Papp
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
David Mamet
; Incidental music by
Alaric Jans
Directed by
Steven Schacter
Scenic Design by
John Lee Beatty
; Costume Design by
Laura Crow
; Lighting Design by
Dennis Parichy
General Manager:
Robert Kamlot
; Company Manager:
Bob MacDonald
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Roger Gindi
Production Supervisor for the NYSF:
Jason Steven Cohen
; Production Manager for the NYSF:
Andrew Mihok
; Production Stage Manager:
Jason La Padura
; Stage Manager:
Harold Apter
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Casting for the NYSF:
Rosemarie Tichler
Charles Kimbrough
Mr. Happiness
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Play
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Joseph Papp
Written by
David Mamet
Theatre World
Award
1978 Recipient
Colin Stinton
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