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They Knew What They Wanted
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 27, 1976
Closing Date
Mar 06, 1976
1st Preview
Jan 16, 1976
1st Preview
Jan 16, 1976
Previews
7
Performances
23
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Comedy
Revival
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Jan 27, 1976 - Mar 06, 1976)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
Tony's farmhouse in the Napa Valley, California.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
; Phoenix Theatre Executive Director:
Marilyn S. Miller
; Phoenix Theatre Producing Director:
Daniel Freudenberger
Written by
Sidney Howard
Directed by
Stephen Porter
Scenic Design by
James Tilton
; Lighting Design by
James Tilton
; Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
General Manager:
Marilyn S. Miller
Production Manager:
Robert Beard
; Stage Manager:
Jonathan Penzner
and
Peter De Nicola
Press Representative:
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
; Casting:
Bonnie Golub
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Van Williams
Barry Bostwick
Joe
Leonardo Cimino
Father McKee
Joel Colodner
Giorgio
Clarence Felder
Angelo
Calvin Jung
Ah Gee
Ben Kapen
The R.F.D.
Lois Nettleton
Amy
Rex Robbins
The Doctor
Louis Zorich
Tony
Understudies:
Linda Carlson
(Amy),
Joel Colodner
(Joe),
Pierre Epstein
(Father McKee, The Doctor) and
Clarence Felder
(Tony)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1976 Nominee
Barry Bostwick
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lois Nettleton
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1976 Nominee
Louis Zorich
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lois Nettleton
Outstanding Director of a Play
1976 Nominee
Directed by
Stephen Porter
Outstanding Costume Design
1976 Nominee
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky
Outstanding Lighting Design
1976 Nominee
Lighting Design by
James Tilton
Outstanding Set Design
1976 Nominee
Scenic Design by
James Tilton
Outstanding Revival
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
; Phoenix Theatre Executive Director:
Marilyn S. Miller
; Phoenix Theatre Producing Director:
Daniel Freudenberger
Written by
Sidney Howard
Directed by
Stephen Porter
Scenic Design by
James Tilton
; Lighting Design by
James Tilton
; Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky
; Hair Design by
J. Roy Helland
General Manager:
Marilyn S. Miller
Production Manager:
Robert Beard
; Stage Manager:
Jonathan Penzner
and
Peter De Nicola
Press Representative:
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
; Casting:
Bonnie Golub
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Van Williams
Barry Bostwick
Joe
Leonardo Cimino
Father McKee
Joel Colodner
Giorgio
Clarence Felder
Angelo
Calvin Jung
Ah Gee
Ben Kapen
The R.F.D.
Lois Nettleton
Amy
Rex Robbins
The Doctor
Louis Zorich
Tony
Understudies:
Linda Carlson
(Amy),
Joel Colodner
(Joe),
Pierre Epstein
(Father McKee, The Doctor) and
Clarence Felder
(Tony)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1976 Nominee
Barry Bostwick
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lois Nettleton
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1976 Nominee
Louis Zorich
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lois Nettleton
Outstanding Director of a Play
1976 Nominee
Directed by
Stephen Porter
Outstanding Costume Design
1976 Nominee
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky
Outstanding Lighting Design
1976 Nominee
Lighting Design by
James Tilton
Outstanding Set Design
1976 Nominee
Scenic Design by
James Tilton
Outstanding Revival
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
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