PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 16, 1992
Closing Date
Feb 09, 1992
1st Preview
Dec 17, 1991
1st Preview
Dec 17, 1991
Previews
33
Performances
29
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Jan 16, 1992 - Feb 09, 1992)
Setting
Between May 3 and May 10, 1849. Various locations in New York City, including the stages and backstages of the Broadway Theatre and the Astor Place Opera House.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Written by Richard Nelson; Incidental music by Bob James; Music orchestrated by Bob James
Directed by Jack O'Brien
Scenic Design by David Jenkins; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Jeff Ladman; Projection Design by Greg Meeh
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Deborah Clelland
Poster Art by James McMullan; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Fight Direction: Steve Rankin; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; Casting: Risa Bramon and Billy Hopkins; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Dialect Coach: Tim Monich
Special Effects by Greg Meeh
First produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Terry Hands, Artistic Director)
Dedicated to the memory of Joseph Papp
Tom Aldredge
Washington Irving (writer and amateur actor)
Brian Bedford
Williams Charles Macready (Astor Place (Macbeth), English)
Ben Bodé
Peter Arnold (Astor Place (Malcolm))
Alan Brasington
Charles Clark (Astor Place (Macduff))
Michael Butler
George Bradshaw (Astor Place (Banquo))
Jeffrey Allan Chandler
Scott (Broadway Theatre (who normally plays Macduff but is injured))
Richard Clarke
Mr. Blakely (Broadway Theatre (Duncan; Errington))
Frances Conroy
Catherine Forrest (wife of Edwin, English)
Hope Davis
Miss Anne Holland (Broadway Theatre (3rd Witch; Nahmeokee))
Le Clanché du Rand
Mrs. Pope (Astor Place (Lady Macbeth))
Mitchell Edmonds
Mr. Chippindale (Astor Place (2nd Witch))
Katie Finneran
Miss Wemyss (an aspiring actress, daughter of Frederick Wemyss)
Victor Garber
Edwin Forrest (Broadway Theatre (Macbeth; Metamora))
Laura Innes
Agnes Robertson (actress and Boucicault's wife, English/Scottish)
Željko Ivanek
John Ryder (Broadway Theatre (fills in as Macduff), English & companion of Macready)
Judy Kuhn
Miss Helen Burton (Broadway Theatre (2nd Witch; Goodenough))
Tom Lacy
Tilton (Broadway Theatre (Porter; Church))
David Andrew Macdonald
Robert Jones (Broadway Theatre (Banquo, Malcolm; Anrawandah))
 
Ensemble
Tim MacDonald
James Bridges (Astor Place (Young Siward, 3rd Witch, Ross))
Katie MacNichol
Ensemble
Bill Moor
Frederick Wemyss (Astor Place (Siward, Old Man))
James Murtaugh
John Sefton (Astor Place (1st Witch, Donalbain))
Susan Pellegrino
Ensemble
Thomas Schall
Ensemble
Eric Stoltz
Dion Boucicault (playwright and actor, English/Irish)
Jennifer Van Dyck
Miss Jane Bass (Broadway Theatre (1st Witch))
Graham Winton
Thomas Fisher (Broadway Theatre (Young Siward; Kaweshine))
Understudies: Ben Bodé (James Bridges), Alan Brasington (John Ryder), Michael Butler (Edwin Forrest), Jeffrey Allan Chandler (Williams Charles Macready), Richard Clarke (Washington Irving, Frederick Wemyss), Hope Davis (Miss Jane Bass), Mitchell Edmonds (Tilton, Mr. Blakely), David Andrew Macdonald (Thomas Fisher, Peter Arnold), Katie MacNichol (Miss Anne Holland, Miss Helen Burton, Miss Wemyss), James Murtaugh (Scott), Susan Pellegrino (Mrs. Pope, Catherine Forrest, Agnes Robertson), Thomas Schall (Charles Clark, George Bradshaw, John Sefton, Mr. Chippindale, Robert Jones) and Graham Winton (Dion Boucicault)

Cort Theatre (Jan 16, 1992 - Feb 09, 1992)

Assistant Stage Manager: Eric Eligator

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1992 Nominee
 

Best Actor in Play

1992 Nominee
Brian Bedford
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1992 Nominee
Željko Ivanek
 

Best Costume Design

1992 Nominee
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
 

Best Direction of a Play

1992 Nominee
Directed by Jack O'Brien

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1992 Winner
Brian Bedford
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1992 Nominee
Željko Ivanek
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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