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Yentl
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 23, 1975
Closing Date
May 02, 1976
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1975
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1975
Previews
11
Performances
223
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 23, 1975
Close Date: May 02, 1976
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 23, 1975 - May 02, 1976)
Setting
The villages of Yanev, Zamosc, Bechev and Lublin, Poland in the year 1873.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
,
Moe Septee
,
The Chelsea Theater Center (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director; Michael David: Executive Director)
and
Mrs. Victor H. Potamkin
; Associate Producer:
Paul B. Berkowsky
Originally produced by
The Chelsea Theatre Center of Brooklyn (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director; Michael David: Executive Director; Burl Hash: Production Director)
Written by
Leah Napolin
and
Isaac Bashevis Singer
; Incidental music by
Mel Marvin
Conceived by
Robert Kalfin
; Directed by
Robert Kalfin
Scenic Design by
Karl Eigsti
; Costume Design by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Lighting Design by
William Mintzer
; Hair Design by
Patrik Moreton
General Manager:
Paul B. Berkowsky
; Company Manager:
Gino Giglio
Production Stage Manager:
Clint Jakeman
; Stage Manager:
Richard Manheim
General Press Representative:
Betty Lee Hunt
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Photographer:
Laura Pettibone
Hy Anzell
Mordecai
Feitl
Herman O. Arbeit
Treitl
Reb Alter
Hadass' Father
Mary Ellen Ashley
Rivka
Necheleh
Chambermaid
Robin Bartlett
Raizeleh
Avram
Stephen dePietri
Shmuel
Zisheh
Dr. Chanina
Musician
Blanche Dee
Pesheh
David Eric
Moishe
Gershon
Chaim
Musician
Tovah Feldshuh
Yentl
Elaine Grollman
Zlateh
Rita Karin
Yachna
Lynn Ann Leveridge
Hadass
Leland Moss
Lemmel
Yussel
Wedding Jester
Dr. Solomon
Mohel
Musician
Albert M. Ottenheimer
Nehemiah
The Rabbi
Sheftel
the Tailor
Bernie Passeltiner
Reb Todrus
Fulcha
Laibish
The Cantor
Messenger
Musician
Natalie Priest
Frumka
Hadass' Mother
Reuben Schafer
Reb Nata
The Shamus
Zelig
Madeline Shaw
Zelda-Leah
Shimmel
John V. Shea
Avigdor
Michael James Stratford
Dovid
Yitzhok
Musician
Diane Tarleton
Finkl
Berel
Understudies:
Herman O. Arbeit
(Reb Todrus, Mordecai),
Mary Ellen Ashley
(Yachna, Pesheh, Frumka),
Robin Bartlett
(Yentl),
Stephen dePietri
(Lemmel),
David Eric
(Messenger, Fulcha),
Richard Manheim
(Dovid, Shmuel, Chaim),
Leland Moss
(Reb Nata),
Bernie Passeltiner
(Zelig, The Rabbi, Reb Alter, Wedding Jester),
Reuben Schafer
(The Cantor, Sheftel, Feitl),
Madeline Shaw
(Zlateh, Rivka, Necheleh, Chambermaid),
Michael James Stratford
(Avigdor) and
Diane Tarleton
(Hadass, Necheleh, Zelda-Leah, Raizeleh, Chambermaid)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 23, 1975 - May 02, 1976)
Cast
Madeline Shaw
Rivka
Necheleh
Diane Tarleton
Chambermaid
Sonia Zomina
Zelda-Leah
Understudies:
Elaine Grollman
(Rivka),
Diane Tarleton
(Pesheh) and
Sonia Zomina
(Yachna, Necheleh)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lynn Ann Leveridge
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1975 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Special Mention
1975 Recipient
Theatre World
Award
1976 Recipient
Tovah Feldshuh
and
John V. Shea
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
,
Moe Septee
,
The Chelsea Theater Center (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director; Michael David: Executive Director)
and
Mrs. Victor H. Potamkin
; Associate Producer:
Paul B. Berkowsky
Originally produced by
The Chelsea Theatre Center of Brooklyn (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director; Michael David: Executive Director; Burl Hash: Production Director)
Written by
Leah Napolin
and
Isaac Bashevis Singer
; Incidental music by
Mel Marvin
Conceived by
Robert Kalfin
; Directed by
Robert Kalfin
Scenic Design by
Karl Eigsti
; Costume Design by
Carrie F. Robbins
; Lighting Design by
William Mintzer
; Hair Design by
Patrik Moreton
General Manager:
Paul B. Berkowsky
; Company Manager:
Gino Giglio
Production Stage Manager:
Clint Jakeman
; Stage Manager:
Richard Manheim
General Press Representative:
Betty Lee Hunt
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Photographer:
Laura Pettibone
Hy Anzell
Mordecai
Feitl
Herman O. Arbeit
Treitl
Reb Alter
Hadass' Father
Mary Ellen Ashley
Rivka
Necheleh
Chambermaid
Robin Bartlett
Raizeleh
Avram
Stephen dePietri
Shmuel
Zisheh
Dr. Chanina
Musician
Blanche Dee
Pesheh
David Eric
Moishe
Gershon
Chaim
Musician
Tovah Feldshuh
Yentl
Elaine Grollman
Zlateh
Rita Karin
Yachna
Lynn Ann Leveridge
Hadass
Leland Moss
Lemmel
Yussel
Wedding Jester
Dr. Solomon
Mohel
Musician
Albert M. Ottenheimer
Nehemiah
The Rabbi
Sheftel
the Tailor
Bernie Passeltiner
Reb Todrus
Fulcha
Laibish
The Cantor
Messenger
Musician
Natalie Priest
Frumka
Hadass' Mother
Reuben Schafer
Reb Nata
The Shamus
Zelig
Madeline Shaw
Zelda-Leah
Shimmel
John V. Shea
Avigdor
Michael James Stratford
Dovid
Yitzhok
Musician
Diane Tarleton
Finkl
Berel
Understudies:
Herman O. Arbeit
(Reb Todrus, Mordecai),
Mary Ellen Ashley
(Yachna, Pesheh, Frumka),
Robin Bartlett
(Yentl),
Stephen dePietri
(Lemmel),
David Eric
(Messenger, Fulcha),
Richard Manheim
(Dovid, Shmuel, Chaim),
Leland Moss
(Reb Nata),
Bernie Passeltiner
(Zelig, The Rabbi, Reb Alter, Wedding Jester),
Reuben Schafer
(The Cantor, Sheftel, Feitl),
Madeline Shaw
(Zlateh, Rivka, Necheleh, Chambermaid),
Michael James Stratford
(Avigdor) and
Diane Tarleton
(Hadass, Necheleh, Zelda-Leah, Raizeleh, Chambermaid)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 23, 1975 - May 02, 1976)
Cast
Madeline Shaw
Rivka
Necheleh
Diane Tarleton
Chambermaid
Sonia Zomina
Zelda-Leah
Understudies:
Elaine Grollman
(Rivka),
Diane Tarleton
(Pesheh) and
Sonia Zomina
(Yachna, Necheleh)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1976 Nominee
Lynn Ann Leveridge
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1975 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
Special Mention
1975 Recipient
Theatre World
Award
1976 Recipient
Tovah Feldshuh
and
John V. Shea
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