Yentl

Eugene O'Neill Theatre, (10/23/1975 - 5/02/1976)

First Preview:	Oct 15, 1975	Total Previews:	11
Opening Date:	Oct 23, 1975
Closing Date:	May 02, 1976	Total Performances:	223

Category: Play, Original, Broadway

Setting: The villages of Yanev, Zamosc, Bechev and Lublin, Poland in the year 1873.

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff
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

Cast

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 (Mordecai, Reb Todrus), Mary Ellen Ashley (Frumka, Pesheh, Yachna), Robin Bartlett (Yentl), Stephen dePietri (Lemmel), David Eric (Fulcha, Messenger), Richard Manheim (Chaim, Dovid, Shmuel), Leland Moss (Reb Nata), Bernie Passeltiner (Reb Alter, The Rabbi, Wedding Jester, Zelig), Reuben Schafer (Feitl, Sheftel, The Cantor), Madeline Shaw (Chambermaid, Necheleh, Rivka, Zlateh), Michael James Stratford (Avigdor) and Diane Tarleton (Chambermaid, Hadass, Necheleh, Raizeleh, Zelda-Leah)

Tony Award^®
1976 Best Actress in a Play [nominee]
Tovah Feldshuh
Drama Desk Award
1976 Outstanding Actress in a Play [nominee]
Tovah Feldshuh
1976 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play [nominee]
Lynn Ann Leveridge
1976 Unique Theatrical Experience [nominee]
Produced by Cheryl Crawford, Moe Septee, The Chelsea Theater Center (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director; Michael David: Executive Director) and Mrs. Victor H. Potamkin
1975 Outstanding Actress in a Play [nominee]
Tovah Feldshuh
1975 Special Mention [recipient]
Performer:Actress Tovah Feldshuh
Theatre World
1976 Award [recipient]
Tovah Feldshuh
1976 Award [recipient]
John V. Shea