PlayComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 25, 2010
Closing Date
Apr 09, 2011
1st Preview
Oct 07, 2010
1st Preview
Oct 07, 2010
Previews
20
Performances
180
PlayComedy DramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
John Golden Theatre
(Oct 25, 2010 - Apr 09, 2011)

Setting
Atlanta Georgia, in the 1950s and 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Comments
Premiered Off-Broadway in New York at Playwrights Horizons in 1987. Was considered a "Revival" for the purposes of the Tony nominations in 2011.

Media
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Written by Alfred Uhry; Original Music by Mark Bennett
Directed by David Esbjornson
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski; Sound Design by Christopher Cronin; Projection Design by Wendall K. Harrington; Associate Scenic Design: Kacie Hultgren; Associate Costume Design: Moria Clinton; Assistant Scenic Design: Yoshinori Tanokura; Assistant Lighting Design: Keri Thibodeau; Assistant Sound Design: Alex Neumann; Projection Programmer: Paul Vershbow
General Manager: Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
Technical Supervisor: Larry Morley; Production Stage Manager: Karen Armstrong; Stage Manager: Matthew Farrell
Marketing: Above The Title Entertainment; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Press Representative: O&M Co.; Casting: Dave Clemmons, C.S.A.; Photographer: Carol Rosegg; Dialect Coach: Deborah Hecht and Kate Wilson
Hoke Colburn
Daisy Werthan
Boolie Werthan
Standby: Maureen Anderman (Daisy Werthan), Allen Fitzpatrick (Boolie Werthan) and Count Stovall (Hoke Colburn)

Tony Award®

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

2011 Nominee
Vanessa Redgrave
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