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Opening Date
Nov 12, 1974
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1976
1st Preview
Nov 06, 1974
1st Preview
Nov 06, 1974
Previews
7
Performances
471
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Nov 12, 1974 - Jan 04, 1976)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
London. 1891.
Comments
"...They still live for all that love them well: in a romantic chamber of the heart: in a nostalgic country of the mind where it is always 1895." --Vincent Starrett ("The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes")
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by James M. Nederlander, The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Adela Holzer, Eddie Kulukundis and Victor Lurie; Produced by arrangement with the Governors of the The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Originally produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn, Artistic Director)
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette; Music arranged by Michael Lankester
Directed by Frank Dunlop
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald
General Manager: Nelle Nugent; Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Stage Manager: George Rondo; Stage Manager: Barbara-Mae Phillips and John Handy
Violin: Christopher Tarle; Trumpet: Dick Perry; Piano: Irving Joseph
General Press Representative: Michael Alpert Public Relations; Press Representative: Marilynn LeVine and Ellen Levene; Casting: John Handy; Advertising: Mike Mones and Blaine-Thompson; Scenery and Costumes Supervised by Mason Arvold
Philip Locke
Professor Moriarty
John Wood
Sherlock Holmes
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Madge Larrabee
Trevor Peacock
Sidney Prince
Tim Pigott-Smith
Doctor Watson
Nicholas Selby
James Larrabee
Harry Towb
John Forman
Wendy Bailey
Ensemble
Arthur Blake
Parsons
John Bott
Count Von Stahlburg
Joseph Charles
Ensemble
Sean Clark
Billy
Alan Coates
Ensemble
Robert Cook
Newsboy
 
Ensemble
John Keston
Sir Edward Leighton
Joe Marcell
"Lightfoot" McTague
 
Ensemble
Mel Martin
Alice Faulkner
Pamela Miles
Thérèse
Martin Milman
Alfred Bassick
Morgan Sheppard
Jim Craigin
George Spelvin
John
Keith Taylor
Thomas Leary
Michael Walker
Ensemble

Broadhurst Theatre (Nov 12, 1974 - Jan 04, 1976)

Company Manager: James Turner
Production Stage Manager: Frank Bayer; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jeffrey Hillock, Joe Muzikar and Rock Townsend
Press Representative: Joshua Ellis; Press Assistant: Anne Obert Weinberg and Warren Knowlton

Cast

Arthur Burghardt
Thomas Leary
Dennis Cooney
Doctor Watson
Richard Council
"Lightfoot" McTague
 
Ensemble
Jonathan Freeman
"Lightfoot" McTague
Geoff Garland
Sidney Prince
Tobias Haller
Billy
Michael Hartman
Ensemble
Michael Hawkins
Ensemble
 
Doctor Watson
Kim Herbert
"Lightfoot" McTague
 
Ensemble
Jeffrey Hillock
Newsboy
 
Ensemble
Patrick Horgan
Sir Edward Leighton
 
Sherlock Holmes
Apr 22, 1975 - ?
Diana Kirkwood
Thérèse
 
Alice Faulkner
Lynne Lipton
Alice Faulkner
Richard Lupino
John Forman
Michael Mellinger
John
Susan Merril-Taylor
Ensemble
Joe Muzikar
Ensemble
John Neville
Sherlock Holmes
May 13, 1975 - ?
Robert Perault
Ensemble
Robert Phalen
Alfred Bassick
Christina Pickles
Madge Larrabee
Ron Randell
James Larrabee
Feb 04, 1975 - ?
Clive Revill
Professor Moriarty
Rex Robbins
Sir Edward Leighton
Robert Stattel
Doctor Watson
Robert Stephens
Sherlock Holmes
Fred Stuthman
Count Von Stahlburg
Alan Sues
Professor Moriarty
Elizabeth Swain
Thérèse
Tony Tanner
Sidney Prince
Tom Tarpey
Jim Craigin
Matthew Tobin
John
 
Parsons
Rock Townsend
Newsboy
 
Ensemble
Richard Woods
Jim Craigin
 
Sir Edward Leighton
Standby: Patrick Horgan (Sherlock Holmes) and Rex Robbins (Sherlock Holmes)
Understudies: Richard Council (Jim Craigin), Jonathan Freeman (Jim Craigin), Michael Hartman ("Lightfoot" McTague), Michael Hawkins (Doctor Watson), Kim Herbert (John Forman, Jim Craigin), Jeffrey Hillock (Billy), Diana Kirkwood (Madge Larrabee, Alice Faulkner), Susan Merril-Taylor (Thérèse), Joe Muzikar ("Lightfoot" McTague, Ensemble, Alfred Bassick), Robert Perault (Thomas Leary, Count Von Stahlburg), Robert Phalen (James Larrabee), Robert Stattel (Alfred Bassick, John Forman), Fred Stuthman (Professor Moriarty), Elizabeth Swain (Alice Faulkner), Tom Tarpey (Sir Edward Leighton), Matthew Tobin (Sidney Prince), Rock Townsend (Billy, "Lightfoot" McTague), Josef Warik (Doctor Watson) and Richard Woods (Sir Edward Leighton)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1975 Nominee
John Wood
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1975 Nominee
Philip Locke

Best Scenic Design

1975 Winner
Scenic Design by Carl Toms

Best Lighting Design

1975 Winner
Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1975 Nominee
Philip Locke
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

1975 Nominee
Directed by Frank Dunlop
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1975 Nominee
Costume Design by Carl Toms

Outstanding Lighting Design

1975 Winner
Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis

Outstanding Set Design

1975 Winner
Scenic Design by Carl Toms
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