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Opening Date
Sep 21, 1978
Closing Date
Nov 19, 1978
1st Preview
Sep 01, 1978
1st Preview
Sep 01, 1978
Previews
23
Performances
69
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Sep 21, 1978 - Nov 19, 1978)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
The Mayor's House and a room at the Inn.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Circle in the Square (under the direction of Theodore Mann and Paul Libin)
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by Nikolai Gogol; Translated by Betsy Hulick
Directed by Liviu Ciulei
Scenic Design by Karen Schulz; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by F. Mitchell Dana; Hair Design by Michael Wasula
Company Manager: William Conn
Production Stage Manager: Randall Brooks; Stage Manager: Rick Ralston
Circle in the Square Public Relations Director: Merle Debuskey; Circle in the Square Press Representative: David Roggensack; Casting Consultant: Lynn Kressel; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne
Bob Balaban
Óssip
Khlestakóv's servant
Jean Barker
Sergeant's widow
 
Chief of Police's wife
Theodore Bikel
Antón Antónovich Skvozník-Dmukhanóvsky
the mayor
Helen Burns
Anna Andréyevna
the mayor's wife
Lynne Charnay
Rastakóvsky's wife
Jon DeVries
Svistunóv
policeman
 
Waiter
William Duell
Pytor Ivánovich Bóbchinsky
local landowner
Christine Estabrook
Marya Antónovna
the mayor's daughter
Timothy Farmer
Koróbkin
retired civil servant
 
Míshka
Mayor's servant
 
Merchant
Bob Harper
Iván Lázarevich Rastakóvsky
retired civil servant
 
Dyershimórda
a policeman
 
Merchant
Renee Lippin
Avdotya
Bill McIntyre
Pytor Ivánovich Dóbchinsky
local landowner
Bill Nunnery
Artémii Filípovich Zemlyaníka
Commissioner of Charities
Keith Perry
Fydor Andréyevich Lyulykóv
retired civil servant
 
Priest
 
Merchant
Warren Pincus
Christian Ivánovich Giebner
local doctor
 
Merchant
Mary Lou Rosato
Pevrónya Petróvna Poshlyópkina
locksmith's wife
 
Khlopov's wife
Arnold Soboloff
Luká Lukítch Khlopov
Superintendent of Schools
Thomas Toner
Amós Fyódorovich Lyápkin-Tyápkin
the Judge
Peter Van Norden
Stepán Illyích Ukhovyórtov
Chief of Police
 
Merchant
Kenneth Welsh
Iván Kusmích Shpyókin
the Postmaster
Max Wright
Iván Alexándrovich Khlestakóv
a civil servant from Petersburg
Understudies: Lynne Charnay (Anna Andréyevna), Jon DeVries (Antón Antónovich Skvozník-Dmukhanóvsky), Timothy Farmer (Óssip, Christian Ivánovich Giebner), Bob Harper (Amós Fyódorovich Lyápkin-Tyápkin, Stepán Illyích Ukhovyórtov), Keith Perry (Luká Lukítch Khlopov, Iván Kusmích Shpyókin), Warren Pincus (Pytor Ivánovich Dóbchinsky, Pytor Ivánovich Bóbchinsky), Peter Van Norden (Artémii Filípovich Zemlyaníka) and Kenneth Welsh (Iván Alexándrovich Khlestakóv)

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1979 Nominee
Bob Balaban
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