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Requiem for a Heavyweight
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 07, 1985
Closing Date
Mar 09, 1985
1st Preview
Feb 28, 1985
1st Preview
Feb 28, 1985
Previews
8
Performances
3
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 07, 1985
Close Date: Mar 09, 1985
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Mar 07, 1985 - Mar 09, 1985)
Setting
New York City. 1956.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by
Zev Bufman
,
Ken Butler
,
Walter Barnett
and
Ivan Bloch
; Produced in association with
Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
; Associate Producer:
Jay M. Coggan
Originally produced by
The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
Written by
Rod Serling
; Incidental music by
Tom Fay
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Scenic Design by
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
; Costume Design by
Bill Walker
; Lighting Design by
Ron Wallace
; Mr. Lithgow's Make-Up Prosthesis by
Tom Burdman
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
Theatre Now, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Rob Wallner
and
Helen V. Meyer
Production Stage Manager:
James Harker
; Stage Manager:
Tracy B. Cohen
; Production Supervisor:
Jeremiah J. Harris
Special Effects by
Brent Evans
Casting:
Deborah Brown
; Fight direction by
B. H. Barry
; General Press Representative:
Susan L. Schulman
; Press Representative:
Ted Killmer
; Photographer:
Ray Fisher
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne / Fisher
John Lithgow
Harlan "Mountain" McClintock
George Segal
Maish Resnick
Maria Tucci
Grace Miller
David Proval
Army Hakes
Cosmo F. Allegretti
Perelli
John Capodice
Fighter
Kevin Carrigan
Policeman
The Kid
Dominic Chianese
Max Greeny
Joyce Ebert
Golda
Kit Flanagan
Fan
Daniel F. Keyes
Doctor
John C. McGinley
Packy the Counterman
Photographer
John C. Moskoff
Charlie
Herbert Rubens
Fighter
Mike Starr
Morrell
Eugene Troobnick
Leo "The Lion Hearted" Loomis
Ellis "Skeeter" Williams
Fighter
Understudies:
John Capodice
(Charlie),
Lanny Flaherty
(Harlan "Mountain" McClintock),
Kit Flanagan
(Grace Miller, Golda),
John C. McGinley
(Morrell, The Kid),
John C. Moskoff
(Maish Resnick),
Steven J. Parris
(Packy the Counterman, Photographer, Doctor, Fighter),
Herbert Rubens
(Leo "The Lion Hearted" Loomis, Perelli, Max Greeny) and
Ellis "Skeeter" Williams
(Army Hakes)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1985 Nominee
John Lithgow
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1985 Winner
John Lithgow
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1985 Nominee
David Proval
Outstanding Lighting Design
1985 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Ron Wallace
Outstanding Set Design
1985 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Statistics
Season:
1984-85
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Requiem for a Heavyweight Statistics
1984-85 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by
Zev Bufman
,
Ken Butler
,
Walter Barnett
and
Ivan Bloch
; Produced in association with
Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
; Associate Producer:
Jay M. Coggan
Originally produced by
The Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
Written by
Rod Serling
; Incidental music by
Tom Fay
Directed by
Arvin Brown
Scenic Design by
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
; Costume Design by
Bill Walker
; Lighting Design by
Ron Wallace
; Mr. Lithgow's Make-Up Prosthesis by
Tom Burdman
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
Theatre Now, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Rob Wallner
and
Helen V. Meyer
Production Stage Manager:
James Harker
; Stage Manager:
Tracy B. Cohen
; Production Supervisor:
Jeremiah J. Harris
Special Effects by
Brent Evans
Casting:
Deborah Brown
; Fight direction by
B. H. Barry
; General Press Representative:
Susan L. Schulman
; Press Representative:
Ted Killmer
; Photographer:
Ray Fisher
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne / Fisher
John Lithgow
Harlan "Mountain" McClintock
George Segal
Maish Resnick
Maria Tucci
Grace Miller
David Proval
Army Hakes
Cosmo F. Allegretti
Perelli
John Capodice
Fighter
Kevin Carrigan
Policeman
The Kid
Dominic Chianese
Max Greeny
Joyce Ebert
Golda
Kit Flanagan
Fan
Daniel F. Keyes
Doctor
John C. McGinley
Packy the Counterman
Photographer
John C. Moskoff
Charlie
Herbert Rubens
Fighter
Mike Starr
Morrell
Eugene Troobnick
Leo "The Lion Hearted" Loomis
Ellis "Skeeter" Williams
Fighter
Understudies:
John Capodice
(Charlie),
Lanny Flaherty
(Harlan "Mountain" McClintock),
Kit Flanagan
(Grace Miller, Golda),
John C. McGinley
(Morrell, The Kid),
John C. Moskoff
(Maish Resnick),
Steven J. Parris
(Packy the Counterman, Photographer, Doctor, Fighter),
Herbert Rubens
(Leo "The Lion Hearted" Loomis, Perelli, Max Greeny) and
Ellis "Skeeter" Williams
(Army Hakes)
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1985 Nominee
John Lithgow
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1985 Winner
John Lithgow
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1985 Nominee
David Proval
Outstanding Lighting Design
1985 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Ron Wallace
Outstanding Set Design
1985 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Season:
1984-85
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Requiem for a Heavyweight Statistics
1984-85 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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