PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1986
Closing Date
Mar 15, 1987
Previews
0
Performances
360
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Apr 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987)
Setting
The El Dorado Bar and Grill and in an apartment in Sunnyside, Queens, NY. October 4, 1965.
Comments
Transferred from the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre where it played 38 performances.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Originally presented in NYC at the Truck and Warehouse Theater (1971, 377 performances); Originally produced in NYC by Warren Lyons and Betty Ann Besch
Written by John Guare; Featuring songs by John Guare; Featuring songs with lyrics by John Guare; Piano music arranged and recorded by Rusty Magee
Directed by Jerry Zaks
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Sound Design by Aural Fixation; Hair Design by J. Roy Helland
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Lynn Landis
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Kate Stewart; Assistant Stage Mgr: Peter J. Downing
Assistant to Mr. Walton: Dana Kenn
LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Development: Barbara M. Groves; Casting: Billy Hopkins; Poster Design by James McMullan; Marketing: Ziff Marketing; Advertising: Russek Advertising
Danny Aiello
Billy Einhorn
Ian Blackman
El Dorado Bartender
 
M.P.
Jane Cecil
Second Nun
Stockard Channing
Bunny Flingus
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 22, 1986
Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
 
White Man
Patricia Falkenhain
Head Nun
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Apr 29, 1986 - Jun 01, 1986
Swoosie Kurtz
Bananas Shaughnessy
John Mahoney
Broadway debut
Artie Shaughnessy
Apr 29, 1986 - Jul 27, 1986
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Ann Talman
Little Nun
Understudies: Ian Blackman (Ronnie Shaughnessy), Jane Cecil (Head Nun), Peter J. Downing (M.P.), Brian Evers (Artie Shaughnessy, Billy Einhorn, White Man), Kathleen McKiernan (Second Nun, Little Nun, Bananas Shaughnessy) and Melodie Somers (Bunny Flingus, Corrinna Stroller, Second Nun)

Vivian Beaumont Theater (Apr 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986)

Cast

Christine Baranski
Bunny Flingus
Jun 24, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Patricia Clarkson
Corrinna Stroller
Jun 03, 1986 - Aug 1986
Debra Cole
Little Nun
Faye Grant
Corrinna Stroller
Aug 1986 - Jan 11, 1987
Jack Gwaltney
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Mike Nussbaum
Billy Einhorn
Jack Wallace
Artie Shaughnessy
Jul 29, 1986 - Oct 05, 1986
Understudy: Debra Cole (El Dorado Bartender)

Plymouth Theatre (Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987)

Production Stage Manager: Steve Beckler

Cast

Peter J. Downing
El Dorado Bartender
Brian Evers
El Dorado Bartender
 
White Man
Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller
Jan 13, 1987 - Mar 15, 1987
John Mahoney
Artie Shaughnessy
Oct 14, 1986 - Mar 15, 1987
Richard Portnow
Billy Einhorn
Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Understudies: Peter J. Downing (White Man) and Kathleen McKiernan (Corrinna Stroller)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1986 Nominee
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by John Guare

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1986 Winner
John Mahoney

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1986 Winner
Swoosie Kurtz
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing

Best Scenic Design

1986 Winner
Scenic Design by Tony Walton
 

Best Costume Design

1986 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Roth
 

Best Lighting Design

1986 Nominee
Lighting Design by Paul Gallo

Best Direction of a Play

1986 Winner
Directed by Jerry Zaks

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1986 Nominee
John Mahoney
 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1986 Nominee
Stockard Channing
Swoosie Kurtz

Outstanding Director of a Play

1986 Winner
Directed by Jerry Zaks

Outstanding Set Design

1986 Winner
Scenic Design by Tony Walton

Outstanding Revival

1986 Winner
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (Gregory Mosher: Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)

Theatre World

Award

1986 Recipient
Julie Hagerty
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