MusicalComedy FarceRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 18, 1996
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1998
1st Preview
Mar 18, 1996
1st Preview
Mar 18, 1996
Previews
35
Performances
715
MusicalComedy FarceRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Apr 18, 1996 - Jan 04, 1998)
Setting
Two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. A street in Rome in front of the houses of Erronius, Senex and Lycus.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director)
Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), Scott Rudin, Paramount Pictures Corporation, The Viertel-Baruch-Frankel Group, Roger Berlind and Dodger Productions; Associate Producer: Marc Routh, Perseus Productions and TV Asahi
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick; Dance arrangements by David Chase
Directed by Jerry Zaks; Assistant Director: B.T. McNicholl; Choreographed by Rob Marshall; Associate Choreographer: Sarah Miles
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Associate Scenic Design: Larry Gruber; Assistant Scenic Design: Mike Fagin; Assistant to Mr. Walton: Ann Keehbaugh; Costume Design by Tony Walton; Associate Costume Design: Sharon Sprague; Assistant Costume Design: Mirena Rada and Nan Young; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Associate Lighting Design: David Weiner; Assistant Lighting Design: Julie Duro; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Associate Sound Design: Marie Renee Foucher; Hair Design by David H. Lawrence
General Manager: Dodger Productions; Associate Gen. Mgr: Joshua Rosenblum; Company Manager: Marcia Goldberg; Assistant Co. Mgr: Kimberly Kelley
Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Production Stage Manager: Arthur Gaffin; Stage Manager: Michael Pule; Assistant Stage Mgr: John F. Sullivan
Musical Supervisor: Edward Strauss; Musical Coordinator: Seymour 'Red' Press; Conducted by Edward Strauss; Associate Conductor: Lawrence Yurman; Woodwind: Les Scott, Seymour 'Red' Press, Virgil Blackwell, Edward Zuhlke and John Winder; Trumpet: Stu Satalof, Larry Lunetta and Kamau Adilifu; Trombone: Bruce Bonvissuto and Jack Schatz; French Horn: Paul Riggio; Percussion: Glenn Rhian and Rick Kivnick; Bass: Lou Bruno; Keyboard: Lawrence Yurman; Harp: Beth Robinson; Violin: Ronald Oakland, Alexander Vselensky, Katsuko Esaki, Maura Giannini and Melanie Baker; Cello: Scott Ballantyne and Jeffrey Szabo
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Marketing Consultant: Margery Singer; Dance Captain: Michael Arnold; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Associate: Amy Jacobs, Stephen Pitalo and Stefanie Kastel
Nathan Lane
Prologus
an actor
Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997
 
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Mar 18, 1996 - Feb 09, 1997
Jessica Boevers
Philia
a virgin
William Duell
Erronius
a citizen of Rome
Cris Groenendaal
Miles Gloriosus
a warrior
Mark Linn-Baker
Hysterium
slave to Senex and Domina
Ernie Sabella
Lycus
a buyer and seller of courtesans
Lewis J. Stadlen
Senex
a citizen of Rome
Jim Stanek
Hero
son of Senex and Domina
Mary Testa
Domina
wife of Senex
Brad Aspel
Protean
Cory English
Protean
Pamela Everett
Tintinabula
a courtesan
Mary Ann Lamb
Vibrata
a courtesan
Susan Misner
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Stephanie Pope
Gymnasia
a courtesan
Ray Roderick
Protean
Lori Werner
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Leigh Zimmerman
Panacea
a courtesan
Swings: Michael Arnold , Kevin Kraft and Kristin Willits
Standby: Bob Amaral (Pseudolus, Prologus)
Understudies: Bob Amaral (Hysterium, Lycus), MacIntyre Dixon (Senex, Erronius), Cory English (Hero), Patrick Garner (Hysterium, Lycus, Erronius), Ruth Gottschall (Domina), Kenneth Kantor (Senex, Lycus, Miles Gloriosus), Kevin Kraft (Hero), Jennifer Rosin (Philia) and Leigh Zimmerman (Gymnasia)

St. James Theatre (Apr 18, 1996 - Jan 04, 1998)

Company Manager: Kimberly Kelley

Cast

Bob Amaral
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Dec 02, 1997 - Jan 04, 1998
 
Prologus
an actor
Dec 02, 1997 - Jan 04, 1998
Whoopi Goldberg
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Feb 11, 1997 - Jul 13, 1997
 
Prologus
an actor
Feb 11, 1997 - Jul 13, 1997
David Alan Grier
Pseudolus
slave to Hero
Jul 15, 1997 - Nov 30, 1997
 
Prologus
an actor
Jul 15, 1997 - Nov 30, 1997
Mary Testa
Domina
wife of Senex
Bob Amaral
Lycus
a buyer and seller of courtesans
Holly Cruikshank
Panacea
a courtesan
Kena Tangi Dorsey
Broadway debut
Gymnasia
a courtesan
Pascale Faye
Vibrata
a courtesan
Gina Ferrall
Domina
wife of Senex
Robert Fitch
Senex
a citizen of Rome
? - Jan 04, 1998
JoAnn M. Hunter
Vibrata
a courtesan
Dick Latessa
Senex
a citizen of Rome
Ross Lehman
Hysterium
slave to Senex and Domina
Carol Lee Meadows
Vibrata
a courtesan
Tara Nicole
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Don Stitt
Lycus
a buyer and seller of courtesans
? - Jan 04, 1998
Kristin Willits
Geminae
a courtesan, one of a pair
Swings: Shannon Hammons , George Smyros and Amiee Turner
Understudies: Holly Cruikshank (Gymnasia), Gina Ferrall (Domina), Robert Fitch (Senex, Erronius), Kenneth Kantor (Pseudolus), David Rogers (Senex, Erronius), Don Stitt (Lycus), Kristin Willits (Vibrata) and Jessica-Snow Wilson (Philia)
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Comedy Tonight
Prologus, Proteans and Company
Love, I Hear
Hero
Free
Pseudolus and Hero
The House of Marcus Lycus
Lycus, Pseudolus and Courtesans
Lovely
Philia and Hero
Everybody Ought to Have a Maid
Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium and Lycus
I'm Calm
Hysterium
Impossible
Senex and Hero
Bring Me My Bride
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Courtesans and Proteans
Act 2
Sung By
That Dirty Old Man
Domina
That'll Show Him
Philia
Lovely (Reprise)
Pseudolus and Hysterium
Funeral Sequence and Dance
Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, Courtesans and Proteans
Comedy Tonight (Reprise)
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Revival of a Musical

1996 Nominee
Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director) , Scott Rudin , Paramount Pictures Corporation , The Viertel-Baruch-Frankel Group and Roger Berlind
Produced by Dodger Productions

Best Actor in a Musical

1996 Winner
Nathan Lane
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1996 Nominee
Lewis J. Stadlen
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1996 Nominee
Directed by Jerry Zaks

Drama Desk Award

 

Best Musical Revival

1996 Nominee
Produced by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director) , Scott Rudin , Paramount Pictures Corporation , The Viertel-Baruch-Frankel Group and Roger Berlind
Produced by Dodger Productions

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1996 Winner
Nathan Lane
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