PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 27, 2011
Closing Date
Jan 29, 2012
1st Preview
Oct 11, 2011
1st Preview
Oct 11, 2011
Previews
19
Performances
109
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Oct 27, 2011 - Jan 29, 2012)
Setting
The Present. An American assembly room and the city of Guiyang, China.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Written by David Henry Hwang
Directed by Leigh Silverman; Assistant Directed by Johnson Henshaw
Scenic Design by David Korins; Costume Design by Anita Yavich; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Darron L. West; Projection Design by Jeff Sugg and Shawn Duan; Moving Light Programmer: Sean Beach; Associate Scenic Design by Rod Lemmond; Associate Costume Design by Sarah Smith; Associate Lighting Design by Ariel Benjamin; Associate Sound Design by Charles Coes; Assistant Costume Design by Nancy Palmatier
General Manager: Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager: Elizabeth M. Talmadge
Technical Supervisor: Hudson Theatrical Associates; Production Stage Manager: Stephen M. Kaus; Stage Manager: Jillian M. Oliver
Cultural Advising: Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith; Dialect Coach: Kate Wilson; Casting: Telsey + Company, Adam Belcuore, Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths, C.S.A.; Mandarin Chinese Translations: Candace Chong; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates, Irene Gandy and Alana Karpoff; Interactive Marketing: Broadway's Best Shows, Christopher Pineda and Andy Drachenberg; Online Marketing: Serino Coyne and Jim Glaub; Advertising: Serino Coyne; Photographer: Michael McCabe; Online Marketing Associate: Mark Seeley
Originally premiered on June 18, 2011 by The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)
Jennifer Lim
Broadway debut
Xi Yan
Angela Lin
Miss Qian
 
Prosecutor Li
Christine Lin
Broadway debut
Miss Zhao
Stephen Pucci
Broadway debut
Peter Timms
Gary Wilmes
Broadway debut
Daniel Cavanaugh
Johnny Wu
Broadway debut
Bing
 
Judge Xu Geming
Larry Lei Zhang
Broadway debut
Minister Cai Guoliang
Understudies: Tony Carlin (Daniel Cavanaugh), Vivian Chiu (Miss Zhao, Miss Qian, Prosecutor Li), Angela Lin (Xi Yan) and Brian Nishii (Peter Timms, Bing, Judge Xu Geming, Minister Cai Guoliang)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Play

2012 Nominee
 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2012 Nominee
Jennifer Lim
 

Outstanding Set Design

2012 Nominee
Scenic Design by David Korins

Theatre World

Award

2012 Recipient
Jennifer Lim
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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