PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 08, 2009
Closing Date
Dec 13, 2009
1st Preview
Sep 15, 2009
1st Preview
Sep 15, 2009
Previews
26
Performances
77
PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
(Oct 08, 2009 - Dec 13, 2009)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
The duplex apartment of the Cavendishes, in the East Fifties, New York, 1927.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber; Original Music by Maury Yeston
Directed by Doug Hughes; Assistant Director: David Hilder
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Catherine Zuber; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design by Darron L. West; Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Rosemary Harris's wig: Paul Huntley; Assistant Scenic Design: Yoshinori Tanokura; Assistant Costume Design: Brian C. Hemesath, Nikki Moody and David Newell; Associate Lighting Design: Aaron Spivey; Assistant Lighting Design: Alex Fogel; Assistant Sound Design: Matthew Hubbs
MTC General Manager: Florie Seery; Company Manager: Seth Shepsle
Production Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; Production Manager: Kurt Gardner; Stage Manager: Elizabeth Moloney
Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; General Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Casting: David Caparelliotis; Animals: William Berloni; MTC Associate Artistic Director: Mandy Greenfield; MTC Director of Casting: Nancy Piccione; MTC Director of Artistic Development: Jerry Patch; MTC Director of Marketing: Debra Waxman-Pilla; MTC Director of Development: Jill Turner Lloyd; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Press Associate: Christine Olver
Freddy Arsenault
Perry Stewart
Kelli Barrett
Gwen Cavendish
Fanny's granddaughter
Caroline Stefanie Clay
Della
Rufus Collins
McDermott
 
Gunga
Ana Gasteyer
Kitty Dean
Fanny's sister-in-law
John Glover
Herbert Dean
Fanny's brother
David Greenspan
Jo
Rosemary Harris
Fanny Cavendish
Jan Maxwell
Julie Cavendish
Fanny's daughter
Anthony Newfield
Chauffeur
Larry Pine
Gilbert Marshall
Tony Roberts
Oscar Wolfe
Reg Rogers
Tony Cavendish
Fanny's son
Henny Russell
Miss Peake
Cat Walleck
Hall boy
John Wernke
Hall boy
Understudies: Rufus Collins (Gilbert Marshall, Tony Cavendish), Beth Dixon (Fanny Cavendish), Anthony Newfield (Herbert Dean, Jo, Oscar Wolfe), Henny Russell (Della, Kitty Dean, Julie Cavendish), Cat Walleck (Gwen Cavendish, Miss Peake, Hall boy) and John Wernke (Perry Stewart, McDermott, Gunga)

Tony Award®

 

Best Revival of a Play

2010 Nominee
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
 

Best Actress in a Play

2010 Nominee
Jan Maxwell
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

2010 Nominee
Rosemary Harris
 

Best Scenic Design of a Play

2010 Nominee
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty

Best Costume Design of a Play

2010 Winner
Costume Design by Catherine Zuber

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2010 Winner
Jan Maxwell
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