The Grapes of Wrath
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 22, 1990
Closing Date
Sep 02, 1990
1st Preview
Mar 13, 1990
1st Preview
Mar 13, 1990
Previews
11
Performances
188
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Mar 22, 1990
Close Date: Sep 02, 1990
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Oklahoma and then California, 1938.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director), Suntory International Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President); Produced with permission of Elaine SteinbeckFirst presented in September, 1988 by The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director); Produced in May, 1989 by LaJolla Playhouse (Des McAnuff, Artistic Director); Produced in June, 1989 by The Royal National Theatre (Richard Eyre, Director)Book adapted by Frank Galati; Based on the novel by John Steinbeck; Incidental music by Michael Smith; Musical Director: Michael SmithDirected by Frank GalatiScenic Design by Kevin Rigdon; Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon; Costume Design by Erin Quigley; Sound Design by Rob Milburn; Associate Lighting Design: Howard WernerGeneral Manager: Albert Poland; Company Manager: Mitchell A. WeissProduction Stage Manager: Malcolm Ewen; Stage Manager: Janet Friedman and Robyn Karen Taylor; Production Supervisor: Arthur SiccardiGuitar: Michael Smith; Fiddle: Miriam Sturm and Rondi Reed; Harmonica, Saw, Jaw Harp, Banjo: L.J. Slavin; Accordian, Bass: William Schwarz and Jeremiah Birkett; Harmonica: Steve RamseyGeneral Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Dance consultant: Peter Amster; Fight direction by Michael Sokoloff; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Representative: Ellen LeveneElizabeth SandryMayer of HoovervilleCar SalesmanThe Man Going BackWeedpatch Camp DirectorMr. WainwrightContractor3rd NarratorHooper Ranch GuardCamp ProprietorHooper Ranch BookkeeperFloyd KnowlesDeputy Sheriff4th NarratorUnderstudies: Meghan Andrews (Ruthie), Jeremiah Birkett (Gas Station Attendant), P.J. Brown (4th Narrator, Car Salesman, Deputy Sheriff), Keith Byron-Kirk (1st Narrator, Weedpatch Camp Director, Mr. Wainwright, The Man in the Barn, The Man in the Barn's Son, Car Salesman), Ron Crawford (Grampa, Contractor, Gas Station Owner, 3rd Narrator, Hooper Ranch Guard, Camp Proprietor, Car Salesman), Kathryn Erbe (Rose of Sharon, Al's Girl, Camp Nurse), Michael Hartman (Pa), Terrance MacNamara (Uncle John), Tommy J. Michaels (Winfield), Jeff Perry (Tom Joad), Steve Ramsey (Al, Musician - Harmonica, Car Salesman), Rondi Reed (Ma, Musician - Fiddle), Theodore Schulz (Muley Graves, Floyd Knowles, Noah, Willy, Mayer of Hooverville), William Schwarz (Musician - Guitar), Nicola Sheara (Granma, Elizabeth Sandry, 2nd Narrator, Mrs. Wainwright), Eric Simonson (Connie Rivers), Rick Snyder (Jim Casy, The Man Going Back), Skipp Sudduth (Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper, Agricultural Officer, Car Salesman) and Jessica Wilder (Aggie Wainwright)
Cort Theatre (Mar 22, 1990 - Sep 02, 1990)
Cast
Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper
Floyd Knowles
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1990 Winner
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director) , Suntory International Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Book adapted by Frank GalatiBest Featured Actor in a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1990 Nominee
Lois SmithBest Scenic Design
1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Kevin RigdonBest Costume Design
1990 Nominee
Costume Design by Erin QuigleyBest Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Best Direction of a Play
1990 Winner
Directed by Frank GalatiDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1990 Nominee
Gary SiniseOutstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1990 Nominee
Francis Guinan
Outstanding Director of a Play
1990 Winner
Directed by Frank GalatiOutstanding Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kevin RigdonOutstanding Set Design
1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director), Suntory International Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President); Produced with permission of Elaine Steinbeck
First presented in September, 1988 by The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director); Produced in May, 1989 by LaJolla Playhouse (Des McAnuff, Artistic Director); Produced in June, 1989 by The Royal National Theatre (Richard Eyre, Director)
Book adapted by Frank Galati; Based on the novel by John Steinbeck; Incidental music by Michael Smith; Musical Director: Michael Smith
Directed by Frank Galati
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon; Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon; Costume Design by Erin Quigley; Sound Design by Rob Milburn; Associate Lighting Design: Howard Werner
General Manager: Albert Poland; Company Manager: Mitchell A. Weiss
Production Stage Manager: Malcolm Ewen; Stage Manager: Janet Friedman and Robyn Karen Taylor; Production Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi
Guitar: Michael Smith; Fiddle: Miriam Sturm and Rondi Reed; Harmonica, Saw, Jaw Harp, Banjo: L.J. Slavin; Accordian, Bass: William Schwarz and Jeremiah Birkett; Harmonica: Steve Ramsey
General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Dance consultant: Peter Amster; Fight direction by Michael Sokoloff; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Representative: Ellen Levene
Elizabeth Sandry
Mayer of Hooverville
Car Salesman
The Man Going Back
Weedpatch Camp Director
Mr. Wainwright
Contractor
3rd Narrator
Hooper Ranch Guard
Camp Proprietor
Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper
Floyd Knowles
Deputy Sheriff
4th Narrator
Understudies:
Meghan Andrews
(Ruthie), Jeremiah Birkett
(Gas Station Attendant), P.J. Brown
(4th Narrator, Car Salesman, Deputy Sheriff), Keith Byron-Kirk
(1st Narrator, Weedpatch Camp Director, Mr. Wainwright, The Man in the Barn, The Man in the Barn's Son, Car Salesman), Ron Crawford
(Grampa, Contractor, Gas Station Owner, 3rd Narrator, Hooper Ranch Guard, Camp Proprietor, Car Salesman), Kathryn Erbe
(Rose of Sharon, Al's Girl, Camp Nurse), Michael Hartman
(Pa), Terrance MacNamara
(Uncle John), Tommy J. Michaels
(Winfield), Jeff Perry
(Tom Joad), Steve Ramsey
(Al, Musician - Harmonica, Car Salesman), Rondi Reed
(Ma, Musician - Fiddle), Theodore Schulz
(Muley Graves, Floyd Knowles, Noah, Willy, Mayer of Hooverville), William Schwarz
(Musician - Guitar), Nicola Sheara
(Granma, Elizabeth Sandry, 2nd Narrator, Mrs. Wainwright), Eric Simonson
(Connie Rivers), Rick Snyder
(Jim Casy, The Man Going Back), Skipp Sudduth
(Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper, Agricultural Officer, Car Salesman) and Jessica Wilder
(Aggie Wainwright)
Cort Theatre (Mar 22, 1990 - Sep 02, 1990)
Cast
Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper
Floyd Knowles
Tony Award®
Best Play
1990 Winner
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director) , Suntory International Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Book adapted by Frank Galati
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) , The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Randall Arney: Artistic Director; Stephen B. Eich: Managing Director) , Suntory International Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Book adapted by Frank Galati
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1990 Nominee
Lois Smith
Lois Smith
Best Scenic Design
1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon
Best Costume Design
1990 Nominee
Costume Design by Erin Quigley
Costume Design by Erin Quigley
Best Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Best Direction of a Play
1990 Winner
Directed by Frank Galati
Directed by Frank Galati
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1990 Nominee
Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1990 Nominee
Francis Guinan
Francis Guinan
Outstanding Director of a Play
1990 Winner
Directed by Frank Galati
Directed by Frank Galati
Outstanding Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Lighting Design by Kevin Rigdon
Outstanding Set Design
1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon
Scenic Design by Kevin Rigdon
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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