PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 15, 1989
Closing Date
Jan 26, 1991
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1989
1st Preview
Nov 02, 1989
Previews
15
Performances
497
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Nov 15, 1989 - Jan 26, 1991)
Setting
Various locations in Washington, DC, and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Summer 1986.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Estate of Irving Berlin and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin, Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization; Produced in association with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Originally presented at Heritage Repertory Theatre of The University of Virginia, Dept. of Drama
Written by Aaron Sorkin; Incidental music by John Gromada
Directed by Don Scardino
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by David C. Woolard; Lighting Design by Thomas R. Skelton; Sound Design by John Gromada; Hair Design by Robert Cybula; Assistant to Mr. Edwards: B. Patricia Woodbridge; Assistant to Mr. Woolard: Daniele Hollywood; Assistant to Mr. Skelton: Jeffrey Whitsett; Assistant to Mr. Gromada: Donna Riley
General Manager: Stuart Thompson; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger
Production Stage Manager: Dianne Trulock; Stage Manager: John Handy; Technical Supervisor: Neil Mazzella and Gene O'Donovan
Casting: Pat McCorkle; General Press Representative: David Powers; Assistant to Mr. Allen: Jane Roth; Assistant to Mr. Brown: Grace O'Reilly; Assistant to Mr. Whitehead: Doris Blum
Tom Hulce
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee
Megan Gallagher
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway
Clark Gregg
Lt. Jack Ross
Stephen Lang
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep
Mark Nelson
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg
Stephen Bradbury
Ensemble
Paul Butler
Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph
Michael Dolan
Pfc. Louden Downey
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Ensemble
Edmond Genest
Capt. Isaac Whitaker
Michael Genet
Ensemble
George Gerdes
Ensemble
Robert Hogan
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson
Victor Love
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson
Joshua Malina
Ensemble
Ted Marcoux
Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick
Arnold Molina
Pfc. William T. Santiago
Geoffrey Nauffts
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard
Ron Ostrow
Sentry
Fritz Sperberg
Cmdr. Walter Stone
Standby: Annette Helde (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway)
Understudies: Stephen Bradbury (Capt. Isaac Whitaker, Capt. Matthew A. Markinson, Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph), Jeffrey Dreisbach (Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick, Cmdr. Walter Stone), Michael Genet (Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson, Pfc. William T. Santiago), George Gerdes (Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep, Lt. Jack Ross), Clark Gregg (Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee), Joshua Malina (Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg, Pfc. Louden Downey, Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard) and Ron Ostrow (Ensemble)

Music Box Theatre (Nov 15, 1989 - Jan 26, 1991)

Stage Manager: David Hyslop

Cast

Timothy Busfield
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee
May 14, 1990 - ?
Michael Countryman
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg
Ross Bickell
Ensemble
 
Capt. Isaac Whitaker
Pamela Blair
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway
Stephen Bradbury
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson
Peter Crombie
Lt. Jack Ross
Kurt Deutsch
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard
Steven Dominguez
Pfc. William T. Santiago
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick
Jon Ehrlich
Ensemble
Michael Genet
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson
David Harris
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson
Bryan Hicks
Ensemble
Mike Hodge
Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph
Mart Hulswit
Ensemble
Perry King
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep
Keith Langsdale
Cmdr. Walter Stone
Joshua Malina
Pfc. Louden Downey
Conan McCarty
Ensemble
Kathleen McNenny
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway
Michael O'Hare
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep
 
Ensemble
Ron Perlman
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep
J. K. Simmons
Ensemble
Oct 1990 - ?
Bradley Whitford
Lt. Jack Ross
circa. Jul 1990 - ?
 
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee
circa. Sep 1990 - ?
Standby: Betsy Joslyn (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway) and Beth McDonald (Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway)
Understudies: Ross Bickell (Capt. Isaac Whitaker, Capt. Matthew A. Markinson, Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph), Jon Ehrlich (Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg, Pfc. Louden Downey, Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard), Bryan Hicks (Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson, Pfc. William T. Santiago), Mart Hulswit (Capt. Matthew A. Markinson, Capt. Isaac Whitaker, Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph), Conan McCarty (Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick, Lt. Jack Ross), Michael O'Hare (Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep, Lt. Jack Ross), J. K. Simmons (Cmdr. Walter Stone, Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep) and Bradley Whitford (Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1990 Nominee
Tom Hulce

Theatre World

Award

1990 Recipient
Megan Gallagher
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