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Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 16, 1966
Closing Date
Nov 26, 1966
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1966
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1966
Previews
1
Performances
326
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 16, 1966
Close Date: Nov 26, 1966
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 03, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
Setting
The living quarters behind the general store of County Councillor S.B. O'Donnell in Ballybeg, Ireland
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
Oscar Lewenstein
and
Michael White
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Brian Friel
Directed by
Hilton Edwards
Scenic Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
; Costume Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
Company Manager:
Richard Highley
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
Joseph Hill
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Jay Russell
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Casting:
Linda Otto
Patrick Bedford
Gareth O'Donnell in Public
Joseph Boland
Master Boyle
Thomas Connolly
Ned
Donal Donnelly
Gareth O'Donnell in Private
William Griffis
Senator Doogan
John Cecil Holm
Ben Burton
Eamon Kelly
S. B. O'Donnell
Donald Marye
Canon Mick O'Byrne
Dermot McNamara
Tom
Eamon Morrissey
Joe
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Madge
Lanna Saunders
Kate Doogan
Mavis Villiers
Lizzy Sweeney
Joseph Warren
Con Sweeney
Understudies:
Joseph Boland
(S. B. O'Donnell),
Grace Carney
(Madge, Lizzy Sweeney),
David Haviland
(Gareth O'Donnell in Public, Ned, Tom, Joe),
Joseph Hill
(Senator Doogan, Con Sweeney, Ben Burton),
John Cecil Holm
(Master Boyle, Canon Mick O'Byrne),
Lesley Hunt
(Kate Doogan) and
Dermot McNamara
(Gareth O'Donnell in Private)
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966)
Understudy:
Diane Garner
(Kate Doogan)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 03, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
Understudy:
D. J. Sullivan
(Ned, Tom, Joe, Gareth O'Donnell in Public)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1966 Nominee
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Brian Friel
Best Actor in Play
1966 Nominee
Patrick Bedford
(Joint nomination with Donal Donnelly)
Donal Donnelly
(Joint nomination with Patrick Bedford)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1966 Nominee
Eamon Kelly
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1966 Nominee
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Best Direction of a Play
1966 Nominee
Directed by
Hilton Edwards
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
Oscar Lewenstein
and
Michael White
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Brian Friel
Directed by
Hilton Edwards
Scenic Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
; Costume Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
Company Manager:
Richard Highley
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
Joseph Hill
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Jay Russell
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Casting:
Linda Otto
Patrick Bedford
Gareth O'Donnell in Public
Joseph Boland
Master Boyle
Thomas Connolly
Ned
Donal Donnelly
Gareth O'Donnell in Private
William Griffis
Senator Doogan
John Cecil Holm
Ben Burton
Eamon Kelly
S. B. O'Donnell
Donald Marye
Canon Mick O'Byrne
Dermot McNamara
Tom
Eamon Morrissey
Joe
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Madge
Lanna Saunders
Kate Doogan
Mavis Villiers
Lizzy Sweeney
Joseph Warren
Con Sweeney
Understudies:
Joseph Boland
(S. B. O'Donnell),
Grace Carney
(Madge, Lizzy Sweeney),
David Haviland
(Gareth O'Donnell in Public, Ned, Tom, Joe),
Joseph Hill
(Senator Doogan, Con Sweeney, Ben Burton),
John Cecil Holm
(Master Boyle, Canon Mick O'Byrne),
Lesley Hunt
(Kate Doogan) and
Dermot McNamara
(Gareth O'Donnell in Private)
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966)
Understudy:
Diane Garner
(Kate Doogan)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 03, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
Understudy:
D. J. Sullivan
(Ned, Tom, Joe, Gareth O'Donnell in Public)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1966 Nominee
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Brian Friel
Best Actor in Play
1966 Nominee
Patrick Bedford
(Joint nomination with Donal Donnelly)
Donal Donnelly
(Joint nomination with Patrick Bedford)
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1966 Nominee
Eamon Kelly
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1966 Nominee
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Best Direction of a Play
1966 Nominee
Directed by
Hilton Edwards
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