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Much Ado About Nothing   

 
Winter Garden Theatre , (11/11/1972 - 2/11/1973)
First Preview:Nov 02, 1972 Total Previews:10
Opening Date:Nov 11, 1972   
Closing Date:Feb 11, 1973 Total Performances:136

Category: Play, Comedy, Play with music, Revival, Broadway
Setting: Messina
Comments: Transfer from the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theater, Central Park (August 10 -- September 3, 1972 for 20 performances).


Production Staff
Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer); Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Peter Link
Directed by A. J. Antoon; Choreographed by Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by Ming Cho Lee; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Assistant to Miss Aldredge: Mary Colquhoun; Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein; Sound Design by Abe Jacob; Assistant to Mr. Aronstein: Lawrence Metzler
General Manager: Eugene V. Wolsk and Emanuel Azenberg; Company Manager: Robert Kamlot
Production Stage Manager: David Eidenberg; Stage Manager: Tom Gardner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Dan Sedgwick; Production Manager: Andrew Mihok; Technical Director: Mervyn Haines, Jr.
Musical Supervisor: John Morris; Trumpet and Cornet: Charles Lewis; Drum, Banjo and Guitar: Lenny Pogan; Tuba, Bass and Trombone: Sam Pilafian; Piano and Trombone: Peter Phillips; Clarinet and Flute: Aaron Sachs; Drums: Jimmie Young; Conducted by Peter Phillips
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: Robert Larkin and Robert Ullman; Assistant to the Producer: Gail Merrifield; Casting: Vincent Gugleotti Jr.; Assistant to the Associate Producer: Mary Goldberg; Press Assistant: Norman L. Berman; Assistant to Mr. Saddler: Helen Gallagher; Production Assistant: Mary Colquhoun; Production Associate: Meir Zvi Ribalow; Advertising: Don Josephson and The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: George E. Joseph
Cast
Barnard Hughes Dogberry
Sam Waterston Signior Benedick of Padua
companion of Don Pedro
Douglass Watson Don Pedro
Prince of Aragon
Kathleen Widdoes Beatrice
an orphan, Leonato's niece
Charles Bartlett Messenger
Sexton
Richard Casper Other Watch
Townsperson
Frederick Coffin Borachio
follower of Don John
Lindsay Ann Crouse Townsperson
Marshall Efron Balthasar
a singer
Arny Freeman Antonio
Leonato's brother
Jack Gianino Conrade
follower of Don John
Cathy Greene Townsperson
George Gugleotti First Watch
Mark Hammer Leonato
Governor of Messina
Bette Henritze Ursula
attendant on Hero
Jeanne Hepple Margaret
attendant on Hero
Joan Jaffe Townsperson
David Lenthall Second Watch
Rosamond Lynn Townsperson
Will Mackenzie Verges
Jerry Mayer Don John
Don Pedro's bastard brother
Tom McDermott Friar Francis
James McGill Other Watch
Townsperson
William Robertson Townsperson
Servant
Barbara Rubenstein Townsperson
Richard Schneider Townsperson
Leland Schwantes Townsperson
April Shawhan Hero
Leonato's daughter
Glenn Walken Count Claudio of Florence
companion of Don Pedro
Standbys: Maury Cooper (Don Pedro), Jeanne Hepple (Beatrice), Will Mackenzie (Signior Benedick of Padua) and Albert Quinton (Dogberry)
Understudies: Richard Casper (Count Claudio of Florence), Maury Cooper (Leonato), Lindsay Ann Crouse (Hero), Jack Gianino (Borachio, Don John), George Gugleotti (Verges), Joan Jaffe (Ursula), Albert Quinton (Friar Francis), William Robertson (Antonio), Barbara Rubenstein (Margaret), Richard Schneider (Messenger, Sexton) and Leland Schwantes (First Watch, Second Watch)
1973 Tony Award® Best Original Score
 Incidental music by Peter Link [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
 Kathleen Widdoes [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Barnard Hughes [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 Theoni V. Aldredge [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Martin Aronstein [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Choreography
 Donald Saddler [nominee]
1973 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 A. J. Antoon [nominee]
1973 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
winnerTheoni V. Aldredge [winner]
1973 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance
winnerPerformer: Douglass Watson and Sam Waterston [winner]