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Music Box Theatre , (10/08/1974 - 3/06/1976)
First Preview:Oct 01, 1974 Total Previews:7
Opening Date:Oct 08, 1974   
Closing Date:Mar 06, 1976 Total Performances:591

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Last Christmas. Sidney and Jane's kitchen; This Christmas. Geoffrey and Eva's kitchen; Next Christmas. Ronald and Marrion's kitchen


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin and Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by The Theatre Guild (Philip Langner and Armina Marshall) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced in association with Michael Codron
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Eric Thompson
Scenic Design by Edward Burbridge; Costume Design by Levino Verna; Costumes designed by Levino Verna for Laurence Gross; Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton; Hair Design by Michael of New York; Production Assistant to Mr. Skelton: Robert Cohn
General Manager: Victor Samrock
Production Stage Manager: Frederic de Wilde; Stage Manager: Wayne Carson
Press Representative: Joe Wolhandler Associates; Advertising: Hy Jacobs and Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Production Assistant: Eva Langner and Lola Langner; Casting: Terry Fay
Cast
Larry Blyden Sidney
Sandy Dennis Eva
Richard Kiley Ronald
Geraldine Page Marion
Tony Roberts Geoffrey
Carole Shelley Jane
Standbys: Wayne Carson (Geoffrey, Ronald, Sidney) and Marilyn Clark (Eva, Jane, Marion)
1975 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Larry Blyden [nominee]
1975 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Geraldine Page [nominee]
 Carole Shelley [nominee]
1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Larry Blyden [nominee]
1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
 Carole Shelley [nominee]
1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play (Foreign)
 Produced by The Theatre Guild (Philip Langner and Armina Marshall) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced in association with Michael Codron; Written by Alan Ayckbourn [nominee]