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That Championship Season
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 14, 1972
Closing Date
Apr 21, 1974
1st Preview
Sep 11, 1972
1st Preview
Sep 11, 1972
Previews
3
Performances
700
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Sep 14, 1972
Close Date: Apr 21, 1974
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Sep 14, 1972 - Apr 21, 1974)
Setting
The Coach's house, somewhere in the Lackawanna Valley. The present.
Comments
"A man gets tied up to the ground / He gives the world its saddest sound, / Its saddest sound." --Paul Simon
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
Jason Miller
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Ian Calderon
; Assistant to Mr. Loquasto:
William Mickley
NYSF General Manager:
David Black
; General Manager:
Eugene Wolsk
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Company Manager:
Edmonstone Thompson, Jr.
NYSF Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; NYSF Technical Director:
Mervyn Haines, Jr.
; Production Stage Manager:
Ron Abbott
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joseph Kavanaugh
Musical Coordinator:
Herbert Harris
NYSF General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; NYSF Resident Press Representative:
Robert Ullman
; Press Representative:
Faith Geer
; NYSF Casting Director:
Vincent Gugleotti Jr.
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Assistant to the Producer:
Gail Merrifield
; Consultant to the Producer:
Novella Nelson
; Graphic Designer:
Susan Frank
and
Larry Frank
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
Charles Durning
George Sikowski
Richard A. Dysart
Coach
Walter McGinn
Tom Daley
Michael McGuire
James Daley
Jason Miller
Basketball game announcer
Recorded voice only
Paul Sorvino
Phil Romano
Understudies:
Joe Mascolo
(Phil Romano),
Ron McClarty
(George Sikowski) and
Bernie McInerney
(James Daley, Tom Daley)
Booth Theatre
(Sep 14, 1972 - Apr 21, 1974)
Assistant Co. Mgr:
Susan Bell
Casting:
Otto & Windsor
Cast
Harry Bellaver
Coach
Carmine Caridi
Phil Romano
Pat Hingle
Coach
Joseph Mascolo
Phil Romano
Peter Masterson
Tom Daley
Richard McKenzie
George Sikowski
Nicholas Pryor
James Daley
M. Emmet Walsh
George Sikowski
Oct 1973 - ?
Understudies:
Harry Bellaver
(Coach),
Sam J. Coppola
(Phil Romano),
Alfred Hinckley
(Coach),
Eddie Jones
(George Sikowski),
Edwin Owens
(James Daley, Tom Daley) and
Leon B. Stevens
(George Sikowski)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1973 Winner
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
Jason Miller
Best Actor in Play
1973 Nominee
Paul Sorvino
Best Scenic Design
1973 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Ian Calderon
Best Direction of a Play
1973 Winner
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1973 Winner
Written by
Jason Miller
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Set Design
1972 Winner
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Outstanding Performance
1972 Winner
Walter McGinn
,
Charles Durning
,
Michael McGuire
,
Paul Sorvino
and
Richard A. Dysart
Most Promising Playwright
1972 Winner
Written by
Jason Miller
Outstanding Director
1972 Winner
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
; Associate Producer:
Bernard Gersten
Written by
Jason Miller
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Ian Calderon
; Assistant to Mr. Loquasto:
William Mickley
NYSF General Manager:
David Black
; General Manager:
Eugene Wolsk
and
Emanuel Azenberg
; Company Manager:
Edmonstone Thompson, Jr.
NYSF Production Manager:
Andrew Mihok
; NYSF Technical Director:
Mervyn Haines, Jr.
; Production Stage Manager:
Ron Abbott
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joseph Kavanaugh
Musical Coordinator:
Herbert Harris
NYSF General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; NYSF Resident Press Representative:
Robert Ullman
; Press Representative:
Faith Geer
; NYSF Casting Director:
Vincent Gugleotti Jr.
; Advertising:
Don Josephson
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Assistant to the Producer:
Gail Merrifield
; Consultant to the Producer:
Novella Nelson
; Graphic Designer:
Susan Frank
and
Larry Frank
; Photographer:
George E. Joseph
Charles Durning
George Sikowski
Richard A. Dysart
Coach
Walter McGinn
Tom Daley
Michael McGuire
James Daley
Jason Miller
Basketball game announcer
Recorded voice only
Paul Sorvino
Phil Romano
Understudies:
Joe Mascolo
(Phil Romano),
Ron McClarty
(George Sikowski) and
Bernie McInerney
(James Daley, Tom Daley)
Booth Theatre
(Sep 14, 1972 - Apr 21, 1974)
Assistant Co. Mgr:
Susan Bell
Casting:
Otto & Windsor
Cast
Harry Bellaver
Coach
Carmine Caridi
Phil Romano
Pat Hingle
Coach
Joseph Mascolo
Phil Romano
Peter Masterson
Tom Daley
Richard McKenzie
George Sikowski
Nicholas Pryor
James Daley
M. Emmet Walsh
George Sikowski
Oct 1973 - ?
Understudies:
Harry Bellaver
(Coach),
Sam J. Coppola
(Phil Romano),
Alfred Hinckley
(Coach),
Eddie Jones
(George Sikowski),
Edwin Owens
(James Daley, Tom Daley) and
Leon B. Stevens
(George Sikowski)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1973 Winner
Produced by
The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by
Jason Miller
Best Actor in Play
1973 Nominee
Paul Sorvino
Best Scenic Design
1973 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Best Lighting Design
1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Ian Calderon
Best Direction of a Play
1973 Winner
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1973 Winner
Written by
Jason Miller
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Set Design
1972 Winner
Scenic Design by
Santo Loquasto
Outstanding Performance
1972 Winner
Walter McGinn
,
Charles Durning
,
Michael McGuire
,
Paul Sorvino
and
Richard A. Dysart
Most Promising Playwright
1972 Winner
Written by
Jason Miller
Outstanding Director
1972 Winner
Directed by
A. J. Antoon
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