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Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (10/30/1975 - 3/13/1976)
First Preview:Oct 27, 1975 Total Previews:3
Opening Date:Oct 30, 1975   
Closing Date:Mar 13, 1976 Total Performances:156

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: 1917. Zurich, in two locations: a section of the public library and the drawing room of Henry Carr's apartment.


Production Staff
Produced by David Merrick, Doris Cole Abrahams and Burry Fredrik; Produced in association with S. Spencer Davids and Eddie Kulukundis
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Peter Wood
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Robert Ornbo
Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Susie Cordon
Musical Supervisor: Grant Hossack
Press Representative: Solters & Roskin, Inc. and Bud Westman; Movement directed by William Chappell
Cast
James Booth James Joyce
John Bott Bennett
Frances Cuka Nadezhda Krupskaya
Tim Curry Tristan Tzara
Beth Morris Cecily Carruthers
Meg Wynn Owen Gwendolen Carr
Harry Towb Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)
John Wood Henry Carr
Standby: David Dukes (Henry Carr)
Understudies: John Bott (James Joyce), John Clarkson (Bennett, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin)), Edward Earle (James Joyce), Leila Martin (Nadezhda Krupskaya) and Kate McGregor-Stewart (Cecily Carruthers, Gwendolen Carr)
1976 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Tom Stoppard; Produced by David Merrick, Doris Cole Abrahams and Burry Fredrik; Produced in association with S. Spencer Davids and Eddie Kulukundis [winner]
1976 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
winnerPerformer: John Wood [winner]
1976 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Peter Wood [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
winnerJohn Wood [winner]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Robert Ornbo [nominee]