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The Belle of Amherst   

 
Longacre Theatre , (4/28/1976 - 8/08/1976)
First Preview:Apr 27, 1976 Total Previews:1
Opening Date:Apr 28, 1976   
Closing Date:Aug 08, 1976 Total Performances:116

Category: Play, Solo, Original, Broadway
Setting: In the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts, 1845-1886.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Mike Merrick, Don Gregory and Dome / Creative Image
Written by William Luce; Based on the life of Emily Dickinson
Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly
Scenic Design by H. R. Poindexter; Lighting Design by H. R. Poindexter; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Hair Design by Ray Iagnocco
General Manager: James Awe
Production Stage Manager: George Eckert; Stage Manager: Bernie Baker
Compiled by Timothy Helgeson
General Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz; Assistant to the Director: Timothy Helgeson; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Press Associate: Patricia McLean Krawitz and Ted Goldsmith; Photographer: Sy Friedman; Poster Graphics by Bruce Lemerise
Cast
Julie Harris Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Maggie Maher
Austin Dickinson
James Francis Billings
Abby Wood
Jennie Hitchcock
Uriah Crowell
Edward Dickinson
Mary Lyon
Lavinia Dickinson
Buffy
Susan Gilbert Dickinson
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Charles Wadsworth
Emily Norcross Dickinson
1977 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
winnerJulie Harris [winner]
1976 Drama Desk Award Unique Theatrical Experience
 Performer: Julie Harris [nominee]