PlaySoloOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 28, 1976
Closing Date
Aug 08, 1976
1st Preview
Apr 27, 1976
1st Preview
Apr 27, 1976
Previews
1
Performances
116
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Apr 28, 1976 - Aug 08, 1976)
Setting
In the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts, 1845-1886.
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; Compiled by Timothy Helgeson; 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
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
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

Tony Award®

Best Actress in a Play

1977 Winner
Julie Harris

Drama Desk Award

 

Unique Theatrical Experience

1976 Nominee
Julie Harris
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