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Music Box Theatre , (11/28/1976 - 4/03/1977)
First Preview:Oct 28, 1976 Total Previews:39
Opening Date:Nov 28, 1976   
Closing Date:Apr 03, 1977 Total Performances:145

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: A secondary school in Manchester, England.


Production Staff [Collapse]
Theatre Owned by Irving Berlin and Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by Alexander H. Cohen; Produced in association with Gabriel Katzka and Edward L. Schuman; Co - Producer: Hildy Parks and Roy A. Somlyo
Written by Trevor Griffiths
Directed by Mike Nichols
Scenic Design by John Gunter; Costume Design by John Gunter; Lighting Design by Ron Wallace
Associate Manager: Seymour Herscher; Company Manager: Joel Wyman
Production Stage Manager: Nina Seely; Assistant Stage Mgr: Faizul Khan
Pianist: Woody Kessler
Assistant to Miss Parks: Shelley Nadell
Scenery Supervisor: James Tilton; Costume Supervisor: James Tilton; Press Representative: Richard Hummler; Casting: Meg Simon; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne
Cast
Milo O'Shea Eddie Waters
John Lithgow Ged Murray
Jonathan Pryce Gethin Price
Rex Robbins Bert Challenor
Norman Allen Caretaker
Armand Assante Teddy
Jayant Blue Mr. Patel
Jarlath Conroy Mick Connor
Jeffrey DeMunn Phil Murray
Robert Gerringer Club Secretary - M.C.
Larry Lamb George McBrain
David Margulies Sammy Samuels
Understudies: Norman Allen (Club Secretary - M.C., Phil Murray), Armand Assante (George McBrain), John Clark (Caretaker, Sammy Samuels), Jeffrey DeMunn (Gethin Price), Robert Gerringer (Bert Challenor), Jonathan Hogan (Ged Murray, Mick Connor) and Faizul Khan (Mr. Patel)
1977 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
winnerJonathan Pryce [winner]
1977 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Mike Nichols [nominee]
1977 Theatre World Award
winnerJonathan Pryce [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Jonathan Pryce [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play
winnerDirected by Mike Nichols [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play (Foreign)
 Produced by Alexander H. Cohen, Hildy Parks and Roy A. Somlyo; Produced in association with Gabriel Katzka and Edward L. Schuman; Written by Trevor Griffiths [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 John Gunter [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Ron Wallace [nominee]