PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 28, 1979
Closing Date
May 05, 1979
1st Preview
Jan 24, 1979
1st Preview
Jan 24, 1979
Previews
6
Performances
113
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lyceum Theatre
(Jan 28, 1979 - May 05, 1979)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced in association with Claus Von Bulow; Produced for the Kennedy Center by Roger L. Stevens
Originally produced on the stage by Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director)
Written by Arthur Kopit
Directed by John Madden
Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness; Costume Design by Jeanne Button; Lighting Design by Tom Schraeder; Sound Design by Tom Voegeli; Hair and Wig Design by Steve Atha
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Michael Lonergan
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Horrigan; Stage Manager: Brian Meister
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Press Representative: Anne Obert Weinberg, Helen Stern, Warren Knowlton, Bruce Lynn and Ken Sherber; Casting: Terry Fay; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates and Norman Weiner
Constance Cummings
Emily Stilson
Mary-Joan Negro
Amy
Carl Don
Mr. Brownstein
Gina Franz
Nurse
Betty Pelzer
Broadway debut
Mrs. Timmins
Ross Petty
Doctor
Mary Michelle Rutherfurd
Nurse
Roy Steinberg
Doctor
James Tolkan
Billy
Standby: Jane Hoffman (Emily Stilson)
Understudies: Leah Chandler (Amy, Nurse, Mrs. Timmins) and Brian Meister (Doctor, Billy, Mr. Brownstein)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1979 Nominee
Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Written by Arthur Kopit

Best Actress in a Play

1979 Winner
Constance Cummings
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1979 Nominee
Mary-Joan Negro
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