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On Golden Pond   

 
New Apollo Theatre , (2/28/1979 - 6/16/1979)
First Preview:Feb 21, 1979 Total Previews:5
Opening Date:Feb 28, 1979   
Closing Date:Jun 16, 1979 Total Performances:126

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The Thayers' summer home on Golden Pond in Maine.


Production Staff
Theatre Operated by Midtown Theatre Corporation; Theatre Owned by The Brandt Organization
Produced by Arthur Cantor and Greer Garson
Originally produced by The Hudson Guild Theatre (Craig Anderson: Producer)
Written by Ernest Thompson
Directed by Craig Anderson
Scenic Design by Steven Rubin; Costume Design by Steven Rubin; Lighting Design by Craig Miller; Sound Design by David S. Rapkin
General Manager: Cantor / Garson Productions and Harvey Elliott; Company Manager: Jim Fiore
Production Stage Manager: Daniel Morris; Stage Manager: Judith Elizabeth Lowry
Press Representative: C. George Willard and Kevin Patterson; Production Coordinator: Louis D. Pietig; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Hudson Guild Theatre Associate Director: David Kerry Heefner
Cast
Tom Aldredge Norman Thayer, Jr.
Frances Sternhagen Ethel Thayer
Barbara Andres Chelsea Thayer Wayne
Mark Bendo Billy Ray
Ronn Carroll Charlie Martin
Stan Lachow Bill Ray
Standby: Helen Harrelson (Ethel Thayer)
Understudies: Eric Brown (Billy Ray), Bryan E. Clark (Bill Ray, Charlie Martin, Norman Thayer, Jr.) and Judith Elizabeth Lowry (Chelsea Thayer Wayne)
1979 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
 Frances Sternhagen [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 Produced by Arthur Cantor and Greer Garson; Written by Ernest Thompson [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play
 Tom Aldredge [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play
 Frances Sternhagen [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Steven Rubin [nominee]
1979 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by Steven Rubin [nominee]