PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1979
Closing Date
Apr 29, 1979
1st Preview
Apr 19, 1979
1st Preview
Apr 19, 1979
Previews
12
Performances
1
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Palace Theatre
(Apr 29, 1979 - Apr 29, 1979)
Setting
Long ago in Vienna or Berlin. Or Prague or Buda-Pesth. Anyway it's not New York and not now.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Stephen R. Friedman, Irwin Meyer and Kenneth D. Laub; Produced in association with Arthur Mogull, Jerold H. Rubenstein and Warner Plays, Inc.
Written by Ira Levin
Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly; Assistant Director: Timothy Helgeson
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss; Hair Design by Ray Iagnocco
General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: James G. Mennen
Production Stage Manager: Peter Lawrence; Stage Manager: Fred Chalfy and Jim Woolley; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
General Press Representative: Solters & Roskin, Inc.; Japanese Movement Consultant: Atsumi Sakato; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Production Associate: Claire Nichtern; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer
Julie Harris
Gertie Kessel
An actress
Jack Weston
Dietrich Merkenschrift
a theatrical manager
René Auberjonois
Johann Schiml
A critic
Joseph Leon
Freitag
Dietrich's assistant
David Margulies
Imre Laszlo
A playwright
James Cahill
Carlo Mizzi
A singing sweetheart
 
Actor
 
Usher
 
Coachman
 
Painter
Michael Connolly
Pepi Lubauer
A scenic designer
Timothy Lewis
Actor
 
Stagehand
Natalie Norwick
Actress
Patricia O'Connell
Mitzi Karlowe
A singing sweetheart
 
Cleaning Woman
 
Wardrobe Mistress
 
Usher
 
Actress
Standby: Joseph Leon (Dietrich Merkenschrift) and Natalie Norwick (Gertie Kessel)
Understudies: Fred Chalfy (Pepi Lubauer, Carlo Mizzi, Coachman, Usher, Actor, Painter), Michael Connolly (Johann Schiml, Imre Laszlo) and Natalie Norwick (Mitzi Karlowe, Cleaning Woman, Wardrobe Mistress, Usher, Actress)
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