PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 1977
Closing Date
Dec 08, 1979
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1977
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1977
Previews
7
Performances
857
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Dec 04, 1977 - Jan 16, 1979)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Jan 16, 1979 - Dec 08, 1979)
Setting
Jennifer Malone's upper East Side apartment and George Schneider's lower Central Park West apartment. A late February afternoon through mid-Spring.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Emanuel Azenberg
World Premiere at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre (Robert Fryer, Artistic Director)
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Herbert Ross
Scenic Design by William Ritman; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Ritman: Carole Lee Carroll; Assistant to Mr. Taylor: Lawrence Friedman; Assistant to Ms. Musser: Rick Belzer
General Manager: Jose Véga; Company Manager: Susan Bell
Production Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell; Stage Manager: Lani Sundsten; Production Supervisor: Martin Herzer
Press Representative: Bill Evans, Howard Atlee and Mark Hunter; Advertising: J. Walter Thompson Co.; Assistant to the Producer: Leslie Butler; Assistant to Mr. Ross: Tony Elmaleh; Casting: Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; Photographer: Martha Swope; Master Propertyman: Laura Koch
Anita Gillette
Jennie Malone
Nov 29, 1977 - Dec 21, 1978
Cliff Gorman
Leo Schneider
Nov 29, 1977 - Jul 01, 1978
Judd Hirsch
George Schneider
Nov 29, 1977 - Jul 01, 1978
Ann Wedgeworth
Faye Medwick
Nov 29, 1977 - Sep 30, 1978
Standby: Andrea Adler (Jennie Malone), Jean DeBaer (Faye Medwick) and Dick Latessa (George Schneider, Leo Schneider)

Imperial Theatre (Dec 04, 1977 - Jan 16, 1979)

Cast

David Groh
George Schneider
Jul 03, 1978 - Dec 21, 1978
Delphi Harrington
Faye Medwick
Oct 02, 1978 - Mar 15, 1979
Dick Latessa
Leo Schneider
Jul 03, 1978 - Jun 14, 1979
Laurence Luckinbill
George Schneider
Dec 22, 1978 - Dec 08, 1979
Robin Strasser
Jennie Malone
Dec 22, 1978 - Aug 1979
Standby: Debra Mooney (Faye Medwick, Jennie Malone)

Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Jan 16, 1979 - Dec 08, 1979)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Nancy Enterprises, Inc.
Company Manager: Leo K. Cohen
Stage Manager: Beverley Randolph; Production Stage Manager: David Taylor

Cast

Susan Browning
Faye Medwick
Sep 25, 1979 - Dec 08, 1979
Jean DeBaer
Faye Medwick
Mar 16, 1979 - Sep 1979
Marilyn Redfield
Jennie Malone
Aug 21, 1979 - Dec 08, 1979
Richard Zavaglia
Leo Schneider
Jun 15, 1979 - Dec 08, 1979
Standby: Beverly Ballard (Jennie Malone, Faye Medwick), Lou Bedford (George Schneider, Leo Schneider), Don Gantry (Leo Schneider, George Schneider), George Guidall (George Schneider, Leo Schneider) and Robert Silver (Leo Schneider, George Schneider)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1978 Nominee
 

Best Actress in a Play

1978 Nominee
Anita Gillette
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1978 Nominee
Cliff Gorman

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1978 Winner
Ann Wedgeworth

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1978 Nominee
Judd Hirsch
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