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Music Box Theatre , (2/26/1978 - 1/05/1982)
Biltmore Theatre , (1/07/1982 - 6/13/1982)
First Preview:Feb 21, 1978 Total Previews:6
Opening Date:Feb 26, 1978   
Closing Date:Jun 13, 1982 Total Performances:1793

Category: Play, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The present. Sidney Bruhl's study in the Bruhl home in Westport, Connecticut.


Production Staff [Collapse]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin and Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr. and Roger L. Stevens
Written by Ira Levin
Directed by Robert Moore
Scenic Design by William Ritman; Costume Design by Ruth Morley; Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss
General Manager: Oscar E. Olesen; Company Manager: David Hedges
Production Stage Manager: Philip Cusack; Stage Manager: Lani Sundsten
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Press Assistant: Bruce Lynn; Assistant to Mr. de Liagre: Dorothy Spellman; Assistant to Mr. Stevens: Jean Bankier; Assistant to Robert Moore: George Rondo; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne, Fred Golden and Don Josephson; Photographer: Sy Friedman; Logo Art: Fraver
Cast
John Wood Sidney Bruhl
Victor Garber Clifford Anderson
Marian Seldes Myra Bruhl
Marian Winters Helga ten Dorp
Richard Woods Porter Milgrim
Standbys: Jan Farrand (Helga ten Dorp, Myra Bruhl) and Ernie Townsend (Clifford Anderson)
1978 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Ira Levin; Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr. and Roger L. Stevens [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Victor Garber [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Marian Seldes [nominee]
1978 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Robert Moore [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Marc B. Weiss [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
 Scenic Design by William Ritman [nominee]