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A Life
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 02, 1980
Closing Date
Jan 03, 1981
1st Preview
Oct 28, 1980
1st Preview
Oct 28, 1980
Previews
8
Performances
64
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 02, 1980
Close Date: Jan 03, 1981
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 02, 1980 - Jan 03, 1981)
Setting
A small town just South of Dublin. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased by
Lester Osterman
; Theatre Operated by
L-O Management Corporation (Lester Osterman, Managing Dir.; Richard Horner, Gen. Mgr.; Allan Francis, Comptroller)
Produced by
Lester Osterman
,
Richard Horner
,
Hinks Shimberg
and
Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
; Associate Producer:
Lynne Stuart
and
Spencer Berlin
Originally produced at
The Citadel Theatre (Joseph Shoctor, Founder)
Written by
Hugh Leonard
Directed by
Peter Coe
Scenic Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Lighting Design by
Marc B. Weiss
General Manager:
Malcolm Allen
; Company Manager:
Stanley D. Silver
Production Stage Manager:
Elliott Woodruff
; Stage Manager:
Eileen Haring
Casting:
Lynne Stuart
; General Press Representative:
Seymour Krawitz
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Press Representative:
Patricia McLean Krawitz
,
Martin Shwartz
and
Warren Knowlton
Roy Dotrice
Drumm
Pat Hingle
Kearns
Aideen O'Kelly
Mary
Helen Stenborg
Dolly
Dana Delany
Broadway debut
Dorothy
young Dolly
David Ferry
Lar
young Kearns
Adam Redfield
Broadway debut
Desmond
young Drumm
Lauren Thompson
Mibs
young Mary
Understudies:
Terry Finn
(Mibs, Dorothy),
Chris Hagan
(Desmond, Lar),
Dermot McNamara
(Drumm, Kearns) and
Sylvia Short
(Mary, Dolly)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1981 Nominee
Produced by
Lester Osterman
,
Richard Horner
,
Hinks Shimberg
and
Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
Written by
Hugh Leonard
Best Actor in Play
1981 Nominee
Roy Dotrice
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1981 Nominee
Adam Redfield
Best Direction of a Play
1981 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Coe
Theatre World
Award
1981 Recipient
Adam Redfield
Statistics
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
A Life Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased by
Lester Osterman
; Theatre Operated by
L-O Management Corporation (Lester Osterman, Managing Dir.; Richard Horner, Gen. Mgr.; Allan Francis, Comptroller)
Produced by
Lester Osterman
,
Richard Horner
,
Hinks Shimberg
and
Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
; Associate Producer:
Lynne Stuart
and
Spencer Berlin
Originally produced at
The Citadel Theatre (Joseph Shoctor, Founder)
Written by
Hugh Leonard
Directed by
Peter Coe
Scenic Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Costume Design by
Robert Fletcher
; Lighting Design by
Marc B. Weiss
General Manager:
Malcolm Allen
; Company Manager:
Stanley D. Silver
Production Stage Manager:
Elliott Woodruff
; Stage Manager:
Eileen Haring
Casting:
Lynne Stuart
; General Press Representative:
Seymour Krawitz
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Press Representative:
Patricia McLean Krawitz
,
Martin Shwartz
and
Warren Knowlton
Roy Dotrice
Drumm
Pat Hingle
Kearns
Aideen O'Kelly
Mary
Helen Stenborg
Dolly
Dana Delany
Broadway debut
Dorothy
young Dolly
David Ferry
Lar
young Kearns
Adam Redfield
Broadway debut
Desmond
young Drumm
Lauren Thompson
Mibs
young Mary
Understudies:
Terry Finn
(Mibs, Dorothy),
Chris Hagan
(Desmond, Lar),
Dermot McNamara
(Drumm, Kearns) and
Sylvia Short
(Mary, Dolly)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1981 Nominee
Produced by
Lester Osterman
,
Richard Horner
,
Hinks Shimberg
and
Freydberg-Cutler-Diamond Productions
Written by
Hugh Leonard
Best Actor in Play
1981 Nominee
Roy Dotrice
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1981 Nominee
Adam Redfield
Best Direction of a Play
1981 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Coe
Theatre World
Award
1981 Recipient
Adam Redfield
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
A Life Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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