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The Philadelphia Story   

 
Vivian Beaumont Theatre , (11/14/1980 - 1/04/1981)
First Preview:Nov 05, 1980 Total Previews:4
Opening Date:Nov 14, 1980   
Closing Date:Jan 04, 1981 Total Performances:60

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Setting: Philadelphia suburbs, 1930's. The action takes place int he course of twenty-four hours at Seth Lord's house in the country, near Philadelphia.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater Company (Produced by Richmond Crinkley)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater Company (Produced by Richmond Crinkley)
Written by Philip Barry; Incidental music by Claibe Richardson; Incidental music played by The Roslyn Artists String Quartet
Directed by Ellis Rabb
Scenic Design by John Conklin; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by John Gleason; Sound Design by Richard Fitzgerald
Executive Producer: McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.; Company Manager: Mario De Maria
Production Supervisor: Helaine Head; Stage Manager: Peter Glazer
Press Representative: Hunt / Pucci Associates; Production Coordinator: Linda Strohmier; Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Poster Design by Gilbert Lesser
Cast
Frank Converse C. K. Dexter Haven
Blythe Danner Tracy Samatha Lord
Edward Herrmann Macaulay Connor
Mike
Kim Beaty May
Robert Burr Thomas
Richard Council George Kittredge
George Ede William Tracy
Uncle Willy
Edward Fabry Edward
Michael Gross Alexander Lord
Sandy
Meg Mundy Margaret Lord
Cynthia Nixon Dinah Lord
Anne Sargent Elsie
Count Stovall Mac
Douglass Watson Seth Lord
Mary Louise Wilson Elizabeth Imbrie
Liz
Standbys: Kim Beaty (Tracy Samatha Lord), Robert Burr (Seth Lord, William Tracy) and J. Kenneth Campbell (C. K. Dexter Haven, George Kittredge, Macaulay Connor)
Understudies: Kim Beaty (Elizabeth Imbrie), Tiffany Bogart (Dinah Lord, Elsie, May), Edward Fabry (Alexander Lord, Thomas), Anne Sargent (Margaret Lord) and Count Stovall (Edward, Thomas)
1981 Theatre World Award
winnerCynthia Nixon [winner]