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Piaf
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Play with music
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 05, 1981
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1981
1st Preview
Jan 28, 1981
1st Preview
Jan 28, 1981
Previews
9
Performances
165
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Open Date: Feb 05, 1981
Close Date: Jun 28, 1981
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 05, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981)
Setting
From the late twenties through 1963.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Ray Larsen
; Produced in association with
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Written by
Pam Gems
; Musical Director:
Michael Dansicker
; Music arranged by
Michael Dansicker
Directed by
Howard Davies
; Assistant Director:
Helaine Head
Scenic Design by
David Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Julie Weiss
; Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
; Sound Design by
Jack Mann
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
James A. Gerald
Production Stage Manager:
Helaine Head
; Stage Manager:
William Gammon
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Christopher McHale
Piano:
Michael Dansicker
; Accordion:
Charles Sauss
; Bass:
Ray Kilday
Special Effects by
Chic Silber
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
and
Joshua Ellis
; Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Speech Consultant:
Elizabeth Smith
; Furs Provided by
The Tepper Collection
; Poster Design by
Gilbert Lesser
Jane Lapotaire
Broadway debut
Piaf
Zoë Wanamaker
Broadway debut
Toine
Lewis Arlt
Jacques
thug
German Soldier #1
Angelo
Michael Ayr
Little Louis
thug
German Soldier #2
Lucien
Dope pusher
Cynthia Carle
Nurse
Alternate
Robert Christian
Eddie
thug
Butcher
Marcel
Barman
Stephen Davies
Legionnaire
Pierre
on bicycle; later, Piaf's agent
Peter Friedman
"Papa" Leplée
owner of Cluny Club
American Sailor #2
Judith Ivey
Madeleine
David Leary
Emcee
Manager
David Purdham
Paul
man with rose
American Sailor #1
Theo
Jean Smart
Broadway debut
Marlene
Sherry Steiner
Nurse
Madeleine
Alternate
Kenneth Welsh
Police Inspector
Georges
Physiotherapist
Nicholas Woodeson
Emil
maitre d' at Cluny Club
Jacko
Standby:
Judith Ivey
(Piaf)
Understudies:
Lewis Arlt
(Man at rehearsal),
Cynthia Carle
(Marlene, Nurse, Madeleine),
Robert Christian
(Physiotherapist, Paul),
Stephen Davies
(Eddie),
Peter Friedman
(Dope pusher, German Soldier #1),
Michael Hammond
(Emcee, Police Inspector, Georges, American Sailor #1, German Soldier #2, Manager),
Christopher McHale
(Marcel, Theo, Legionnaire, American Sailor #2),
David Purdham
("Papa" Leplée),
Sherry Steiner
(Toine, Madeleine, Piaf),
Robert Thaler
(Pierre, Jacko, Emil, Lucien, Little Louis),
Kenneth Welsh
(Angelo) and
Nicholas Woodeson
(Barman, Butcher)
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 05, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981)
Understudy:
Christopher McHale
(Jacques)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1981 Winner
Jane Lapotaire
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1981 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1981 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
Statistics
Season:
1981-82
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Piaf Statistics
1981-82 Season
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Ray Larsen
; Produced in association with
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
Originally produced by
The Royal Shakespeare Company (Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, Joint Artistic Directors)
Written by
Pam Gems
; Musical Director:
Michael Dansicker
; Music arranged by
Michael Dansicker
Directed by
Howard Davies
; Assistant Director:
Helaine Head
Scenic Design by
David Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Julie Weiss
; Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
; Sound Design by
Jack Mann
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
James A. Gerald
Production Stage Manager:
Helaine Head
; Stage Manager:
William Gammon
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Christopher McHale
Piano:
Michael Dansicker
; Accordion:
Charles Sauss
; Bass:
Ray Kilday
Special Effects by
Chic Silber
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
and
Joshua Ellis
; Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Speech Consultant:
Elizabeth Smith
; Furs Provided by
The Tepper Collection
; Poster Design by
Gilbert Lesser
Jane Lapotaire
Broadway debut
Piaf
Zoë Wanamaker
Broadway debut
Toine
Lewis Arlt
Jacques
thug
German Soldier #1
Angelo
Michael Ayr
Little Louis
thug
German Soldier #2
Lucien
Dope pusher
Cynthia Carle
Nurse
Alternate
Robert Christian
Eddie
thug
Butcher
Marcel
Barman
Stephen Davies
Legionnaire
Pierre
on bicycle; later, Piaf's agent
Peter Friedman
"Papa" Leplée
owner of Cluny Club
American Sailor #2
Judith Ivey
Madeleine
David Leary
Emcee
Manager
David Purdham
Paul
man with rose
American Sailor #1
Theo
Jean Smart
Broadway debut
Marlene
Sherry Steiner
Nurse
Madeleine
Alternate
Kenneth Welsh
Police Inspector
Georges
Physiotherapist
Nicholas Woodeson
Emil
maitre d' at Cluny Club
Jacko
Standby:
Judith Ivey
(Piaf)
Understudies:
Lewis Arlt
(Man at rehearsal),
Cynthia Carle
(Marlene, Nurse, Madeleine),
Robert Christian
(Physiotherapist, Paul),
Stephen Davies
(Eddie),
Peter Friedman
(Dope pusher, German Soldier #1),
Michael Hammond
(Emcee, Police Inspector, Georges, American Sailor #1, German Soldier #2, Manager),
Christopher McHale
(Marcel, Theo, Legionnaire, American Sailor #2),
David Purdham
("Papa" Leplée),
Sherry Steiner
(Toine, Madeleine, Piaf),
Robert Thaler
(Pierre, Jacko, Emil, Lucien, Little Louis),
Kenneth Welsh
(Angelo) and
Nicholas Woodeson
(Barman, Butcher)
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 05, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981)
Understudy:
Christopher McHale
(Jacques)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1981 Winner
Jane Lapotaire
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1981 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
1981 Nominee
Zoë Wanamaker
Season:
1981-82
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Piaf Statistics
1981-82 Season
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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