PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 30, 1982
Closing Date
May 15, 1983
1st Preview
Dec 14, 1982
1st Preview
Dec 14, 1982
Previews
19
Performances
157
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Biltmore Theatre
(Dec 30, 1982 - May 15, 1983)
Setting
The library of Orcas Champflower Manor. An evening in the 1930s.
Theatre Owned by The Biltmore Theatre Corp.-Sharcar, Inc. (David J. Cogan: President); Theatre Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Douglas Urbanski, Robert A. Buckley and E. Gregg Wallace, Jr.
Written by Anthony Shaffer
Directed by Michael Kahn
Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein; Hair Design by Patrik D. Moreton; Make-Up Design by Patrik D. Moreton; Sound Design by Richard Fitzgerald; Assistant Scenic Design: Randy Drake; Assistant to Mr. Jackness: Robert Shaw; Assistant Costume Design: Whitney Blausen; Assistant Lighting Design: Lawrence Metzler
General Manager: Buckley & Urbanski; Company Manager: Max Allentuck
Production Stage Manager: Frank Marino; Stage Manager: Judith Binus
Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; General Press Representative: Alpert / LeVine; Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Smith; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Production Photographer: Martha Swope
Hermione Baddeley
Dame Edith Runcible
An Eccentric Archaeologist
Barbara Baxley
Lady Tremurrain
A Dotty Aristocrat
Gordon Chater
Archibald Perkins
The Butler
Jerome Dempsey
Silas Bazeby
A Respectable Family Lawyer
Ronald Drake
Rear-Admiral Knatchbull Folliatt
An Old Sea Dog
John Glover
Roger Dashwell
A Black Sheep
Dec 14, 1982 - Mar 20, 1983
Fred Gwynne
Inspector Bowden
An Unconventional Yard Detective
George Hearn
Andreas Capodistriou
An Oily Levantine
Dec 14, 1982 - Apr 10, 1983
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Sergeant
A Stolid Copper
Lauren Thompson
Lavinia Hargreaves
A Sweet Young Thing
Standby: Patricia Gage (Lady Tremurrain, Dame Edith Runcible), John Hallow (Rear-Admiral Knatchbull Folliatt, Inspector Bowden, Silas Bazeby), Johanna Leister (Lavinia Hargreaves) and Robert Nadir (Roger Dashwell, Sergeant)

Biltmore Theatre (Dec 30, 1982 - May 15, 1983)

Cast

Ronald Drake
Rear-Admiral Knatchbull Folliatt
An Old Sea Dog
Frank Gorshin
Andreas Capodistriou
An Oily Levantine
Apr 12, 1983 - May 15, 1983
Robert Nadir
Roger Dashwell
A Black Sheep
Mar 22, 1983 - Apr 03, 1983
Standby: Jeffrey Alan Chandler (Archibald Perkins, Andreas Capodistriou), Mitch Greenberg (Andreas Capodistriou, Inspector Bowden) and Leslie O'Hara (Lavinia Hargreaves)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Set Design

1983 Nominee
Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness
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