PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 23, 1992
Closing Date
Apr 25, 1992
1st Preview
Apr 06, 1992
1st Preview
Apr 06, 1992
Previews
20
Performances
4
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Apr 23, 1992 - Apr 25, 1992)
Setting
A small town in present-day Australia, with flashbacks to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Burmese jungle in 1945, near the end of World War II.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Paul B. Berkowsky, Richard Seader, Furuyama International, Inc., Ellis Weatherly and Mike Weatherly; Produced in association with Sally Sears
Written by Jill Shearer; Original Score Composed By Ian McDonald
Directed by Simon Phillips
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Judy Dearing; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald; Associate Scenic Design: Richard Jaris; Assistant Lighting Design: Michael Chybowski
General Manager: Kepam Corporation and Sylrich Management; Company Manager: Robb Lady
Production Stage Manager: Martin Gold; Stage Manager: John McNamara; Technical Supervisor: Peter Fulbright; Assistant Stage Mgr: Pamela Stewart
Special Effects by Gary Zeller
Press Representative: Keith Sherman Associates; Casting: Elissa Myers and Paul Fouquet; Advertising: Nappi / Eliran Advertising, Ltd.; Press Associate: Chris Day, Jim Byk and Joel Dein; Dialect Coach: Lilene Mansell, Gillian Lane-Plescia and Elizabeth Himelstein; Japanese Movement: Shigeko Suga
Ellen Burstyn
Sharyn Beaumont
Ben Gazzara
Eric Dawson
Mako
Shimada
 
Toshio Uchiyama
Estelle Parsons
Denny
Ernest Abuba
Commandant Matsumoto
 
Samurai
Robert Joy
Clive Beaumont
 
Mark Beaumont
Jon Matthews
Billy
Tracy Sallows
Jan Harding
 
Wisteria Lady
Standby: Judith Barcroft (Sharyn Beaumont, Denny) and Jack Davidson (Eric Dawson)
Understudies: Ernest Abuba (Shimada, Toshio Uchiyama), Pamela Stewart (Jan Harding, Wisteria Lady) and Christopher Taylor (Clive Beaumont, Mark Beaumont, Billy, Commandant Matsumoto, Samurai)
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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