PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 13, 1997
Closing Date
Jun 29, 1997
1st Preview
Mar 20, 1997
1st Preview
Mar 20, 1997
Previews
27
Performances
89
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Apr 13, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997)
Setting
A Georgetown living room, Washington, D. C. The present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Written by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Pat Collins; Sound Design by Scott Lehrer and Donna Riley
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Mala Yee
Stage Manager: Roy Harris; LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Assistant Stage Mgr: Mary Fran Loftus
LCT Casting Director: Daniel Swee; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; Advertising: Russek Advertising
Drew Barr
Television Crew
Peter Benson
Billy Robbins
Erich Bergen
Voice of the Boys
Recorded voice only
Denise Burse
Television Crew
Andrew Dolan
Jimmy
Penny Fuller
Charlotte "Chubby" Hughes
Hal Holbrook
Senator Alan Hughes
Mar 20, 1997 - Jun 08, 1997
Michael Kinsley
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Elizabeth Marvel
Quincy Quince
Mar 20, 1997 - Jun 08, 1997
Kate Nelligan
Lyssa Dent Hughes
Mar 20, 1997 - Jun 08, 1997
Bruce Norris
Morrow McCarthy
Ron Parady
Television Crew
Peter Riegert
Walter Abrahmson
Mar 20, 1997 - Jun 08, 1997
Charlie Rose
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Peter Schweitzer
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Cotter Smith
Timber Tucker
Susan Stamberg
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Alison Tatlock
Television Crew
Lynne Thigpen
Judith B. Kaufman
Russ Titelman
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Sarah Wallace
Television/Radio Personality
Recorded voice only
Understudies: Drew Barr (Morrow McCarthy, Billy Robbins, Jimmy), Lee Bryant (Lyssa Dent Hughes, Charlotte "Chubby" Hughes), Denise Burse (Judith B. Kaufman), Andrew Dolan (Walter Abrahmson, Timber Tucker), Ron Parady (Senator Alan Hughes) and Alison Tatlock (Quincy Quince)

Cort Theatre (Apr 13, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997)

Cast

Kate Burton
Lyssa Dent Hughes
Jun 10, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997
Kate Jennings Grant
Broadway debut
Quincy Quince
Jun 10, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997
John Procaccino
Walter Abrahmson
Jun 10, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997
Geoffrey Wade
Jimmy
Ralph Waite
Senator Alan Hughes
Jun 10, 1997 - Jun 29, 1997

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1997 Winner
Lynne Thigpen
Season:
View Graph
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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