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The Dresser
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 09, 1981
Closing Date
May 01, 1982
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1981
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1981
Previews
20
Performances
200
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 09, 1981
Close Date: May 01, 1982
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Nov 09, 1981 - May 01, 1982)
Setting
January 1942 in a theatre in the English provinces.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
and
Michael Codron
First produced on March 6, 1980, at
The Royal Exchange Theatre
; Produced on April 30, 1980, by Michael Codron at the
Queen's Theatre
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Directed by
Michael Elliott
Scenic Design by
Laurie Dennett
; Costume Design by
Stephen Doncaster
; Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
; Sound Design by
Ian Gibson
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Carolyne A. Jones
Sound Supervision by
T. Richard Fitzgerald
; Production Stage Manager:
Steve Beckler
; Stage Manager:
Arlene Grayson
Scenery Supervisor:
Karen Schulz
; Costume Supervisor:
Jeanne Button
; Special Effects by
Chic Silber
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Joshua Ellis
,
Becky Flora
and
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
; Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Tom Courtenay
Norman
Paul Rogers
Sir
Leslie Barrett
Gloucester
Lisabeth Bartlett
Irene
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Kent
Jerome Collamore
Knight 1
Albany
Richard Frank
Gentleman
Knight 2
Geoff Garland
Electrician
Rachel Gurney
Her Ladyship
Don McAllen Leslie
Oxenby
Marge Redmond
Madge
Douglas Seale
Geoffrey
Standby:
Michael Egan
(Sir) and
Richard Frank
(Norman)
Understudies:
Leslie Barrett
(Geoffrey),
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
(Oxenby),
Geoff Garland
(Kent, Gloucester, Albany, Knight 1) and
Michelle Seyler
(Irene)
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Nov 09, 1981 - May 01, 1982)
Press Representative:
Cindy Valk
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1982 Nominee
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
and
Michael Codron
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Best Actor in Play
1982 Nominee
Tom Courtenay
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1982 Nominee
Paul Rogers
Outstanding Lighting Design
1982 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
Outstanding Set Design
1982 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Laurie Dennett
Statistics
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Dresser Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
and
Michael Codron
First produced on March 6, 1980, at
The Royal Exchange Theatre
; Produced on April 30, 1980, by Michael Codron at the
Queen's Theatre
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Directed by
Michael Elliott
Scenic Design by
Laurie Dennett
; Costume Design by
Stephen Doncaster
; Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
; Sound Design by
Ian Gibson
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
General Manager:
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Carolyne A. Jones
Sound Supervision by
T. Richard Fitzgerald
; Production Stage Manager:
Steve Beckler
; Stage Manager:
Arlene Grayson
Scenery Supervisor:
Karen Schulz
; Costume Supervisor:
Jeanne Button
; Special Effects by
Chic Silber
Production Coordinator:
Brent Peek
; General Press Representative:
Joshua Ellis
,
Becky Flora
and
Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
; Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Tom Courtenay
Norman
Paul Rogers
Sir
Leslie Barrett
Gloucester
Lisabeth Bartlett
Irene
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Kent
Jerome Collamore
Knight 1
Albany
Richard Frank
Gentleman
Knight 2
Geoff Garland
Electrician
Rachel Gurney
Her Ladyship
Don McAllen Leslie
Oxenby
Marge Redmond
Madge
Douglas Seale
Geoffrey
Standby:
Michael Egan
(Sir) and
Richard Frank
(Norman)
Understudies:
Leslie Barrett
(Geoffrey),
Jeffrey Alan Chandler
(Oxenby),
Geoff Garland
(Kent, Gloucester, Albany, Knight 1) and
Michelle Seyler
(Irene)
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Nov 09, 1981 - May 01, 1982)
Press Representative:
Cindy Valk
Tony Award®
Best Play
1982 Nominee
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
Elizabeth I. McCann
,
Nelle Nugent
,
Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.
and
Michael Codron
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Best Actor in Play
1982 Nominee
Tom Courtenay
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1982 Nominee
Paul Rogers
Outstanding Lighting Design
1982 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Beverly Emmons
Outstanding Set Design
1982 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Laurie Dennett
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Dresser Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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