PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 30, 1975
Closing Date
Jul 18, 1976
Performances
233
PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Dec 30, 1975 - Jul 18, 1976)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
The duplex apartment of the Cavendishes, in the East Fifties, New York, 1927.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Coronet Theatre Corporation (Lester Osterman and Richard Horner)
Produced by Barry M. Brown, Burry Fredrik, Fritz Holt and Sally Sears; Produced for The Kennedy Center & Xerox Corporation by Roger L. Stevens and Richmond Crinkley; Produced in association with The McCarter Theatre Company (Michael Kahn, Producing Director) and Brooklyn Academy of Music
Originally produced by American Bicentennial Theatre
Written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber; Incidental music by Claibe Richardson
Directed by Ellis Rabb
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by John Gleason; Wig Design by Lyn Quiyou
General Manager: David Lawlor; Company Manager: David Lawlor
Production Stage Manager: Helaine Head; Stage Manager: Andre Love; Assistant Stage Mgr: Pat DeRousie
General Press Representative: Shirley Herz; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
George Grizzard
Tony Cavendish
Fanny's son
Rosemary Harris
Julie Cavendish
Fanny's daughter
Eva Le Gallienne
Fanny Cavendish
Sam Levene
Oscar Wolfe
Joseph Maher
Herbert Dean
Fanny's brother
Mary Louise Wilson
Kitty Dean
Fanny's sister-in-law
Donald Barton
Gilbert Marshall
Forrest Buckman
Perry Stewart
James C. Burge
Hall boy
 
Gunga
Mark Fleischman
Hall boy
Mary Layne
Gwen Cavendish
Fanny's granddaughter
Rosetta LeNoire
Della
Miller Lide
Chauffeur
 
Hall boy
Sherman Lloyd
McDermott
Eleanor Phelps
Miss Peake
John Remme
Jo
Understudies: James C. Burge (Tony Cavendish, Perry Stewart), Maria Cellario (Julie Cavendish, Della, Kitty Dean, Miss Peake), Pat DeRousie (Gwen Cavendish, Miss Peake), Mark Fleischman (Jo, McDermott), Miller Lide (Oscar Wolfe, Gilbert Marshall, Herbert Dean) and Eleanor Phelps (Fanny Cavendish)

Helen Hayes Theatre (Dec 30, 1975 - Jul 18, 1976)

Cast

Maria Cellario
Miss Peake
Richard Council
Tony Cavendish
Fanny's son
Apr 30, 1976 - Jul 18, 1976
Ellen Fiske
Gwen Cavendish
Fanny's granddaughter
Andre Love
Hall boy
Peg Murray
Kitty Dean
Fanny's sister-in-law
Jun 1976 - ?
Ellis Rabb
Tony Cavendish
Fanny's son
Jan 12, 1976 - ?
Margot Stevenson
Miss Peake
John C. Vennema
Hall boy
Richard Woods
Herbert Dean
Fanny's brother
Understudy: Margot Stevenson (Fanny Cavendish, Della)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Play

1976 Nominee
Rosemary Harris
 

Best Costume Design

1976 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Roth

Best Direction of a Play

1976 Winner
Directed by Ellis Rabb

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actress in a Play

1976 Winner
Rosemary Harris

Outstanding Director of a Play

1976 Winner
Directed by Ellis Rabb
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1976 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Roth

Outstanding Revival

1976 Winner ; Produced in association with The McCarter Theatre Company (Michael Kahn, Producing Director) and Brooklyn Academy of Music
Produced by Barry M. Brown , Burry Fredrik , Fritz Holt , Sally Sears , Roger L. Stevens and Richmond Crinkley
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