PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 14, 1972
Closing Date
Apr 21, 1974
1st Preview
Sep 11, 1972
1st Preview
Sep 11, 1972
Previews
3
Performances
700
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Sep 14, 1972 - Apr 21, 1974)
Setting
The Coach's house, somewhere in the Lackawanna Valley. The present.
Comments
"A man gets tied up to the ground / He gives the world its saddest sound, / Its saddest sound." --Paul Simon
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Executive Directors: Irving Goldman, Bernard B. Jacobs, Gerald Schoenfeld)
Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer); Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Written by Jason Miller
Directed by A. J. Antoon
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Ian Calderon; Assistant to Mr. Loquasto: William Mickley
NYSF General Manager: David Black; General Manager: Eugene Wolsk and Emanuel Azenberg; Company Manager: Edmonstone Thompson, Jr.
NYSF Production Manager: Andrew Mihok; NYSF Technical Director: Mervyn Haines, Jr.; Production Stage Manager: Ron Abbott; Assistant Stage Mgr: Joseph Kavanaugh
Musical Coordinator: Herbert Harris
NYSF General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; NYSF Resident Press Representative: Robert Ullman; Press Representative: Faith Geer; NYSF Casting Director: Vincent Gugleotti Jr.; Advertising: Don Josephson and The Blaine Thompson Company; Assistant to the Producer: Gail Merrifield; Consultant to the Producer: Novella Nelson; Graphic Designer: Susan Frank and Larry Frank; Photographer: George E. Joseph
Charles Durning
George Sikowski
Richard A. Dysart
Coach
Walter McGinn
Tom Daley
Michael McGuire
James Daley
Jason Miller
Basketball game announcer
Recorded voice only
Paul Sorvino
Phil Romano
Understudies: Joe Mascolo (Phil Romano), Ron McClarty (George Sikowski) and Bernie McInerney (James Daley, Tom Daley)

Booth Theatre (Sep 14, 1972 - Apr 21, 1974)

Assistant Co. Mgr: Susan Bell
Casting: Otto & Windsor

Cast

Harry Bellaver
Coach
Carmine Caridi
Phil Romano
Pat Hingle
Coach
Joseph Mascolo
Phil Romano
Peter Masterson
Tom Daley
Richard McKenzie
George Sikowski
Nicholas Pryor
James Daley
M. Emmet Walsh
George Sikowski
Oct 1973 - ?
Understudies: Harry Bellaver (Coach), Sam J. Coppola (Phil Romano), Alfred Hinckley (Coach), Eddie Jones (George Sikowski), Edwin Owens (James Daley, Tom Daley) and Leon B. Stevens (George Sikowski)

Tony Award®

Best Play

1973 Winner
Produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by Jason Miller
 

Best Actor in Play

1973 Nominee
Paul Sorvino
 

Best Scenic Design

1973 Nominee
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto
 

Best Lighting Design

1973 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ian Calderon

Best Direction of a Play

1973 Winner
Directed by A. J. Antoon

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1973 Winner
Written by Jason Miller

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Set Design

1972 Winner
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto

Outstanding Performance

1972 Winner
Walter McGinn , Charles Durning , Michael McGuire , Paul Sorvino and Richard A. Dysart

Most Promising Playwright

1972 Winner
Written by Jason Miller

Outstanding Director

1972 Winner
Directed by A. J. Antoon
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