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Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 24, 1989
Closing Date
Dec 17, 1989
1st Preview
Sep 13, 1989
1st Preview
Sep 13, 1989
Previews
13
Performances
97
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Open Date: Sep 24, 1989
Close Date: Dec 17, 1989
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Neil Simon Theatre
(Sep 24, 1989 - Dec 17, 1989)
Description
A drama in three acts and seven scenes
Setting
A general dry-goods store and part of the connecting "confectionary" in a small Southern town, during the rainy season, from January to Easter Sunday.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
and
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
; Produced by arrangement with
Duncan C. Weldon
and
Jerome Minskoff
; Associate Producer:
Nicki Frei
Originally produced by
The Peter Hall Company
Written by
Tennessee Williams
; Electronic score by
Stephen Edwards
Directed by
Peter Hall
; Assistant Director:
John Cagan
Scenic Design by
Alison Chitty
; Costume Design by
Alison Chitty
; Lighting Design by
Paul Pyant
and
Neil Peter Jampolis
; Sound Design by
Paul Arditti
; Mask Design by
Naomi Jeffries
; American Costumes designed in association with
Richard Schurkamp
; American Set Designed in association with
Neil Peter Jampolis
General Manager:
Barbara Darwall
Production Stage Manager:
William Dodds
; Stage Manager:
Steven Shaw
Special Effects by
Chic Silber
; Properties:
Richard Popock
Casting:
Johnson-Liff & Zerman
; General Press Representative:
The Joshua Ellis Office
; Assistant to the Producer:
Thom Schilling
; Vocal Coach (U.S.):
Tim Monich
; Vocal Coach (U.K.):
Joan Washington
; Guitar instructor for Mr. Anderson:
Hector Milia
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Production Photographer (U.S.):
Martha Swope
; Production Photographer (U.K.):
John Haynes
; Press Representative:
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Kevin Anderson
Val Xavier
Tammy Grimes
Vee Talbott
Vanessa Redgrave
Lady Torrance
Anne Twomey
Carol Cutrere
Patti Allison
Dolly Hamma
Lewis Arlt
David Cutrere
Lynn Cohen
Townsperson
Constance Crawford
Woman
Bette Henritze
Eva Temple
Thomas Kopache
Mr. Dubinsky
1st Man
Marcia Lewis
Nurse Porter
Pat McNamara
Pee Wee Binnings
Richard McWilliams
Townsperson
Stephen Mendillo
Clown
2nd Man
Manning Redwood
Sheriff Talbott
Doyle Richmond
Uncle Pleasant
Sloane Shelton
Beulah Binnings
Peg Small
Sister Temple
Brad Sullivan
Jabe Torrance
Mitch Webb
Dog Hamma
Understudies:
Lynn Cohen
(Eva Temple, Sister Temple, Nurse Porter),
Constance Crawford
(Vee Talbott, Beulah Binnings, Dolly Hamma),
Thomas Kopache
(Jabe Torrance),
Joan MacIntosh
(Lady Torrance, Carol Cutrere),
Richard McWilliams
(Val Xavier, Mr. Dubinsky, 1st Man, 2nd Man, Clown),
Stephen Mendillo
(Dog Hamma, Pee Wee Binnings, David Cutrere),
Peg Small
(Woman),
Fred Tyson
(Uncle Pleasant) and
Mitch Webb
(Sheriff Talbott)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Pyant
and
Neil Peter Jampolis
Statistics
Season:
1989-90
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Orpheus Descending Statistics
1989-90 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
and
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
; Produced by arrangement with
Duncan C. Weldon
and
Jerome Minskoff
; Associate Producer:
Nicki Frei
Originally produced by
The Peter Hall Company
Written by
Tennessee Williams
; Electronic score by
Stephen Edwards
Directed by
Peter Hall
; Assistant Director:
John Cagan
Scenic Design by
Alison Chitty
; Costume Design by
Alison Chitty
; Lighting Design by
Paul Pyant
and
Neil Peter Jampolis
; Sound Design by
Paul Arditti
; Mask Design by
Naomi Jeffries
; American Costumes designed in association with
Richard Schurkamp
; American Set Designed in association with
Neil Peter Jampolis
General Manager:
Barbara Darwall
Production Stage Manager:
William Dodds
; Stage Manager:
Steven Shaw
Special Effects by
Chic Silber
; Properties:
Richard Popock
Casting:
Johnson-Liff & Zerman
; General Press Representative:
The Joshua Ellis Office
; Assistant to the Producer:
Thom Schilling
; Vocal Coach (U.S.):
Tim Monich
; Vocal Coach (U.K.):
Joan Washington
; Guitar instructor for Mr. Anderson:
Hector Milia
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Production Photographer (U.S.):
Martha Swope
; Production Photographer (U.K.):
John Haynes
; Press Representative:
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Kevin Anderson
Val Xavier
Tammy Grimes
Vee Talbott
Vanessa Redgrave
Lady Torrance
Anne Twomey
Carol Cutrere
Patti Allison
Dolly Hamma
Lewis Arlt
David Cutrere
Lynn Cohen
Townsperson
Constance Crawford
Woman
Bette Henritze
Eva Temple
Thomas Kopache
Mr. Dubinsky
1st Man
Marcia Lewis
Nurse Porter
Pat McNamara
Pee Wee Binnings
Richard McWilliams
Townsperson
Stephen Mendillo
Clown
2nd Man
Manning Redwood
Sheriff Talbott
Doyle Richmond
Uncle Pleasant
Sloane Shelton
Beulah Binnings
Peg Small
Sister Temple
Brad Sullivan
Jabe Torrance
Mitch Webb
Dog Hamma
Understudies:
Lynn Cohen
(Eva Temple, Sister Temple, Nurse Porter),
Constance Crawford
(Vee Talbott, Beulah Binnings, Dolly Hamma),
Thomas Kopache
(Jabe Torrance),
Joan MacIntosh
(Lady Torrance, Carol Cutrere),
Richard McWilliams
(Val Xavier, Mr. Dubinsky, 1st Man, 2nd Man, Clown),
Stephen Mendillo
(Dog Hamma, Pee Wee Binnings, David Cutrere),
Peg Small
(Woman),
Fred Tyson
(Uncle Pleasant) and
Mitch Webb
(Sheriff Talbott)
Tony Award®
Best Lighting Design
1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by
Paul Pyant
and
Neil Peter Jampolis
Season:
1989-90
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Orpheus Descending Statistics
1989-90 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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