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Butterflies Are Free
Tour
Opening Date
May 13, 1970
Closing Date
May 01, 1971
Play
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: May 13, 1970
Close Date: May 01, 1971
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
Don Baker's apartment on East 11th Street in New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Arthur Whitelaw
,
Max J. Brown
and
Byron Goldman
; Associate Producer:
Ruth Bailey
Written by
Leonard Gershe
Directed by
Milton Katselas
Scenic Design by
Richard Seger
; Costume Design by
Robert Mackintosh
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss
; Company Manager:
Archie Thomson
Production Stage Manager:
Victor Straus
; Stage Manager:
William Tynan
and
Lloyd Kramer
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Press Representative:
Maurice Turet
Eve Arden
Mrs. Baker
May 13, 1970 - Oct 10, 1970
Wendell Burton
Don Baker
May 13, 1970 - Sep 12, 1970
Ellen Endicott-Jones
Jill Tanner
May 13, 1970 - Oct 1970
William Tynan
Ralph Austin
May 13, 1970 - Aug 1970
Understudies:
Lloyd Kramer
(Don Baker, Ralph Austin),
Janice Lynde
(Jill Tanner) and
Marijane Maricle
(Mrs. Baker)
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager:
Don Fenwick
; Stage Manager:
John Spencer
and
Michael Shannon
Cast
Gloria Swanson
Mrs. Baker
Oct 12, 1970 - May 01, 1970
Kristina Callahan
Jill Tanner
Oct 1970 - May 01, 1971
Tom Fuccello
Ralph Austin
Aug 1970 - Dec 1970
David Huffman
Don Baker
Oct 1970 - May 01, 1970
Kipp Osborne
Don Baker
Sep 14, 1970 - Oct 1970
Michael Shannon
Ralph Austin
Jan 1971 - May 01, 1971
David Toll
Ralph Austin
Dec 1970 - Jan 1971
Understudies:
Lynn Archer
(Mrs. Baker),
Nancy Coleman
(Mrs. Baker),
Abby Kimbrough
(Jill Tanner),
Michael Shannon
(Don Baker) and
John Spencer
(Don Baker, Ralph Austin)
Tour Stops
Past
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Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Apr 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
Mar 29, 1971 - Apr 24, 1971
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Mar 22, 1971 - Mar 27, 1971
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 15, 1971 - Mar 20, 1971
Roberts Orpheum
St. Louis, MO
Mar 08, 1971 - Mar 13, 1971
St. Paul Civic Center Theatre
St. Paul, MN
Mar 01, 1971 - Mar 06, 1971
Uihlein Hall at Marcus Performing Arts Center
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 25, 1971 - Feb 27, 1971
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 01, 1971 - Feb 06, 1971
The Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE
Jan 18, 1971 - Jan 30, 1971
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 04, 1971 - Jan 16, 1971
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Boston, MA
Nov 30, 1970 - Jan 02, 1971
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Nov 23, 1970 - Nov 28, 1970
Brown Theatre
Louisville, KY
Nov 09, 1970 - Nov 21, 1970
Morris A. Mechanic Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Nov 02, 1970 - Nov 07, 1970
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Oct 26, 1970 - Oct 31, 1970
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Jul 22, 1970 - Oct 24, 1970
Studebaker Theater
Chicago, IL
May 13, 1970 - Jul 18, 1970
Ricardo Montalban Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Arthur Whitelaw
,
Max J. Brown
and
Byron Goldman
; Associate Producer:
Ruth Bailey
Written by
Leonard Gershe
Directed by
Milton Katselas
Scenic Design by
Richard Seger
; Costume Design by
Robert Mackintosh
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss
; Company Manager:
Archie Thomson
Production Stage Manager:
Victor Straus
; Stage Manager:
William Tynan
and
Lloyd Kramer
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Press Representative:
Maurice Turet
Eve Arden
Mrs. Baker
May 13, 1970 - Oct 10, 1970
Wendell Burton
Don Baker
May 13, 1970 - Sep 12, 1970
Ellen Endicott-Jones
Jill Tanner
May 13, 1970 - Oct 1970
William Tynan
Ralph Austin
May 13, 1970 - Aug 1970
Understudies:
Lloyd Kramer
(Don Baker, Ralph Austin),
Janice Lynde
(Jill Tanner) and
Marijane Maricle
(Mrs. Baker)
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager:
Don Fenwick
; Stage Manager:
John Spencer
and
Michael Shannon
Cast
Gloria Swanson
Mrs. Baker
Oct 12, 1970 - May 01, 1970
Kristina Callahan
Jill Tanner
Oct 1970 - May 01, 1971
Tom Fuccello
Ralph Austin
Aug 1970 - Dec 1970
David Huffman
Don Baker
Oct 1970 - May 01, 1970
Kipp Osborne
Don Baker
Sep 14, 1970 - Oct 1970
Michael Shannon
Ralph Austin
Jan 1971 - May 01, 1971
David Toll
Ralph Austin
Dec 1970 - Jan 1971
Understudies:
Lynn Archer
(Mrs. Baker),
Nancy Coleman
(Mrs. Baker),
Abby Kimbrough
(Jill Tanner),
Michael Shannon
(Don Baker) and
John Spencer
(Don Baker, Ralph Austin)
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Apr 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971
Shubert Performing Arts Center
New Haven, CT
Mar 29, 1971 - Apr 24, 1971
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Mar 22, 1971 - Mar 27, 1971
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 15, 1971 - Mar 20, 1971
Roberts Orpheum
St. Louis, MO
Mar 08, 1971 - Mar 13, 1971
St. Paul Civic Center Theatre
St. Paul, MN
Mar 01, 1971 - Mar 06, 1971
Uihlein Hall at Marcus Performing Arts Center
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 25, 1971 - Feb 27, 1971
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 01, 1971 - Feb 06, 1971
The Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE
Jan 18, 1971 - Jan 30, 1971
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 04, 1971 - Jan 16, 1971
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Boston, MA
Nov 30, 1970 - Jan 02, 1971
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Nov 23, 1970 - Nov 28, 1970
Brown Theatre
Louisville, KY
Nov 09, 1970 - Nov 21, 1970
Morris A. Mechanic Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Nov 02, 1970 - Nov 07, 1970
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Oct 26, 1970 - Oct 31, 1970
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Jul 22, 1970 - Oct 24, 1970
Studebaker Theater
Chicago, IL
May 13, 1970 - Jul 18, 1970
Ricardo Montalban Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
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