PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 16, 1966
Closing Date
Nov 26, 1966
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1966
1st Preview
Feb 15, 1966
Previews
1
Performances
326
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966)
Plymouth Theatre
(Oct 03, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)
Setting
The living quarters behind the general store of County Councillor S.B. O'Donnell in Ballybeg, Ireland
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation; Produced by arrangement with Oscar Lewenstein and Michael White; Associate Producer: Samuel Liff
Written by Brian Friel
Directed by Hilton Edwards
Scenic Design by Lloyd Burlingame; Costume Design by Lloyd Burlingame
Company Manager: Richard Highley
Production Stage Manager: Mitchell Erickson; Stage Manager: Joseph Hill
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and Jay Russell; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Fred Golden; Casting: Linda Otto
Patrick Bedford
Gareth O'Donnell in Public
Joseph Boland
Master Boyle
Thomas Connolly
Ned
Donal Donnelly
Gareth O'Donnell in Private
William Griffis
Senator Doogan
John Cecil Holm
Ben Burton
Eamon Kelly
S. B. O'Donnell
Donald Marye
Canon Mick O'Byrne
Dermot McNamara
Tom
Eamon Morrissey
Joe
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Madge
Lanna Saunders
Kate Doogan
Mavis Villiers
Lizzy Sweeney
Joseph Warren
Con Sweeney
Understudies: Joseph Boland (S. B. O'Donnell), Grace Carney (Madge, Lizzy Sweeney), David Haviland (Gareth O'Donnell in Public, Ned, Tom, Joe), Joseph Hill (Senator Doogan, Con Sweeney, Ben Burton), John Cecil Holm (Master Boyle, Canon Mick O'Byrne), Lesley Hunt (Kate Doogan) and Dermot McNamara (Gareth O'Donnell in Private)

Helen Hayes Theatre (Feb 16, 1966 - Oct 01, 1966)

Understudy: Diane Garner (Kate Doogan)

Plymouth Theatre (Oct 03, 1966 - Nov 26, 1966)

Understudy: D. J. Sullivan (Ned, Tom, Joe, Gareth O'Donnell in Public)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1966 Nominee
Produced by David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by Brian Friel
 

Best Actor in Play

1966 Nominee
Patrick Bedford (Joint nomination with Donal Donnelly)
Donal Donnelly (Joint nomination with Patrick Bedford)
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1966 Nominee
Eamon Kelly
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1966 Nominee
Mairin D. O'Sullivan
 

Best Direction of a Play

1966 Nominee
Directed by Hilton Edwards
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