The Elephant Man
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 19, 1979
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1981
1st Preview
Apr 12, 1979
1st Preview
Apr 12, 1979
Previews
8
Performances
916
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Apr 19, 1979
Close Date: Jun 28, 1981
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Victorian London.
Comments
Production cost $350,000
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent; Associate Producer: Ray Larsen and Ted SnowdonOriginally produced by The American National Theatre and Academy; Originally produced in London by Foco Novo Productions and The Hampstead Theatre; Originally produced in New York by ANTA at St. Peter's ChurchWritten by Bernard Pomerance; Incidental music by J. S. Bach, Sammartini, Camille Saint Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, Sir Edward Elgar and David Heiss; Music arranged by David HeissDirected by Jack HofsissScenic Design by David Jenkins; Costume Design by Julie Weiss; Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.; Wig Design by Paul HuntleyCompany Manager: Susan GustafsonProduction Supervisor: Brent Peek; Production Stage Manager: Pat DeRousieGeneral Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc. and Joshua Ellis; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Casting Consultant: Johnson-Liff Associates; Graphics by Gilbert LesserBelgian PolicemanApr 12, 1979 - Oct 13, 1979PinheadApr 12, 1979 - Oct 13, 1979ConductorMiss SandwichCountessPrincess AlexandraBishop Walsham HowSnorkLondon PolicemanWillEarlLord JohnStandby: Michael Goldschlager (Cellist) and Jack Wetherall (John Merrick)Understudies: JoAnne Belanger (Miss Sandwich, Pinhead, Countess, Princess Alexandra, Orderly), Dennis Creaghan (Pinhead Manager, London Policeman, Will, Earl, Lord John), Cordis Heard (Mrs. Kendal) and John Neville-Andrews (Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman)
Booth Theatre (Apr 19, 1979 - Jun 28, 1981)
Company Manager: Sam PagliaroProduction Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: William ChancePress Associate: David LeShay; Press Representative: Becky FloraCast
Pinhead
Oct 15, 1979 - Jan 04, 1981Pinhead
Jan 06, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981Miss Sandwich
Princess Alexandra
Streetwalker
Belgian Policeman
Oct 15, 1979 - ?London Policeman
Will
Lord John
Pinhead
Miss Sandwich
Princess Alexandra
Snork
Bishop Walsham How
Miss Sandwich
Pinhead
Countess
London Policeman
Will
Lord John
Standby: Tom Fitzsimmons (John Merrick), Benjamin Hendrickson (John Merrick) and Mitchell Litrofsky (John Merrick)Understudies: Judith Barcroft (Mrs. Kendal), Munson Hicks (John Merrick, Pinhead Manager, London Policeman, Will, Lord John), Jeffrey Jones (Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman), Laurence Lenske (Cellist), Concetta Tomei (Mrs. Kendal), John C. Vennema (Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman), Peter Vogt (Carr Gomm, Conductor, Bishop Walsham How, Ross, Snork, Orderly) and Peter Webster (John Merrick) -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1979 Winner
Written by Bernard Pomerance
Produced by Richmond Crinkley , Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle NugentBest Actor in Play
1979 Nominee
Philip Anglim
Best Actress in a Play
1979 Winner
Carole ShelleyBest Scenic Design
1979 Nominee
Scenic Design by David JenkinsBest Costume Design
1979 Nominee
Costume Design by Julie WeissBest Lighting Design
1979 Nominee
Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons
Best Direction of a Play
1979 Winner
Directed by Jack Hofsiss -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Richmond Crinkley, Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent; Associate Producer: Ray Larsen and Ted Snowdon
Originally produced by The American National Theatre and Academy; Originally produced in London by Foco Novo Productions and The Hampstead Theatre; Originally produced in New York by ANTA at St. Peter's Church
Written by Bernard Pomerance; Incidental music by J. S. Bach, Sammartini, Camille Saint Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, Sir Edward Elgar and David Heiss; Music arranged by David Heiss
Directed by Jack Hofsiss
Scenic Design by David Jenkins; Costume Design by Julie Weiss; Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons; Sound Consultant: Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.; Wig Design by Paul Huntley
Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Supervisor: Brent Peek; Production Stage Manager: Pat DeRousie
General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc. and Joshua Ellis; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Casting Consultant: Johnson-Liff Associates; Graphics by Gilbert Lesser
Belgian Policeman
Apr 12, 1979 - Oct 13, 1979
Pinhead
Apr 12, 1979 - Oct 13, 1979
Conductor
Miss Sandwich
Countess
Princess Alexandra
Bishop Walsham How
Snork
London Policeman
Will
Earl
Lord John
Standby:
Michael Goldschlager
(Cellist) and Jack Wetherall
(John Merrick)
Understudies:
JoAnne Belanger
(Miss Sandwich, Pinhead, Countess, Princess Alexandra, Orderly), Dennis Creaghan
(Pinhead Manager, London Policeman, Will, Earl, Lord John), Cordis Heard
(Mrs. Kendal) and John Neville-Andrews
(Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman)
Booth Theatre (Apr 19, 1979 - Jun 28, 1981)
Company Manager: Sam Pagliaro
Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: William Chance
Press Associate: David LeShay; Press Representative: Becky Flora
Cast
Pinhead
Oct 15, 1979 - Jan 04, 1981
Pinhead
Jan 06, 1981 - Jun 28, 1981
Miss Sandwich
Princess Alexandra
Streetwalker
Belgian Policeman
Oct 15, 1979 - ?
London Policeman
Will
Lord John
Pinhead
Miss Sandwich
Princess Alexandra
Snork
Bishop Walsham How
Miss Sandwich
Pinhead
Countess
London Policeman
Will
Lord John
Standby:
Tom Fitzsimmons
(John Merrick), Benjamin Hendrickson
(John Merrick) and Mitchell Litrofsky
(John Merrick)
Understudies:
Judith Barcroft
(Mrs. Kendal), Munson Hicks
(John Merrick, Pinhead Manager, London Policeman, Will, Lord John), Jeffrey Jones
(Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman), Laurence Lenske
(Cellist), Concetta Tomei
(Mrs. Kendal), John C. Vennema
(Frederick Treves, Belgian Policeman), Peter Vogt
(Carr Gomm, Conductor, Bishop Walsham How, Ross, Snork, Orderly) and Peter Webster
(John Merrick)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1979 Winner
Written by Bernard Pomerance
Produced by Richmond Crinkley , Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent
Written by Bernard Pomerance
Produced by Richmond Crinkley , Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent
Best Actor in Play
1979 Nominee
Philip Anglim
Philip Anglim
Best Actress in a Play
1979 Winner
Carole Shelley
Carole Shelley
Best Scenic Design
1979 Nominee
Scenic Design by David Jenkins
Scenic Design by David Jenkins
Best Costume Design
1979 Nominee
Costume Design by Julie Weiss
Costume Design by Julie Weiss
Best Lighting Design
1979 Nominee
Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons
Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons
Best Direction of a Play
1979 Winner
Directed by Jack Hofsiss
Directed by Jack Hofsiss
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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