Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
**It is being Revived for Broadway - Spring 2006
Opened: July 25, 1975
Closed: April 28, 1990
Ran for 6137 Performances
It is the second-longest running Broadway show in history
1984 Tony Award Special Award - Presented with a special Gold Tony Award
in honor of becoming Broadway's longest running musical
Won the 1976 Tony
Awards for:
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actress in a Musical - Donna McKechnie
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Sammy Williams (Robert
LuPone was also nominated)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Carole (Kelly) Bishop (Priscilla
Lopez was also nominated)
Nominated for Best Costume Design - Theoni V. Aldredge
Best
Lighting Design - Tharon Musser
Best Choreography - Michael Bennett and Bob Avian
Best Direction of a Musical - Michael Bennett
Won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Ron Kuhlman won the 1976 Theatre World Special Award
Produced by Joseph Papp (The Public Theatre) in association with Plum
Productions, Inc.
A Production by The New York Shakespeare Festival
Conceived, Directed, and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
Co-Choreography by Bob Avian
Starring: Scott Allen (Ron), Renee Baughman (Kristine), Carole Bishop (Sheila
- she changed her name to Kelly Bishop, who currently plays Rory's grandmother
in "Gilmore Girls"), Pamela Blair (Val), Wayne Cilento (Mike), Chuck Cissel (Butch),
Clive Clerk (Larry), Kay Cole (Maggie), Ronald Dennis (Richie), Donna Drake (Tricia),
Brandt Edwards (Tom), Patricia Garland (Judy), Carolyn Kirsch (Lois), Ron Kuhlman
(Don), Nancy Lane (Bebe), Baayork Lee (Connie), Priscilla Lopez (Diana), Robert
LuPone (Zach), Cameron Mason (Mark), Donna McKechnie (Cassie), Don Percassi (Al),
Michael Serrecchia (Frank), Michel Stuart (Greg), Thomas J. Welsh (Bobby), Sammy
Williams (Paul), Crissy Wilzak (Vicki)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
The movie version is different than the play and some things work and
others don't. If you watch this version, please take everything with a
grain of salt. Michael Douglas plays the role of Zach. |