August Wilson Theatre
Broadway - Etats-Unis
Construction: 1925
Topologie du théâtre
Nombre de salles actives: 1
Salle 1: (1222) 1925 - Actif
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Adresse: 245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
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Jujamcyn Theaters
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1222
1925 - Actif
C. Howard Crane and Kenneth Franzheim, architects. Built by the Theatre Guild after they outgrew the Garrick, but the new house proved unsatisfactory. They leased it to the WOR Mutual Network for use as a radio station in 1943. In 1950, the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) purchased the theatre. They remained there until 1981, when Jujamcyn bought the venue and named it the Virginia, then renamed it for playwright August Wilson in 2005.
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1) Mean Girls (Original)
Joué durant actuellement
Nb de preview: 29 previews
Première preview: lun. 12 mars 2018
Première: dim. 08 avril 2018
Dernière: Open end
Compositeur: Jeff Richmond •
Parolier: Neil Benjamin •
Libettiste: Tina Fey •
Metteur en scène: Casey Nicholaw •
Chorégraphe: Casey Nicholaw •
Avec: Erika Henningsen (Cady Heron), Taylor Louderman (Regina George), Ashley Park (Gretchen Wieners), Kate Rockwell (Karen Smith), Kerry Butler (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George), Grey Henson (Damian Hubbard), Cheech Manohar (Kevin Gnapoor), (), Kyle Selig (Aaron Samuels), Barrett Wilbert Weed (Janis Sarkisian), Rick Younger (Mr. Duvall), (), Stephanie Lynn Bissonnette (Ensemble), Collins Conley (Ensemble), Ben Cook (Ensemble), DeMarius R. Copes (Ensemble), Kevin Csolak (Ensemble), Devon Hadsell (Ensemble), Curtis Holland (Ensemble), Myles McHale (Ensemble), Nikhil Saboo (Ensemble), Jonalyn Saxer (Ensemble), Brendon Stimson (Ensemble), Riza Takahashi (Ensemble), Kamille Upshaw (Ensemble), Zurin Villanueva (Ensemble), Gianna Yanelli (Ensemble)
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Presse: "Let me say up front that if I were asked to choose among the healthy lineup of girl-power musicals now exercising their lungs on Broadway, you would have to count me on Team Regina. That’s a reference to the alpha leader of the nasty title characters of Mean Girls, the likable but seriously over-padded new show." Ben Brantley for New York Times
"Tina Fey’s new Broadway musical Mean Girls delivers a fizzy blast that tickles the ears, eyes and funny bone." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"Mean Girls’s gospel of female self-actualization is borne out in the platform it provides for some of the most exciting young performers in musical theater. They bring a lot to the cafeteria table." Adam Feldman for Time Out New York
"Director-choreographer Nicholaw infuses the production with his customary playful energy, and his dance moves have an almost awkwardly explosive quality that seems organic to the teenage characters. Even the splashy ensemble numbers, two of which make memorable use of cafeteria trays, suggest a nervous burst of hormonally charged adolescence that makes Mean Girls sing." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter
"Tina Fey’s catty book and Nell Benjamin’s saucy lyrics pump laughs into this smart, funny, musical-comedy version of the 2004 movie." Marilyn Stasio for Variety
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23) Home for the Holidays Home for the Holidays ()
Joué durant 1 mois 1 semaine
Nb de preview: 6 previews
Nb de représentations: 47 représentations
Première preview: 17 November 2017
Première: 21 November 2017
Dernière: 30 December 2017
Compositeur: *** Divers •
Parolier: *** Divers •
Libettiste: *** Divers •
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Avec: Candice Glover, Josh Kaufman, Bianca Ryan, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Danny Aiello, Evynne Hollens, Peter Hollens
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22) Groundhog Day (Original Broadway)
Joué durant 5 mois
Nb de preview: 31 previews
Nb de représentations: 176 représentations
Première preview: 16 March 2017
Première: 17 April 2017
Dernière: 17 September 2017
Compositeur: Tim Minchin •
Parolier: Tim Minchin •
Libettiste: Danny Rubin •
Metteur en scène: Matthew Warchus •
Chorégraphe: Peter Darling •
Avec: Andy Karl (Phil Connors), Barrett Doss (Rita Hanson), Rebecca Faulkenberry (Nancy), John Sanders (Ned Ryerson)
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Presse: "Repetition is an art of infinite variety as it’s practiced by Andy Karl in “Groundhog Day,” the dizzyingly witty new musical from the creators of “Matilda.”... “Groundhog Day” reimagines a much-loved film about instant karma with such fertile and feverish theatrical imagination that you expect to see it implode before your eyes." Ben Brantley for New York Times
"If a groundhog sees its shadow, there’ll be six more weeks of winter. If you see “Groundhog Day,” there’ll be 2 hours and 45 minutes of kinetic and sometimes witty but ultimately wearying antics. Fortunately, there’s a silver lining: musical-comedy dreamboat Andy Karl, who puts his own irresistible stamp on the arrogant TV weatherman played in the 1993 film by Bill Murray." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"While there are likeable, inspired elements in this musical adaptation of the great Bill Murray movie, time crawls as you wait for boorish weatherman Phil Connors to surrender to human kindness and true romance." David Cote for Time Out New York
"Unlike far too many musicals regurgitated from hit movies, Groundhog Day is a delirious reinvention with its own defiantly unique personality, a relentless forward-backward spin that leaves you smiling, exhilarated and giddy, much like the Tilt-a-Whirl ride that briefly occupies the stage in the show's second act." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter
"As musical theater performers go, you couldn’t ask for a more personable fellow than Andy Karl. His high-energy athleticism kept “Rocky” on its toes. And his comic chops earned him plenty of notice in “On the Twentieth Century.” Now, in “Groundhog Day,” he proves he can carry an entire show on his back." Marilyn Stasio for Variety
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21) Jersey Boys (Original)
Joué durant 11 ans 2 mois 1 semaine
Nb de preview: 38 previews
Première preview: 04 October 2005
Première: 06 November 2005
Dernière: 15 January 2017
Compositeur: Bob Gaudio •
Parolier: Bob Crewe •
Libettiste: Marshall Brickman • Rick Elice •
Metteur en scène: Des McAnuff •
Chorégraphe: Sergio Trujillo •
Avec: J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi), Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), John Lloyd Young (Frankie Valli), Peter Gregus (Bob Crewe), Mark Lotito (Gyp DeCarlo), Donnie Kehr (Norm Waxman), Jennifer Naimo (Mary Delgado), Tituss Burgess (Hal Miller), Erica Piccininni (Lorraine), Michael Longoria (Joey), Steve Gouveia (Hank Majewski), Sara Schmidt (Francine)
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Presse: BEN BRANTLEY of the NEW YORK TIMES says “The real thrill, at least for those who want something more than recycled chart toppers and a story line poured from a can, is that Mr. Young (Frankie Valli) has crossed the line from exact impersonation into something more compelling. ”
HOWARD KISSEL of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS says "There's no point in beating around the bush — I had a great time."
CLIVE BARNES of THE NEW YORK POST says "It's a show still dynamically alive in music while, as a drama, it catches the very texture, almost the actual smell, of its time. "
CHRIS JONES of CHICAGO TRIBUNE says "They'd better start digging more tunnels from New Jersey, because when word gets out on this thing, every Garden State wiseguy is going to be calling for a limo and adding to the traffic clog."
MICHAEL SOMMERS of STAR-LEDGER says "Love classic rock 'n' roll? Enjoy juicy behind-the-scenes true stories? Then without a doubt -- and especially for Baby Boomers -- "Jersey Boys" is a hot new Broadway show for you."
JACQUES LE SOURD of the JOURNAL NEWS says "The book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice is a little long on narration, and you may find your eyes glazing over until the point, two-thirds of the way through the first act, when the boys break into television with an appearance on "American Bandstand." From that point on, though, you snap awake and happily ride the wave."
MICHAEL FEINGOLD of the VILLAGE VOICE says "For a new musical, Jersey Boys seems amazingly like a rerun."
ELYSA GARDNER of USA TODAY says "Flawed but unexpectedly winning homage to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons"
MICHAEL KUCHWARA of ASSOCIATED PRESS says "Shows there still is theatrical life in mining pop hits from the past."
FRANK SCHECK of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says "Director Des McAnuff has delivered a fast-paced production that flows in cinematic fashion, thankfully avoiding the bombast that afflicts so many similarly themed musicals."
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Le théâtre devient le "August Wilson Theatre" le 16 octobre 2005.
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Revival
20) Little Shop of Horrors (The) (Revival)
Joué durant 10 mois 3 semaines
Nb de preview: 40 previews
Nb de représentations: 372 représentations
Première preview: 29 August 2003
Première: 02 October 2003
Dernière: 22 August 2004
Compositeur: Alan Menken •
Parolier: Howard Ashman • Howard Ashmand •
Libettiste: Howard Ashmand •
Metteur en scène: Jerry Zaks •
Chorégraphe: Kathleen Marshall •
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19) Flower drum song (Revival)
Joué durant 5 mois
Nb de preview: 25 previews
Nb de représentations: 169 représentations
Première preview: 23 September 2002
Première: 17 October 2002
Dernière: 16 March 2003
Compositeur: Richard Rodgers •
Parolier: Oscar Hammerstein II •
Libettiste: Joseph Fields • Oscar Hammerstein II •
Metteur en scène: Robert Longbottom •
Chorégraphe: Robert Longbottom •
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Commentaire: Une toute nouvelle version du musical de Rodgers et Hameerstein de 1958. (plus)
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18) Smokey Joe's Café (Original)
Joué durant 4 ans 10 mois 3 semaines
Nb de preview: 25 previews
Nb de représentations: 2036 représentations
Première preview: 09 February 1995
Première: 02 March 1995
Dernière: 16 January 2000
Compositeur: Jerry Leiber • Mike Stoller •
Parolier: Jerry Leiber • Mike Stoller •
Libettiste: *** Revue •
Metteur en scène: Jerry Zaks •
Chorégraphe: Joey McKneely •
Avec: Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B. J. Crosby, Pattie Darcy Jones, DeLee Lively, Frederick B. Owens, Michael Park, Louis St. Louis
Commentaire:
Presse: The theatre critic for the magazine Variety, in reviewing the Los Angeles tryout, noted that "the songwriters, director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Joey McKneely don't do enough packaging of the material, don't go far enough taking songs first heard on transistor radios and re-imagining them for the stage...There are a couple of halfhearted attempts at structure. The show opens and closes with the 1974 obscurity "Neighborhood," which suggests this will be a scrapbook of memories."
Ben Brantley, the theatre critic for The New York Times wrote that the revue "is a strangely homogenized tribute to one of popular music's most protean songwriting teams...There has obviously been a decision not to go for literal period nostalgia, so the songs are freed from their distinctive original contexts...Too often, though, the performers are simply singing into space without any ostensible reason for being there."
The theatre critic for The Guardian (London), noted that the London cast consists of "acting singers rather than singing actors, which suits a show where there's almost no acting to be done. Whew - no pesky plot development or subtexts, just a glut of glowing pop tunes...There's no attempt at chronology, or even biography."
According to the theatre critic for the Washington Post, Peter Marks, the revue "never quite attained smash-hit status", but it made popular the musical fashioned on the existing work of "pop composers already beloved by baby boomers."
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Revival
17) My Fair Lady (Revival)
Joué durant 4 mois 3 semaines
Nb de preview: 16 previews
Nb de représentations: 165 représentations
Première preview: 26 November 1993
Première: 09 December 1993
Dernière: 01 May 1994
Compositeur: Frederik Loewe •
Parolier: Alan Jay Lerner •
Libettiste: Alan Jay Lerner •
Metteur en scène: Howard Davies •
Chorégraphe: Donald Saddler •
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16) City of Angel (Original)
Joué durant 2 ans 1 mois 1 semaine
Nb de preview: 24 previews
Nb de représentations: 879 représentations
Première preview: 21 November 1989
Première: 11 December 1989
Dernière: 19 January 1992
Compositeur: Cy Coleman •
Parolier: David Zippel •
Libettiste: Larry Gelbart •
Metteur en scène: Michael Blakemore •
Chorégraphe: Walter Painter •
Avec: Stine … Gregg Edelman
Stone … James Naughton
Irwin S. Irving/Buddy Fidler … René Auberjonois
Oolie/Donna … Randy Graff
Alaura Kingsley/Carla Haywood … Dee Hoty
Bobbi/Gabby … Kay McClelland
Dr. Mandril/Barber … James Cahill
Margaret/Stand-In … Carolee Carmello
Munoz/Pancho Vargas … Shawn Elliott
Orderly/Officer Pasco/Gene … Tom Galantich
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15) Carrie (Original Broadway)
Joué durant
Nb de preview: 18 previews
Nb de représentations: 5 représentations
Première preview: 28 April 1988
Première: 12 May 1988
Dernière: 15 May 1988
Compositeur: Michael Gore •
Parolier: Dean Pitchford •
Libettiste: Lawrence D. Cohen • Lawrence D.
Lawrence D. Cohen Cohen •
Metteur en scène: Terry Hands •
Chorégraphe: Debbie Allen •
Avec: Margaret White … Betty Buckley
Carrie White … Linzi Hateley
Miss Gardner … Darlene Love
Sue … Sally Ann Triplett
Chris … Charlotte d'Amboise
Tommy … Paul Gyngell
Billy … Gene Anthony Ray
Jamie … Jamie Beth Chandler
Cath … Catherine Coffey
Michéle … Michele DuVerney
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Revival
14) On your toes (Revival)
Joué durant 1 an 2 mois 2 semaines
Nb de preview: 7 previews
Nb de représentations: 505 représentations
Première preview: 01 March 1983
Première: 06 March 1983
Dernière: 20 May 1984
Compositeur: Richard Rodgers •
Parolier: Lorenz M. Hart •
Libettiste: Geoffrey Abbott • Richard Rodgers •
Metteur en scène: George Abbott •
Chorégraphe: George Balanchine •
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Le théâtre devient le "Virginia Theatre" le 27 juin 1982
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Original
13) Annie (Original)
Joué durant 3 mois 2 semaines
Première preview: Inconnu
Première: 16 September 1981
Dernière: 24 October 1981
Fait partie de: Broadway Run
Compositeur: Charles Strouse •
Parolier: Martin Charnin •
Libettiste: Thomas Meehan •
Metteur en scène: Martin Charnin •
Chorégraphe: Peter Gennaro •
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Parolier: Martin Charnin •
Libettiste: Thomas Meehan •
Metteur en scène: Martin Charnin •
Chorégraphe: Peter Gennaro •
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12) Copperfield (Original)
Joué durant 1 semaine
Nb de preview: 26 previews
Nb de représentations: 13 représentations
Première preview: 25 March 1981
Première: 13 April 1981
Dernière: 26 April 1981
Compositeur: Al Kasha • Joel Hirschhorn •
Parolier: Al Kasha • Joel Hirschhorn •
Libettiste: Al Kasha • Joel Hirschhorn •
Metteur en scène: Robert Iscove •
Chorégraphe: Robert Iscove •
Avec: David Ray Bartee, Ralph Braun, Katharine Buffaloe, Maris Clement, Michael Connolly, Michael Danek, Daniel Dee, Leslie Denniston, Spence Ford, Beulah Garrick, Heather Lea Gerdes, Michael Gorman, David Horwitz, Barrie Ingham, George S. Irving, Mary Mastrantonio, Carmen Mathews, Brian Matthews, Pamela McLernon, Darleigh Miller, Dana Moore, Gary Munch, Keith Perry, Linda Poser, Richard Warren Pugh, Brian Quinn, Evan Richards, Lynne Savage, Bruce Sherman, Christian Slater, Mary Stout, Claude Tessier, Missy Whitchurch, Lenny Wolpe
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Presse: In his review in the New York Times, Frank Rich said, "This is the kind of musical that sends you out of the theater humming every score other than the one you've just heard . . . of course, derivativeness is nothing new in Broadway musicals that aspire to be pure commercial entertainments. The real problem with Copperfield is that its authors are not good mimics. From the music to the scenery to the cast, everything about this show looks tacky in comparison to its prototypes. And when the writers actually attempt to come up with fresh ideas - well, look out! The show's book manages to miss the human comedy, the tears and even the point of Dickens's novel. This is no longer the story of a boy's hard-won growth to emotional manhood, but a clunky, often incoherently told melodrama in which all the villains literally wear black . . . the title character seems an almost peripheral figure in the proceedings. He's played by two decent singers - one boy, one man - who are nothing if not chips off the same block. The block is made of wood . . . Some of the music is mildly tuneful, after its many fashions, but the lyrics are, at best, unintentionally funny . . . Rob Iscove's choreography departs from the show's norm, in that it seems to have been culled from flops rather than hits . . . it could be argued that Copperfield might be entertaining for young children, whose innocent minds aren't sullied by memories of the superior shows that this one dimly recalls. But it's hard to imagine what parent - short of an evil Dickensian one - would take the family to the ANTA when Annie, Barnum and The Pirates of Penzance are in town." New York Times, Frank Rich
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Revival
11) Whoopee! (Revival)
Joué durant 5 mois 4 semaines
Nb de preview: 8 previews
Nb de représentations: 204 représentations
Première preview: 14 February 1979
Première: 14 February 1979
Dernière: 12 August 1979
Compositeur: Walter Donaldson •
Parolier: Gus Kahn •
Libettiste: William Anthony McGuire •
Metteur en scène: Frank Corsaro •
Chorégraphe: Dan Siretta •
Avec: Kevin Scannell (Sheriff Bob), Carol Swarbrick (Mary Custer), Bob Allen (Judson Morgan), Beth Austin (Sally Morgan), Charles Repole (Henry Williams), Franc Luz (Wanenis), Leonard Drum (Black Eagle), Garrett M. Brown (Chester Underwood), Catherine Cox (Harriet Underwood), Peter Boyden (Jerome Underwood), Vic Polizos (Mort), Bill Rowley (Andy McNab), Al Micacchion (Jim), Steven Gelfer (Slim), Rick Pessagno (Jack), Paul M. Elkin (Pete), Brent Saunders (Red Buffalo), Candy Darling (Metape), Susan Stroman (Leslie), Robin Black (Becky), Diane Epstein (Tilly), Teri Corcoran (Olive)
Commentaire: Cette reprise a ajouté des chansons de Kahn/Donaldson qui ne se trouvaient pas dans la version originale de 1928: My Baby Just Cares For Me (de la version 1930 du film), Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby, et You (paroles de Harold Adamson). Aussi, Love Me or Leave Me est chanté par Mary et Henry plutôt que par Leslie. (plus)
Presse: The New York Times critic Richard Eder called the 1979 Broadway revival a "frequent delight though not an unmitigated one...Most strikingly, it is a superabundance of songs. There is not a poor song in it, and its best ones — the lovely and musically witty "Makin' Whoopee", the jiggly "My Baby Just Cares for Me", and of course the irresistible "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" — are magnificent." Walter Kerr, then the Times' Sunday critic, also reacted favorably to the show while calling attention to its nonsensical frivolity: he deemed it "light as a breeze, and just plain out of its head." Brendan Gill of The New Yorker, however, panned the show.
Repole received a nomination for Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and Dan Siretta was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.
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10) Purlie (Original)
Joué durant 7 mois 3 semaines
Première preview: 15 March 1971
Première: 15 March 1971
Dernière: 06 November 1971
Fait partie de: Broadway Run
Compositeur: Gary Geld •
Parolier: Peter Udell •
Libettiste: Ossie Davis • Peter Udell • Philip Rose •
Metteur en scène: Philip Rose •
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Avec: Cleavon Little (Purlie), Linda Hopkins (Church Soloist), Melba Moore (Lutiebelle), Novella Nelson (Missy), Sherman Hemsley (Gitlow), C. David Colson (Charlie), Helen Martin (Idella), John Heffernan (Ol’ Cap’n); Dancers: Loretta Abbott, Hope Clark, Judy Gibson, Lavinia Hamilton, Arlene Rolant, Ella Thompson, Myrna White, Morris Donaldson, George Faison, Al Perryman, Harold Pierson, William Taylor, Larry Vickers; Singers: Carolyn Bird, Barbara Christopher, Denise Elliott, Synthia Jackson, Mildred Lane, Alyce Webb, Mildred Pratcher, Peter Colly, Milt Grayson, Tony Middleton, Ray Pollard
Commentaire: Broadway Theatre (March 15, 1970 - December 15, 1970)
Winter Garden Theatre (December 16, 1970 - March 13, 1971)
ANTA Playhouse (March 15, 1971 - November 06, 1971) (plus)
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Parolier: Peter Udell •
Libettiste: Ossie Davis • Peter Udell • Philip Rose •
Metteur en scène: Philip Rose •
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Avec: Cleavon Little (Purlie), Linda Hopkins (Church Soloist), Melba Moore (Lutiebelle), Novella Nelson (Missy), Sherman Hemsley (Gitlow), C. David Colson (Charlie), Helen Martin (Idella), John Heffernan (Ol’ Cap’n); Dancers: Loretta Abbott, Hope Clark, Judy Gibson, Lavinia Hamilton, Arlene Rolant, Ella Thompson, Myrna White, Morris Donaldson, George Faison, Al Perryman, Harold Pierson, William Taylor, Larry Vickers; Singers: Carolyn Bird, Barbara Christopher, Denise Elliott, Synthia Jackson, Mildred Lane, Alyce Webb, Mildred Pratcher, Peter Colly, Milt Grayson, Tony Middleton, Ray Pollard
Winter Garden Theatre (December 16, 1970 - March 13, 1971)
ANTA Playhouse (March 15, 1971 - November 06, 1971) (plus)