Chinglish
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 27, 2011
Closing Date
Jan 29, 2012
1st Preview
Oct 11, 2011
1st Preview
Oct 11, 2011
Previews
19
Performances
109
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Oct 27, 2011
Close Date: Jan 29, 2012
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
The Present. An American assembly room and the city of Guiyang, China.
Media
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- PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)Produced byJeffrey Richards,Jerry Frankel,Jay & Cindy Gutterman / Cathy Chernoff,Heni Koenigsberg/Lily Fan,Joseph & Matthew Deitch,Dasha Epstein,Ronald & Marc Frankel,Barry & Carole Kaye,Mary Lu Roffe,The Broadway Consortium,Ken Davenport,Filerman Bensinger,Herbert Goldsmith,Jam Theatricals,Olympus Theatricals,Playful Productions,David & Barbara Stoller,Roy Gottlieb andHunter Arnold; Produced in association withThe Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director); Associate Producer:Jeremy Scott BlausteinOriginally premiered on June 18, 2011 byThe Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)Written byDavid Henry HwangDirected byLeigh Silverman; Assistant Director:Johnson HenshawScenic Design byDavid Korins; Costume Design byAnita Yavich; Lighting Design byBrian MacDevitt; Sound Design byDarron L. West; Projection Design byJeff Sugg andShawn Duan; Moving Light Programmer:Sean Beach; Associate Scenic Design:Rod Lemmond; Associate Costume Design:Sarah Smith; Associate Lighting Design:Ariel Benjamin; Associate Sound Design:Charles Coes; Assistant Costume Design:Nancy PalmatierGeneral Manager:Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager:Elizabeth M. TalmadgeTechnical Supervisor:Hudson Theatrical Associates; Production Stage Manager:Stephen M. Kaus; Stage Manager:Jillian M. OliverCultural Advising:Joanna C. Lee andKen Smith; Dialect Coach:Kate Wilson; Casting:Telsey + Company,Adam Belcuore,Jordan Thaler andHeidi Griffiths, C.S.A.; Mandarin Chinese Translations:Candace Chong; General Press Representative:Jeffrey Richards Associates,Irene Gandy andAlana Karpoff; Interactive Marketing:Broadway's Best Shows,Christopher Pineda andAndy Drachenberg; Online Marketing:Serino Coyne andJim Glaub; Advertising:Serino Coyne; Photographer:Michael McCabe; Online Marketing Associate:Mark SeeleyProsecutor LiJudge Xu GemingUnderstudies:Tony Carlin (Daniel Cavanaugh),Vivian Chiu (Miss Zhao, Miss Qian, Prosecutor Li),Angela Lin (Xi Yan) andBrian Nishii (Peter Timms, Bing, Judge Xu Geming, Minister Cai Guoliang)
- Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Play
2012 NomineeOutstanding Actress in a Play
2012 Nominee
Jennifer LimOutstanding Set Design
2012 Nominee
Scenic Design byDavid Korins - Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy ofThe Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced byJeffrey Richards,Jerry Frankel,Jay & Cindy Gutterman / Cathy Chernoff,Heni Koenigsberg/Lily Fan,Joseph & Matthew Deitch,Dasha Epstein,Ronald & Marc Frankel,Barry & Carole Kaye,Mary Lu Roffe,The Broadway Consortium,Ken Davenport,Filerman Bensinger,Herbert Goldsmith,Jam Theatricals,Olympus Theatricals,Playful Productions,David & Barbara Stoller,Roy Gottlieb andHunter Arnold; Produced in association withThe Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director); Associate Producer:Jeremy Scott Blaustein
Originally premiered on June 18, 2011 byThe Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)
Written byDavid Henry Hwang
Directed byLeigh Silverman; Assistant Director:Johnson Henshaw
Scenic Design byDavid Korins; Costume Design byAnita Yavich; Lighting Design byBrian MacDevitt; Sound Design byDarron L. West; Projection Design byJeff Sugg andShawn Duan; Moving Light Programmer:Sean Beach; Associate Scenic Design:Rod Lemmond; Associate Costume Design:Sarah Smith; Associate Lighting Design:Ariel Benjamin; Associate Sound Design:Charles Coes; Assistant Costume Design:Nancy Palmatier
General Manager:Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager:Elizabeth M. Talmadge
Technical Supervisor:Hudson Theatrical Associates; Production Stage Manager:Stephen M. Kaus; Stage Manager:Jillian M. Oliver
Cultural Advising:Joanna C. Lee andKen Smith; Dialect Coach:Kate Wilson; Casting:Telsey + Company,Adam Belcuore,Jordan Thaler andHeidi Griffiths, C.S.A.; Mandarin Chinese Translations:Candace Chong; General Press Representative:Jeffrey Richards Associates,Irene Gandy andAlana Karpoff; Interactive Marketing:Broadway's Best Shows,Christopher Pineda andAndy Drachenberg; Online Marketing:Serino Coyne andJim Glaub; Advertising:Serino Coyne; Photographer:Michael McCabe; Online Marketing Associate:Mark Seeley
Prosecutor Li
Judge Xu Geming
Understudies:Tony Carlin (Daniel Cavanaugh),Vivian Chiu (Miss Zhao, Miss Qian, Prosecutor Li),Angela Lin (Xi Yan) andBrian Nishii (Peter Timms, Bing, Judge Xu Geming, Minister Cai Guoliang)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Play
2012 Nominee
Outstanding Actress in a Play
2012 Nominee
Jennifer Lim
Jennifer Lim
Outstanding Set Design
2012 Nominee
Scenic Design byDavid Korins
Scenic Design byDavid Korins
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
|---|
Statistics supplied are courtesy ofThe Broadway League.
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