The Gin Game
PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 06, 1977
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1978
1st Preview
Sep 27, 1977
1st Preview
Sep 27, 1977
Previews
11
Performances
517
PlayOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Oct 06, 1977
Close Date: Dec 31, 1978
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Time: Present.
- PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)Produced byThe Shubert Organization,Icarus Productions,The Cronyn Company,Hume Cronyn andMike Nichols; Produced byThe Shubert Organization,Icarus Productions,The Cronyn Company,Hume Cronyn andMike NicholsWritten byD.L. CoburnDirected byMike NicholsScenic Design byDavid Mitchell; Costume Design byBill Walker; Lighting Design byRonald Wallace; Sound Consultant:Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.General Manager:McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.; Company Manager:James MennenProduction Supervisor:Nina Seely; Assistant Stage Mgr:William ChancePress Representative:David A. Powers; Advertising:The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer:Zoë Dominic; Playbill cover art byPaul DavisOriginally presented byThe Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
John Golden Theatre(Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
Cast
- Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1978 NomineeBest Actor in Play
1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn
Best Actress in a Play
1978 Winner
Jessica TandyBest Direction of a Play
1978 Nominee
Directed byMike NicholsDrama Desk Award
Outstanding New Play
1978 NomineeOutstanding Actor in a Play
1978 Nominee
Hume CronynOutstanding Actress in a Play
1978 Winner
Jessica TandyOutstanding Director of a Play
1978 Nominee
Directed byMike NicholsOutstanding Lighting Design
1978 Nominee
Lighting Design byRonald WallaceOutstanding Set Design
1978 Nominee
Scenic Design byDavid Mitchell
Theatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced byThe Shubert Organization,Icarus Productions,The Cronyn Company,Hume Cronyn andMike Nichols; Produced byThe Shubert Organization,Icarus Productions,The Cronyn Company,Hume Cronyn andMike Nichols
Written byD.L. Coburn
Directed byMike Nichols
Scenic Design byDavid Mitchell; Costume Design byBill Walker; Lighting Design byRonald Wallace; Sound Consultant:Erskine-Shapiro, Theatre Technology, Inc.
General Manager:McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.; Company Manager:James Mennen
Production Supervisor:Nina Seely; Assistant Stage Mgr:William Chance
Press Representative:David A. Powers; Advertising:The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer:Zoë Dominic; Playbill cover art byPaul Davis
Originally presented byThe Long Wharf Theatre (M. Edgar Rosenblum, Executive Director; Arvin Brown, Artistic Director)
John Golden Theatre(Oct 06, 1977 - Dec 31, 1978)
Cast
Tony Award®
Best Play
1978 Nominee
Best Actor in Play
1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Best Actress in a Play
1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Best Direction of a Play
1978 Nominee
Directed byMike Nichols
Directed byMike Nichols
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Play
1978 Nominee
Outstanding Actor in a Play
1978 Nominee
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Outstanding Actress in a Play
1978 Winner
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Outstanding Director of a Play
1978 Nominee
Directed byMike Nichols
Directed byMike Nichols
Outstanding Lighting Design
1978 Nominee
Lighting Design byRonald Wallace
Lighting Design byRonald Wallace
Outstanding Set Design
1978 Nominee
Scenic Design byDavid Mitchell
Scenic Design byDavid Mitchell
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