Showing posts with label Donna Murphy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Donna Murphy. Show all posts

Saturday, July 17, 2010

The King and I - 1996, Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway

Donna Murphy!  Lou Diamond Phillips.
1st Preview - Mar 19, 1996
Opening - Apr 11, 1996
Closing - Feb 22, 1998

1996 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Donna Murphy!
1996 Tony Award for Best Revival
1996 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for Brian Thompson
1996 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Roger Kirk

Faith Prince and Marie Osmond were both replacements for Donna Murphy
as Mrs. Anna.




Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1985 - Imperial Theatre, Broadway

Music by Rupert Holmes; Book by Rupert Holmes; Lyrics by Rupert Holmes; Suggested by the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens; Musical Director: Michael Starobin; Music orchestrated by Rupert Holmes.

Preview: Nov 12, 1985 Total Previews: 24
Opening: Dec 2, 1985
Closing: May 16, 1987 Total Performances: 608



Betty Buckley -Edwin Drood / Miss Alice Nutting
Cleo Laine - The Princess Puffer / Miss Angela Prysock
George Rose - Mayor Thomas Sapsea / Mr. William Cartwright, Your Chairman
Patti Cohenour - Rosa Bud / Miss Deirdre Peregrine
Howard McGillin - John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget
Jerome Dempsey - Durdles / Mr. Nick Cricker
Karen Giombetti - Succubae / Miss Sarah Cook, Citizen of Cloisterham
Stephen Glavin - Deputy / Master Nick Cricker, Statue / Master Nick Cricker
Charles Goff - Horace / Mr. Brian Pankhurst, Citizen of Cloisterham
Susan Goodman - Servant / Miss Violet Balfour, Citizen of Cloisterham
Joe Grifasi - Servant / Mr. Philip Bax, Bazzard / Mr. Phillip Bax
Nicholas Gunn - Shade of Jasper / Mr. Harry Sayle, Citizen of Cloisterham
John Herrera - Neville Landless / Mr. Victor Grinstead
Judy Kuhn - Alice / Miss Isabel Yearsley, Succubae / Miss Isabel Yearsley,Citizen of Cloisterham
Herndon Lackey - Client of the Princess Puffer / Mr. Alan Eliot, Julian / Mr. Alan Eliot, Citizen of Cloisterham
Francine Landes - Succubae / Miss Gwendolen Pynn, Servant / Miss Gwendolen Pynn, Citizen of Cloisterham
Rob Marshall - Client of the Princess Puffer / Mr. Christopher Lyon, Citizen of Cloisterham
George N. Martin - The Reverend Mr. Crisparkle / Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe,
Peter McRobbie Harold / Mr. James Throttle, Citizen of Cloisterham
Brad Miskell - Shade of Drood / Mr. Montague Pruitt, Citizen of Cloisterham
Donna Murphy - Beatrice / Miss Florence Gill, Succubae / Miss Florence Gill,
Citizen of Cloisterham
Jana Schneider - Helena Landless / Miss Janet Conover

1986 Tony Award® Best Musical
Produced by Joseph Papp [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
Book by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Original Score
Music by Rupert Holmes; Lyrics by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
George Rose [winner]

1986 Tony Award® Best Choreography
Graciela Daniele [nominee]

1986 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
Wilford Leach [winner]

1986 Theatre World Award
Cleo Laine [winner]
Howard McGillin [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
Produced by Joseph Papp [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book
Book by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
George Rose [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Jana Schneider [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
Wilford Leach [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestration
Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
Music by Rupert Holmes [winner]

1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
Costume Design by Lindsay W. Davis [winner]

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Passion - 1994 - Plymouth Theatre, Broadway

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine.

Preview: Mar 24, 1994 Total Previews: 52
Opening: May 9, 1994
Closing: Jan 7, 1995 Total Performances: 280

1994 Tony Award® Best Musical
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Capital Cities / ABC Inc., Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin [winner]

1994 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
Book by James Lapine [winner]

1994 Tony Award® Best Original Score
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim [winner]

1994 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
Donna Murphy [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President), Capital Cities / ABC Inc., Roger Berlind, Scott Rudin [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book
Book by James Lapine [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Donna Murphy [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations
Jonathan Tunick [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim [winner]

1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
Music by Stephen Sondheim [winner]

1994 Theatre World Award
Jere Shea [winner]