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Best Friend
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Best Friend Playbill - Oct 1976
Best Friend
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Michael Sawyer
People (24)
Barbara Baxley
Carolyn Parsky
(Original)
Mary Doyle
Anita Fitzgerald
(Original)
Michael M. Ryan
John McGovern
(Original)
Liz Sheridan
Mary Tagliavini
(Original)
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Barbara Baxley
Carolyn Parsky
(Original)
Mary Doyle
Anita Fitzgerald
(Original)
Michael M. Ryan
John McGovern
(Original)
Liz Sheridan
Mary Tagliavini
(Original)
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Michael Sawyer
Writer
Marty Jacobs
Director
Andrew Greenhut
Scenic Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Richard Winkler
Lighting Design
Gilbert Lesser
Graphic Designer
Rosalba deAnchoriz Joy
Hair Design
Make-Up Design
Doug Taylor
Creative Consultant
Michael Wieben
Production Stage Manager
Victor Raider-Wexler
Stage Manager
Ingrid Sonnichsen
Stage Manager
Susan Bell
General Manager
Lewis Harmon
General Press Representative
Sol Jacobson
Press
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Matthew Serino
Advertising
Gerald Edelstein
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Marand Productions
Producer
Rosemary Vuocolo
Produced in Association with
Nancy Davis
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
12
1976
Opening Date
Oct
19
1976
Closing Date
Oct
23
1976
Previews
8
Performances
8
as of Jul 13, 2025
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