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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
Advertising
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 Jan 06, 2026
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