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Black Comedy
Broadway
One Act
Revival
Black Comedy
Broadway
One Act
Revival
Criterion Center Stage Right
1530 Broadway, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Peter Shaffer
People (33)
Anne Marie Bobby
Carol Melkett
(Original)
Keene Curtis
Colonel Melkett
(Original)
Peter MacNicol
Brindsley Miller
(Original)
Nancy Marchand
Miss Furnival
(Original)
Kate Mulgrew
Clea
(Original)
Brian Murray
Harold Gorringe
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Schuppanzigh
(Original)
Raymond Xifo
Georg Bamberger
(Original)
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Anne Marie Bobby
Carol Melkett
(Original)
Keene Curtis
Colonel Melkett
(Original)
Peter MacNicol
Brindsley Miller
(Original)
Nancy Marchand
Miss Furnival
(Original)
Kate Mulgrew
Clea
(Original)
Brian Murray
Harold Gorringe
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Schuppanzigh
(Original)
Raymond Xifo
Georg Bamberger
(Original)
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Peter Shaffer
Writer
Gerald Gutierrez
Director
John Lee Beatty
Scenic Design
Jess Goldstein
Costume Design
Craig Miller
Lighting Design
Douglas J. Cuomo
Sound Design
David H. Lawrence
Hair and Wig Design
Jay Adler
Production Stage Manager
Charles Kindl
Stage Manager
Linwood Harcum
Stunt Direction
McCorkle/Cole Casting
Casting
Elizabeth Smith
Dialect Coach
Ellen Richard
Roundabout General Manager
Boneau / Bryan-Brown
General Press Representative
David B. Steffen
Roundabout Director of Marketing
Julia C. Levy
Roundabout Director of Planning and Development
Gloria Muzio
Roundabout Artistic Associate
Nappi / Eliran Advertising, Ltd.
Advertising
Roundabout Theatre Company
Producer
Todd Haimes
Roundabout Artistic Director
Gene Feist
Roundabout Founding Director
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Pro Info
First Preview
Aug
10
1993
Opening Date
Sep
1
1993
Closing Date
Oct
3
1993
Previews
25
Performances
38
as of Dec 04, 2025
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