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Marlowe Playbill - Oct 1981
Marlowe
Broadway
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Rialto Theatre
1481 Broadway, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Jimmy Horowitz
,
Leo Rost
music:
Jimmy Horowitz
book:
Leo Rost
People (48)
Patrick Jude
Christopher Marlowe
(Original)
Lisa Mordente
Emelia Bossano
(Original)
Raymond Serra
Archbishop Parker
(Original)
Ken Ard
Chorus
(Original)
Marléne Danielle
Chorus
(Original)
Lennie Del Duca, Jr.
William Shakespeare
(Original)
Renee Dulaney
Chorus
(Original)
Teri Gibson
Chorus
(Original)
Debra Greenfield
Audrey Walsingham
(Original)
Steve Hall
Captain Townsend
(Original)
Robert Hoshour
Chorus
(Original)
John Henry Kurtz
Richard Burbage
(Original)
Diane Pennington
Chorus
(Original)
Caryn Richmond
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Rosen
Ingram Frizer
(Original)
Tim Tobin
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Warncke
Queen Elizabeth I
(Original)
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Patrick Jude
Christopher Marlowe
(Original)
Lisa Mordente
Emelia Bossano
(Original)
Raymond Serra
Archbishop Parker
(Original)
Ken Ard
Chorus
(Original)
Marléne Danielle
Chorus
(Original)
Lennie Del Duca, Jr.
William Shakespeare
(Original)
Renee Dulaney
Chorus
(Original)
Teri Gibson
Chorus
(Original)
Debra Greenfield
Audrey Walsingham
(Original)
Steve Hall
Captain Townsend
(Original)
Robert Hoshour
Chorus
(Original)
John Henry Kurtz
Richard Burbage
(Original)
Diane Pennington
Chorus
(Original)
Caryn Richmond
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Rosen
Ingram Frizer
(Original)
Tim Tobin
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Warncke
Queen Elizabeth I
(Original)
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Leo Rost
Book
Lyrics
Jimmy Horowitz
Music
Lyrics
Music Orchestrations
Vocal Arrangements
Don Price
Director
Musical Staging
Cary Chalmers
Scenic Design
Natalie Barth Walker
Costume Design
Mitch Acker
Lighting Design
Technical Consultant
Rick Belzer
Lighting Design
Peter Fitzgerald
Sound Design
Phyllis Della
Hair Design
Hiram Ortiz
Miss Mordente's Hair
Miss Mordente's Make-Up
Steve Wang
Make-Up Artist
Larry Fallon
Musical Supervisor
Billy Cunningham
Choral Director
Patrick Jude
Vocal Arrangements
Tony Conforti
Production Supervisor
Producer
Alisa Adler
Production Stage Manager
Bo Metzler
Stage Manager
Tony Berk
Assistant Stage Manager
Peter Moore
Fight Choreography
David Sorin Collyer
Vocal Consultant
Kathy Jennings
Dance Captain
Weiler / Miller / Carrellas
General Manager
Barbara Carrellas
Company Manager
Max Eisen
Press Representative
Reed Jenkins
Photographer
John Annunziato
Producer
Robert R. Blume
Co-Producer
Billy Gaff
Produced in Association with
Howard P. Effron
Produced in Association with
Raymond Serra
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
7
1981
Opening Date
Oct
12
1981
Closing Date
Nov
15
1981
Previews
8
Performances
40
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1982
Best Actress in a Musical
Lisa Mordente
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1981–1982
St. Mark's Gospel
The 35th Annual Tony Awards - 1981
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