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Night and Day
Broadway
Original
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Night and Day Playbill - Nov 1979
Night and Day
Broadway
Original
ANTA Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Tom Stoppard
People (36)
Maggie Smith
Ruth Carson
(Original)
Paul Hecht
Dick Wagner
(Original)
Joseph Maher
Geoffrey Carson
(Original)
Clarence Williams III
President Mageeba
(Original)
Peter Evans
Jacob Milne
(Original)
Larry Riley
Francis
(Original)
Dwight Schultz
George Guthrie
(Original)
T. J. Scott
Alastair Carson
(Original)
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Maggie Smith
Ruth Carson
(Original)
Paul Hecht
Dick Wagner
(Original)
Joseph Maher
Geoffrey Carson
(Original)
Clarence Williams III
President Mageeba
(Original)
Peter Evans
Jacob Milne
(Original)
Larry Riley
Francis
(Original)
Dwight Schultz
George Guthrie
(Original)
T. J. Scott
Alastair Carson
(Original)
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Tom Stoppard
Writer
Cole Porter
Featuring "Night and Day"
Peter Wood
Director
Carl Toms
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Neil Peter Jampolis
Lighting Design
Robert Bryan
Lighting of original London production designed
Erskine-Shapiro Theatre Technology, Inc.
Sound Consultant
Patrik D. Moreton
Miss Smith's hair styles
William Dodds
Production Stage Manager
Jay Adler
Stage Manager
Leslie Lyles
Assistant Stage Manager
Chic Silber
Special Effects
Johnson-Liff Associates
Casting
Susan Gustafson
Company Manager
Solters & Roskin, Inc.
General Press Representative
Tom Trenkle
General Press Representative
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Advertising
Zoë Dominic
Photographer
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Managing Director
Elizabeth I. McCann
Executive Producer
Nelle Nugent
Executive Producer
James M. Nederlander
Producer
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Producer
Michael Codron
Producer
Original Producer in London
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Pro Info
First Preview
Nov
21
1979
Opening Date
Nov
27
1979
Closing Date
Feb
16
1980
Previews
7
Performances
95
as of Apr 02, 2026
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1980
Outstanding New Play
Nominee
Tony Award
1980
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Joseph Maher
Nominee
1980
Best Actress in a Play
Maggie Smith
Nominee
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