Orpheus Descending Playbill - Opening Night, Sept 1989
Orpheus Descending
Broadway
Revival
Orpheus Descending
Broadway
Revival
SYNOPSIS:
Tennessee Williams’s steamy and lyrical Orpheus Descending is a love story and a tragedy, telling of the passion of a storekeeper’s wife and a wandering guitar player and their doomed escape attempt from a hell of small-mindedness. Set in a dry-goods store in the 1950s deep South, the play’s toxic brew of Jim Crow, xenophobia, and provincialism evokes an American past that unfortunately is not the past, with open acceptance of hatred leading inevitably to violence.
- playwright: Tennessee Williams
People (49)
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Val Xavier
(Original)
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Vee Talbott
(Original)
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Lady Torrance
(Original)
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Carol Cutrere
(Original)
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Dolly Hamma
(Original)
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David Cutrere
(Original)
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Townsperson
(Original)
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Woman
(Original)
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Eva Temple
(Original)
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1st Man
(Original)Mr. Dubinsky
(Original)
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Nurse Porter
(Original)
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Pee Wee Binnings
(Original)
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Townsperson
(Original)
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2nd Man
(Original)Clown
(Original)
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Sheriff Talbott
(Original)
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Uncle Pleasant
(Original)
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Beulah Binnings
(Original)
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Sister Temple
(Original)
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Jabe Torrance
(Original)
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Dog Hamma
(Original)
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Val Xavier
(Original)
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Vee Talbott
(Original)
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Lady Torrance
(Original)
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Carol Cutrere
(Original)
-
Dolly Hamma
(Original)
-
David Cutrere
(Original)
-
Townsperson
(Original)
-
Woman
(Original)
-
Eva Temple
(Original)
-
1st Man
(Original)Mr. Dubinsky
(Original)
-
Nurse Porter
(Original)
-
Pee Wee Binnings
(Original)
-
Townsperson
(Original)
-
2nd Man
(Original)Clown
(Original)
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Sheriff Talbott
(Original)
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Uncle Pleasant
(Original)
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Beulah Binnings
(Original)
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Sister Temple
(Original)
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Jabe Torrance
(Original)
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Dog Hamma
(Original)
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Writer
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Director
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Scenic DesignCostume Design
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Lighting Design
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Lighting DesignAmerican Set Designed in Association with
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Sound Design
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Electronic Score
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American Costumes Designed in Association with
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Assistant Director
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Mask Design
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Production Stage Manager
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Stage Manager
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US Vocal Coach
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UK Vocal Coach
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Special Effects
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Casting
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General Manager
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General Press Representative
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Advertising
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US Production Photographer
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UK Production Photographer
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Producer
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Producer
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By Arrangement with
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By Arrangement with
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Associate Producer
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Original Producer
Inside The Playbill
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Orpheus Descending - Opening Night
Awards
| Outer Critics Circle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nominee |
| Tony Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Nominee |
QUICK STATS
(as of Dec 17, 1989)
Total Current Gross:
$3,598,732.00
Highest Weekly Gross:
$317,822.00 (Week Ending Oct 8, 1989)
Average Ticket Price:
$31.14
Average % Capacity:
79.89%
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week Number | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs Previews | % Cap This Week | Diff % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1989 | 29 | $223,841.00 $0.00 | $2,340.00 | $28.37 $0.00 | 7,889 1,320 | 8 0 | 74.71% | 5.51% |
| Dec 10, 1989 | 28 | $221,501.00 $0.00 | $11,076.00 | $30.31 $0.00 | 7,307 1,320 | 8 0 | 69.20% | 2.92% |
| Dec 3, 1989 | 27 | $210,425.00 $0.00 | -$7,172.00 | $30.07 $0.00 | 6,999 1,320 | 8 0 | 66.28% | 4.08% |
| Nov 26, 1989 | 26 | $217,597.00 $0.00 | -$21,779.00 | $33.13 $0.00 | 6,568 1,320 | 8 0 | 62.20% | -9.58% |
Shows That Opened That Season: 1989–1990
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