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Uncle Vanya
Broadway
Play
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Uncle Vanya
Broadway
Play
Drama
Circle in the Square Theatre
235 W. 50th St.
SYNOPSIS:
Longtime academic Vanya comes to question his devotion to an aging professor, whose wife Vanya loves even as she is drawn to the enigmatic doctor Astrov, in Anton Chekhov's 1897 play.
Playwright:
Anton Chekhov
People (52)
Conrad Bain
Ilya Ilyich Telegin
(Original)
Julie Christie
Yelena Andreyevna
(Original)
Lillian Gish
Maryina
(Original)
Barnard Hughes
Alexander Vladimirovich Serebryakov
(Original)
Cathleen Nesbitt
Maria Vasilyevna Voinitskaya
(Original)
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Anton Chekhov
Writer
Albert Todd
Translated by
Mike Nichols
Translated by
Director
Tony Walton
Production Design
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
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Pro Info
First Preview
May
21
1973
Opening Date
Jun
4
1973
Closing Date
Jul
28
1973
Previews
16
Performances
64
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1974
Outstanding Performance
Nicol Williamson
Winner
Tony Award
1974
Best Actor in a Play
Nicol Williamson
Nominee
1974
Best Actor in a Play
George C. Scott
Nominee
1974
Best Direction of a Play
Mike Nichols
Nominee
OTHER BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS
Uncle Vanya - Jan 28, 1924
Jolson's 59th Street Theatre (Original)
Uncle Vanya - May 1, 1924
Imperial Theatre (Revival)
Uncle Vanya - May 24, 1929
Morosco Theatre (Revival)
Uncle Vanya - Apr 15, 1930
Cort Theatre (Revival)
Uncle Vanya - Sep 22, 1930
Booth Theatre (Revival)
Uncle Vanya - May 13, 1946
New Century Theatre (Revival)
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