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Lolita Playbill - Opening Night, March 1981
Lolita
Broadway
Original
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Edward Albee
People (34)
Donald Sutherland
Humbert Humbert
(Original)
Blanche Baker
Lolita
(Original)
Clive Revill
Clare Quilty
(Original)
Ian Richardson
A Certain Gentleman
(Original)
Shirley Stoler
Charlotte
(Original)
Norman Abrams
Doctor
(Original)
Colette Alexander
Nurse #1
(Original)
Kevin Conroy
Dick
(Original)
Yvette Hawkins
Head Nurse
(Original)
Bella Jarrett
Constance
(Original)
Marcella Lowery
Louise
(Original)
Joe Pagano
Bill
(Original)
Barbara Ware
Nurse #2
(Original)
Alaina Wojek
Annabel
(Original)
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Donald Sutherland
Humbert Humbert
(Original)
Blanche Baker
Lolita
(Original)
Clive Revill
Clare Quilty
(Original)
Ian Richardson
A Certain Gentleman
(Original)
Shirley Stoler
Charlotte
(Original)
Norman Abrams
Doctor
(Original)
Colette Alexander
Nurse #1
(Original)
Kevin Conroy
Dick
(Original)
Yvette Hawkins
Head Nurse
(Original)
Bella Jarrett
Constance
(Original)
Marcella Lowery
Louise
(Original)
Joe Pagano
Bill
(Original)
Barbara Ware
Nurse #2
(Original)
Alaina Wojek
Annabel
(Original)
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Edward Albee
Writer
Vladimir Nabokov
Adapted from the novel by
Frank Dunlop
Director
William Ritman
Scenic Design
Nancy Potts
Costume Design
David F. Segal
Lighting Design
Gerry Leddy
Hair Design
Susan A. White
Assistant Lighting Design
Jon R. Hand
Production Stage Manager
Sally Hassenfelt
Stage Manager
Norman Abrams
Assistant Stage Manager
Colette Alexander
Stunt Coordinator
Soloway / Francis
General Manager
Henry Luhrman Associates
General Press Representative
Ash / LeDonne
Advertising
Martha Swope
Photographer
Herb Ritts
Cover Photograph of Donald Sutherland
Jerry Sherlock
Producer
Kee Young
Associate Producer
Robert Hartman
Executive Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Feb
20
1981
Opening Date
Mar
19
1981
Closing Date
Mar
28
1981
Previews
31
Performances
12
as of Dec 04, 2025
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