Two Trains Running
Play - Original
Walter Kerr Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: April 7, 1992
- Opening Date: April 13, 1992
- Closing Date: August 30, 1992
- Previews: 7
- Performances: 160
Playwright: August Wilson
Synopsis
In 1969 in Pittsburgh's Hill District, the owner of a local diner fights to stay open as a municipal project encroaches on his establishment. His regulars must deal with racial inequality and the turbulent, changing times.
Opening Night Cast
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Holloway | |
 |
Anthony Chisholm | Wolf |
 |
Laurence Fishburne | Sterling |
| Cynthia Martells | Risa | |
| Chuck Patterson | West | |
 |
Sullivan Walker | Hambone |
| Al White | Memphis |
Opening Night Production Credits
 |
August Wilson | Writer |
| Lloyd Richards | Director | |
| Tony Fanning | Scenic Design | |
| Chrisi Karvonides | Costume Design | |
| Geoff Korf | Lighting Design | |
| Laurel Ann Wilson | General Manager |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Laurence Fishburne | Winner |
New York Drama Critics' Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Best American Play | August Wilson | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Roscoe Lee Browne | Nominee |
| 1992 | Outstanding Debut Performance | Cynthia Martells | Winner |
| 1992 | Outstanding Debut Performance | Laurence Fishburne | Winner |
| 1992 | Outstanding Director | Lloyd Richards | Nominee |
| 1992 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Theatre World Award | Laurence Fishburne | Winner |
| 1992 | Theatre World Award | Al White | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Featured Actor in a Play | Roscoe Lee Browne | Nominee |
| 1992 | Featured Actor in a Play | Laurence Fishburne | Winner |
| 1992 | Featured Actress in a Play | Cynthia Martells | Nominee |
| 1992 | Play | Nominee |
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week # | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs (Prev) | % Cap This Week | Diff % Cap |
| Aug. 30, 1992 | 13 | $207,376 - |
$25,551 | $27.95 - |
7420 945 |
8 0 |
98.15% | 2.67% |
| Aug. 23, 1992 | 12 | $181,825 - |
$2,111 | $25.19 - |
7218 945 |
8 0 |
95.48% | 0.60% |
| Aug. 16, 1992 | 11 | $179,714 - |
$14,143 | $25.05 - |
7173 945 |
8 0 |
94.88% | 3.73% |
| Aug. 9, 1992 | 10 | $165,571 - |
- | $24.03 - |
6891 945 |
8 0 |
91.15% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$734,486 - |
$25.56 | 28702 30240 |
32 0 |
94.91 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$3,043,768 - |
$22.91 $0.00 |
132923 157815 |
160 7 |
84.23 % | |||
