The Kentucky Cycle
Play - Original
Royale Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: November 3, 1993
- Opening Date: November 14, 1993
- Closing Date: December 12, 1993
- Previews: 15
- Performances: 33
Playwright: Robert Schenkkan
Synopsis
Robert Schenkkan's Pulitzer Prize-winning tells the story of three families who live in eastern Kentucky from the Revolutionary War era until the 1970s, and the familial, racial and political conflicts that ultimately tear them and their land apart.
Opening Night Cast
| John Aylward | Doctor James Talbert Winston (1954) Judge Goddard Union Colonel Gus Slocum Joe Talbert (1792) Preacher Dragging Canoe |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Robert Schenkkan | Writer | |
| Warner Shook | Director | |
| Michael Olich | Scenic Design | |
| Frances Kenny | Costume Design | |
| Peter Maradudin | Lighting Design | |
| James Ragland | Sound Design |
Awards
Clarence Derwent Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Most Promising Female Performer | Jeanne Paulson | Winner |
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Stacy Keach | Nominee |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Featured Actor in a Play | Gregory Itzin | Nominee |
| 1994 | Featured Actress in a Play | Jeanne Paulson | Nominee |
| 1994 | 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 |
| Dec. 12, 1993 | 28 | $175,235 - |
$4,284 | $50.72 - |
3455 1044 |
8 0 |
41.37% | -7.54% |
| Dec. 5, 1993 | 27 | $170,951 - |
$13,015 | $41.85 - |
4085 1044 |
8 0 |
48.91% | -18.95% |
| Nov. 28, 1993 | 26 | $157,936 - |
-$825 | $27.86 - |
5668 1044 |
8 0 |
67.86% | -7.15% |
| Nov. 21, 1993 | 25 | $158,761 - |
- | $25.34 - |
6265 1044 |
8 0 |
75.01% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$662,883 - |
$36.44 | 19473 33408 |
32 0 |
58.29 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$863,562 - |
$31.93 $0.00 |
28251 50112 |
33 15 |
56.38 % | |||
A.R.T. Season Includes Witness Uganda and The Tempest With Music and Magic by Tom Waits and Teller
All the Way, Pulitzer Winner Robert Schenkkan's LBJ Play, Opens in OR; Peter Frechette, Jack Willis Star