Jackie
Comedy - Original
Belasco Theatre
- First Preview: October 11, 1997
- Opening Date: November 10, 1997
- Closing Date: March 1, 1998
- Previews: 34
- Performances: 128
Playwright: Gip Hoppe
Synopsis
Gip Hoppe presents the story of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in broad, cartoonish strokes in this satire on the American public's obsession with semi-royal celebrity.
Notes:
Jackie: An American Life played at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Summer 1996, was produced by the Cambridge Theatre Company at the Hasty Pudding Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1992 and was originally developed at the Academy Playhouse in Orleans, Massachusetts in 1991.
Opening Night Cast
| Margaret Colin | Jacqueline Kennedy | |
| Bill Camp | A Chorus Bobby Kennedy Bjorn Biff Hutchinson III Hugh Auchincloss American, French citizens, Greeks, appliances and furniture |
|
| Sam Catlin | Ron Galella |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Gip Hoppe | Playwright | |
| Gip Hoppe | Director | |
| Lynne Taylor-Corbett | Musical Staging | |
| David Gallo | Set Design | |
| Susan Santoian | Costume Design | |
| Peter Kaczorowski | Lighting Design |
Awards
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Theatre World Award | Margaret Colin | Winner |
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 |
| Mar. 1, 1998 | 39 | $127,824 $360,741 |
$12,558 | $30.88 $67.50 |
4140 1010 |
8 0 |
51.24% | 7.44% |
| Feb. 22, 1998 | 38 | $115,266 $360,741 |
-$49,881 | $32.57 $67.50 |
3539 1010 |
8 0 |
43.80% | -17.17% |
| Feb. 15, 1998 | 37 | $165,147 $360,741 |
$54,277 | $33.53 $67.50 |
4926 1010 |
8 0 |
60.97% | 4.63% |
| Feb. 8, 1998 | 36 | $110,870 $360,741 |
- | $24.36 $67.50 |
4552 1010 |
8 0 |
56.34% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$519,107 $1,442,964 |
$30.34 | 17157 32320 |
32 0 |
53.08 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$2,261,732 $7,305,005 |
$33.39 $67.50 |
69868 163620 |
128 34 |
42.70 % | |||
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