Arcadia
Play - Original
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Data not verified
- First Preview: March 2, 1995
- Opening Date: March 31, 1995
- Closing Date: August 27, 1995
- Previews: 31
- Performances: 173
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Synopsis
Tom Stoppard examines events at an English country home in 1809 and in the present day. Mathematics, romance, Lord Byron and other ideas and feelings contribute to the goings-on in the past, as two academics attempt to unravel them in the present.
Opening Night Cast
| Lisa Banes | Lady Croom | |
| Blair Brown | Hannah Jarvis | |
| Richard Clarke | Jellaby | |
| Billy Crudup | Septimus Hodge | |
| Jennifer Dundas | Thomasina Coverly | |
| Victor Garber | Bernard Nightingale | |
| Paul Giamatti | Ezra Chater | |
| John Griffin | Gus Coverly |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Tom Stoppard | Writer | |
| Trevor Nunn | Director | |
| Jane Gibson | Movement Director | |
| Mark Thompson | Scenic Design | |
| Mark Thompson | Costume Design | |
| Paul Pyant | Lighting Design |
Awards
Clarence Derwent Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Most Promising Male Performer | Billy Crudup | Winner |
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outstanding Play | Tom Stoppard | Nominee |
| 1995 | Outstanding Set Design | Mark Thompson | Nominee |
New York Drama Critics' Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Play | Tom Stoppard | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Outstanding Debut Performance | Billy Crudup | Winner |
| 1995 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Theatre World Award | Billy Crudup | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Paul Pyant | Nominee |
| 1995 | Play | Nominee | |
| 1995 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Mark Thompson | 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. 27, 1995 | 13 | $327,789 $350,040 |
$48,967 | $38.72 $67.50 |
8465 1072 |
8 0 |
98.71% | 2.77% |
| Aug. 20, 1995 | 12 | $278,822 $350,040 |
$24,379 | $33.89 $67.50 |
8228 1072 |
8 0 |
95.94% | 5.27% |
| Aug. 13, 1995 | 11 | $254,443 $350,040 |
$50,704 | $32.72 $67.50 |
7776 1072 |
8 0 |
90.67% | 16.72% |
| Aug. 6, 1995 | 10 | $203,739 $350,040 |
- | $32.13 $67.50 |
6342 1072 |
8 0 |
73.95% | - |
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Totals |
||||||||
| Last 4 Weeks |
$1,064,793 $1,400,160 |
$34.36 | 30811 34304 |
32 0 |
89.82 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$5,818,602 $4,550,520 |
$33.70 $67.50 |
174341 218688 |
173 31 |
79.72 % | |||

Writers Guild of America Honors Tom Stoppard and Nora Ephron Feb. 17