Fifth of July
Comedy - Original
New Apollo Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: October 28, 1980
- Opening Date: November 5, 1980
- Closing Date: January 24, 1982
- Previews: 9
- Performances: 511
Playwright: Lanford Wilson
Synopsis
A paraplegic Vietnam War veteran prepares to sell his family's Missouri homestead to fellow college radicals of the 1960. This is one of Lanford Wilson's three plays about the Talley family.
Opening Night Production Credits
| Lanford Wilson | Writer | |
| Marshall W. Mason | Director | |
 |
John Lee Beatty | Scenic Design |
| Laura Crow | Costume Design | |
| Dennis Parichy | Lighting Design | |
| Chuck London | Sound Design |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Jeff Daniels | Nominee |
| 1981 | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Swoosie Kurtz | Winner |
| 1981 | Outstanding Lighting Design | Dennis Parichy | Nominee |
| 1981 | Outstanding New Play | Nominee | |
| 1978 | Outstanding New Play | Nominee | |
| 1981 | Outstanding Set Design | John Lee Beatty | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Swoosie Kurtz | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Direction of a Play | Marshall W. Mason | Nominee |
| 1981 | Featured Actress in a Play | Swoosie Kurtz | Winner |
| 1981 | Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Dennis Parichy | Nominee |
| 1981 | Play | Nominee | |
| 1981 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | John Lee Beatty | Nominee |
Talley's Folly, Starring Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson, Ends Off-Broadway Run May 12 
Lanford Wilson Romance, Talley's Folly, Starring Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson, Gets Added Week 
