The History Boys
Play - Original
Broadhurst Theatre
- First Preview: April 14, 2006
- Opening Date: April 23, 2006
- Closing Date: October 1, 2006
- Previews: 10
- Performances: 185
Playwright: Alan Bennett
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Playbill Covers (2)
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Inside the Playbill (12)
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Theatre Marquee (1)
Synopsis
At a grammar school in northern England in the 1980s, eight boys prep for the Oxbridge entrance exam under the tutelage of three radically different teachers.
Opening Night Cast
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Samuel Anderson Crowther 
Joseph Attenborough Other Boy 
Tom Attwood Other Boy 
Samuel Barnett Posner 
Dominic Cooper Dakin 
James Corden Timms 
Frances de la Tour Mrs. Lintott 
Rudi Dharmalingam Other Boy See MoreOpening Night Production Credits
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Alan Bennett Playwright Richard Sisson Music 
Nicholas Hytner Director 
Bob Crowley Scenic Design Bob Crowley Costume Design 
Mark Henderson Lighting Design Awards
Drama Desk Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Play Richard Griffiths Winner 2006 Outstanding Director of a Play Nicholas Hytner Winner 2006 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Stephen Campbell Moore Nominee 2006 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Samuel Barnett Winner 2006 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Dominic Cooper Nominee 2006 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Frances de la Tour Winner 2006 Outstanding Play Alan Bennett Winner
Drama League
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Distinguished Production of a Play Winner 2006 Outstanding New Broadway Play Winner
New York Drama Critics' Circle
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Best Play Alan Bennett Winner
Outer Critics Circle
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Outstanding Director of a Play Nicholas Hytner Winner 2006 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Richard Griffiths Winner 2006 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Frances de la Tour Winner 2006 Outstanding New Broadway Play Winner
Theatre World
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Theatre World Award Richard Griffiths Winner
Tony Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Actor in a Play Richard Griffiths Winner 2006 Direction of a Play Nicholas Hytner Winner 2006 Featured Actor in a Play Samuel Barnett Nominee 2006 Featured Actress in a Play Frances de la Tour Winner 2006 Lighting Design of a Play Mark Henderson Winner 2006 Play Winner 2006 Scenic Design of a Play Bob Crowley Winner Grosses
Week Ending Week # This Week Gross
Potential GrossDiff $ Avg Ticket
Top TicketSeats Sold
Seats in TheatrePerfs
(Prev)% Cap
This WeekDiff %
CapOct. 1, 2006 18 $799,293
$751,179$85,732 $86.09
$176.259284
11448
0101.44% 4.53% Sep. 24, 2006 17 $713,561
$751,179-$18,334 $80.46
$176.258869
11448
096.91% -1.15% Sep. 17, 2006 16 $731,895
$751,179$87,161 $81.56
$176.258974
11448
098.06% 9.23% Sep. 10, 2006 15 $644,734
$751,179- $79.30
$176.258130
11448
088.83% - See All Grosses Totals
Last 4 Weeks $2,889,483
$3,004,716$81.85 35257
3660832
096.31 % Cumulative $16,775,002
$18,316,947$77.02
$176.25216917
224280185
1096.72 %
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