Primo
Solo - Original
Music Box Theatre
- First Preview: July 8, 2005
- Opening Date: July 11, 2005
- Closing Date: August 14, 2005
- Previews: 4
- Performances: 35
Playwright: Antony Sher
Synopsis
Actor Antony Sher turns Primo Levi's If This Is a Man from a witness-bearing memoir into a monologue about life and death and surviving in Auschwitz.
Opening Night Production Credits
| Primo Levi | Based on <i>If This Is a Man</i> by | |
| Antony Sher | Adaptation | |
| Stuart Woolf | English Translation | |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Music | |
| Richard Wilson | Director | |
| Hildegard Bechtler | Scenic Design |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Outstanding Solo Performance | Antony Sher | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee | |
| 2006 | Outstanding Solo Performance | Antony Sher | 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 |
| Aug. 14, 2005 | 11 | $291,594 $532,974 |
-$122,350 | $55.65 $86.25 |
5240 1025 |
7 0 |
73.03% | -6.66% |
| Aug. 7, 2005 | 10 | $413,944 $532,974 |
-$8,745 | $72.39 $86.25 |
5718 1025 |
7 0 |
79.69% | -3.26% |
| Jul. 31, 2005 | 9 | $422,689 $532,974 |
$58,882 | $71.02 $86.25 |
5952 1025 |
7 0 |
82.95% | 10.46% |
| Jul. 24, 2005 | 8 | $363,807 $532,974 |
- | $69.95 $86.25 |
5201 1025 |
7 0 |
72.49% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$1,492,034 $2,131,896 |
$67.25 | 22111 28700 |
28 0 |
77.04 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$1,952,699 $2,969,427 |
$64.97 $86.25 |
29520 39975 |
35 4 |
73.85 % | |||
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