Fortune's Fool
Comedy - Original
Music Box Theatre
- First Preview: March 8, 2002
- Opening Date: April 2, 2002
- Closing Date: July 21, 2002
- Previews: 28
- Performances: 127
Playwright: Ivan Sergeyevitch Turgenev
Synopsis
In Ivan Turgenev's 1854 comedy-drama a down-on-his-luck Russian aristocrat clashes with his wealthy neighbor and worries that he will be turned out of the house he has stayed in for years by a young bride he knew as a child.
Opening Night Cast
| Alan Bates | Vassily Semyonitch Kuzovkin | |
 |
Frank Langella | Flegont Alexandrovitch Tropatchov |
 |
Enid Graham | Olga Petrovna |
| Benedick Bates | Pavel Nikolaitch Yeletsky ("Paul") |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Ivan Sergeyevitch Turgenev | Writer | |
 |
Arthur Penn | Director |
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John Arnone | Scenic Design |
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Jane Greenwood | Costume Design |
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Brian Nason | Lighting Design |
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Brian Ronan | Sound Design |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Alan Bates | Winner |
| 2002 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Frank Langella | Winner |
Drama League
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Distinguished Production of a Play | Nominee |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Alan Bates | Winner |
| 2002 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Frank Langella | Winner |
| 2002 | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominee |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Actor in a Play | Alan Bates | Winner |
| 2002 | Featured Actor in a Play | Frank Langella | Winner |
| 2002 | Play | 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 |
| Jul. 21, 2002 | 8 | $285,838 $514,275 |
$33,062 | $43.32 $76.25 |
6599 1001 |
8 0 |
82.41% | 6.56% |
| Jul. 14, 2002 | 7 | $252,776 $514,275 |
$66,910 | $41.62 $76.25 |
6074 1001 |
8 0 |
75.85% | 11.04% |
| Jul. 7, 2002 | 6 | $185,866 $449,991 |
-$47,545 | $40.93 $76.25 |
4541 1001 |
7 0 |
64.81% | 0.09% |
| Jun. 30, 2002 | 5 | $233,411 $514,275 |
- | $45.03 $76.25 |
5183 1001 |
8 0 |
64.72% | - |
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Totals |
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| Last 4 Weeks |
$957,891 $1,992,816 |
$42.73 | 22397 31031 |
31 0 |
72.18 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$4,318,899 $9,995,536 |
$43.71 $76.25 |
98735 155635 |
127 28 |
63.44 % | |||
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