Titanic

Musical - Original

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

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  • First Preview: March 29, 1997
  • Opening Date: April 23, 1997
  • Closing Date: March 28, 1999
  • Previews: 26
  • Performances: 804

Lyrics: Maury Yeston

Music: Maury Yeston

Book: Peter Stone

Opening Night Credits Photo Galleries Awards Grosses
 

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Synopsis

Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's musical examines the lives of the passengers aboard the doomed luxury liner Titanic — those in first class, middle class and steerage — in the nights leading up the ship's fatal encounter with an iceberg at sea.

 

Opening Night Cast

Michael Cerveris in Titanic Michael Cerveris Thomas Andrews
John Cunningham in Titanic John Cunningham Captain E.J. Smith
Brian d'Arcy James in Titanic Brian d'Arcy James Frederick Barrett
David Garrison in Titanic David Garrison J. Bruce Ismay
Bill Buell in Titanic Bill Buell Edgar Beane
Victoria Clark in Titanic Victoria Clark Alice Beane
Allan Corduner in Titanic Allan Corduner Henry Etches
David Costabile in Titanic David Costabile 1st Officer William Murdoch
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Opening Night Production Credits

Peter Stone Peter Stone Story and Book
Maury Yeston Maury Yeston Music
Maury Yeston Maury Yeston Lyrics
Richard Jones Richard Jones Director
  Lynne Taylor-Corbett Choreographer
  Stewart Laing Scenic Design
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Inside the Playbill (17)

  • Inside the Playbill - Titanic
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Titanic - Opening Night
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Galleries (1)

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Shows That Opened That Season: 1996 - 1997

 
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Awards


Drama Desk Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1997 Outstanding Orchestrations Jonathan Tunick Winner

Drama League

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1997 Distinguished Production of a Musical   Nominee

Outer Critics Circle

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1997 Outstanding Costume Design Stewart Laing Nominee
1997 Outstanding Director of a Musical Richard Jones Nominee
1997 Outstanding Lighting Design Paul Gallo Winner
1997 Outstanding New Broadway Musical   Nominee
1997 Outstanding Set Design Stewart Laing Winner

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1997 Book of a Musical Peter Stone Winner
1997 Musical   Winner
1997 Orchestrations Jonathan Tunick Winner
1997 Original Score Maury Yeston Winner
1997 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Stewart Laing 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
Mar. 28, 1999 43 $419,868
$715,255		 $6,510 $40.71
$75.00		 10313
1475		 8
0		 87.40% 1.74%
Mar. 21, 1999 42 $413,358
$715,255		 $59,549 $40.89
$75.00		 10108
1475		 8
0		 85.66% 12.08%
Mar. 14, 1999 41 $353,809
$715,255		 $44,076 $40.75
$75.00		 8683
1475		 8
0		 73.58% 8.48%
Mar. 7, 1999 40 $309,733
$715,255		 - $40.32
$75.00		 7682
1475		 8
0		 65.10% -
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Totals
Last 4 Weeks
   $1,496,768
$2,861,020		   $40.67 36786
47200		 32
0		 77.94 %  
Cumulative
   $57,150,546
$67,949,225		   $52.83
$100.00		 1065828
1224250		 804
26		 87.06 %  
 
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