Well
Comedy - Original
Longacre Theatre
- First Preview: March 10, 2006
- Opening Date: March 30, 2006
- Closing Date: May 14, 2006
- Previews: 23
- Performances: 52
Playwright: Lisa Kron
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Inside the Playbill (10)
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Synopsis
Growing up Jewish in Lansing, MI — with a liberally progressive hypochondriac for a mom — is colorfully recalled in an autobiographical play by actress-playwright Lisa Kron.
Opening Night Cast
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Lisa Kron Lisa 
Jayne Houdyshell Ann 
Daniel Breaker Jim, and others 
Saidah Arrika Ekulona Kay, and others 
John Hoffman Nurse, and others 
Christina Kirk Joy, and others See MoreOpening Night Production Credits
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Lisa Kron Playwright 
John Gromada Original Music 
Leigh Silverman Director 
Tony Walton Scenic Design 
Miranda Hoffman Costume Design 
Christopher Akerlind Lighting Design Awards
Theatre World
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Theatre World Award Jayne Houdyshell Winner
Tony Award
Year Category Name Winner/Nominee 2006 Actress in a Play Lisa Kron Nominee 2006 Featured Actress in a Play Jayne Houdyshell Nominee Grosses
Week Ending Week # This Week Gross
Potential GrossDiff $ Avg Ticket
Top TicketSeats Sold
Seats in TheatrePerfs
(Prev)% Cap
This WeekDiff %
CapMay 14, 2006 50 $188,072
$544,816$65,167 $45.22
$201.254159
10958
047.48% 14.75% May 7, 2006 49 $122,905
$544,816$1,928 $42.87
$201.252867
10958
032.73% 1.70% Apr. 30, 2006 48 $120,977
$544,816-$15,849 $44.51
$201.252718
10958
031.03% -7.02% Apr. 23, 2006 47 $136,826
$544,816- $41.05
$201.253333
10958
038.05% - See All Grosses Totals
Last 4 Weeks $568,780
$2,179,264$43.41 13077
3504032
037.32 % Cumulative $1,162,288
$5,107,650$41.91
$201.2527536
8212552
2333.53 %
QUICK STATS
As of May 14, 2006
- Total Current Gross: $1,162,288
- Highest Weekly Gross: $188,072 (Week Ending 2006-05-14)
- Average Ticket Price: $41.91
- Avg % Capacity: 33.53
- Previews: 23
- Performances: 52
PLAYBILL.COM NEWS RELATED TO
Well
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Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical Fun Home Will Debut at the Public; Judy Kuhn to Star (11 Sep 2012)
- Well May Tour U.S. With Tony-nominated Kron and Houdyshell (17 May 2006)
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"M" Is for the Misery of Closing: Well, Lisa Kron's Mom-Centered Comedy, Ends Broadway Run (14 May 2006)
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Well Runs Dry: Lisa Kron Play to Close on Broadway May 14 (08 May 2006)
- Tony Committee Rulings Announced: Bridge & Tunnel Is a Special Theatrical Event (20 Apr 2006)
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The Critics Savored Their Drink From Well, But Can You Lead Crowds to It? (17 Apr 2006)
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PLAYBILL AT OPENING NIGHT: Well : Chronic Kron (31 Mar 2006)
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Well, the Broadway Comedy That Breaks the Fourth Wall — With the Help of Mom — Opens (30 Mar 2006)