Benefactors

Play - Original

Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Data not verified
  • First Preview: December 12, 1985
  • Opening Date: December 22, 1985
  • Closing Date: June 29, 1986
  • Previews: 12
  • Performances: 217

Playwright: Michael Frayn

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Synopsis

An architect's decision to build a development in a slum in South London is mocked by his journalist friend, as both men and their wives look at the state of their ideals and their marriages.

 

Opening Night Cast

Glenn Close in Benefactors Glenn Close Jane
Mary Beth Hurt in Benefactors Mary Beth Hurt Sheila
Simon Jones in Benefactors Simon Jones Colin
Sam Waterston David
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Michael Frayn Writer
Michael Blakemore Michael Blakemore Director
  Michael Annals Scenic Design
  John Dunn Costume Design
  Martin Aronstein Lighting Design
  Joseph P. Harris Associates General Manager
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Inside the Playbill (10)

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Shows That Opened That Season: 1985 - 1986

 
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Awards


Drama Desk Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1986 Outstanding New Play   Nominee

New York Drama Critics' Circle

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1986 Best Foreign Play Michael Frayn Winner

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1986 Actress in a Play Mary Beth Hurt Nominee
1986 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
Jun. 29, 1986 4 $90,627
-		 $8,638 $24.82
-		 3652
1088		 8
0		 41.96% 4.62%
Jun. 22, 1986 3 $81,989
-		 -$36,258 $25.42
-		 3226
1080		 8
0		 37.34% -16.68%
Jun. 15, 1986 2 $118,247
-		 -$3,693 $25.34
-		 4667
1080		 8
0		 54.02% -0.09%
Jun. 8, 1986 1 $121,940
-		 - $26.08
-		 4675
1080		 8
0		 54.11% -
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Totals
Last 4 Weeks
   $412,803
-		   $25.41 16220
34624		 32
0		 46.85 %  
Cumulative
   $4,572,197
-		   $28.05
$0.00		 161517
247384		 217
12		 65.29 %  
 
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