Curtains

Musical - Original

Al Hirschfeld Theatre

  • First Preview: February 27, 2007
  • Opening Date: March 22, 2007
  • Closing Date: June 29, 2008
  • Previews: 26
  • Performances: 511

Music: John Kander

Lyrics: Fred Ebb

Book: Rupert Holmes

Opening Night Credits Photo Galleries Awards Grosses
 

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Synopsis

An unlikable leading lady is murdered during her opening-night curtain call. Frank Cioffi, a police detective and musical theatre fan, must solve the mystery and save the show.

 

Opening Night Cast

David Hyde Pierce in Curtains David Hyde Pierce Lieutenant Frank Cioffi
Debra Monk in Curtains Debra Monk Carmen Bernstein
Karen Ziemba in Curtains Karen Ziemba Georgia Hendricks
Jason Danieley in Curtains Jason Danieley Aaron Fox
Jill Paice in Curtains Jill Paice Niki Harris
Edward Hibbert in Curtains Edward Hibbert Christopher Belling
John Bolton in Curtains John Bolton Daryl Grady
Michael X. Martin in Curtains Michael X. Martin Johnny Harmon
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Opening Night Production Credits

Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes Book
John Kander John Kander Music
Fred Ebb Fred Ebb Lyrics
John Kander John Kander Additional Lyrics
Rupert Holmes Rupert Holmes Additional Lyrics
Scott Ellis Scott Ellis Director
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Inside the Playbill (15)

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Curtains - Opening Night
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Galleries (1)

Production Photos

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Shows That Opened That Season: 2006 - 2007

 
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Awards


Drama Desk Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2007 Outstanding Actor in a Musical David Hyde Pierce Nominee
2007 Outstanding Book of a Musical Rupert Holmes
Peter Stone 		Winner
2007 Outstanding Costume Design William Ivey Long Nominee
2007 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Debra Monk Winner
2007 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Ziemba Nominee
2007 Outstanding Lyrics Fred Ebb
Rupert Holmes
John Kander 		Nominee
2007 Outstanding Music John Kander Nominee
2007 Outstanding Musical   Nominee
2007 Outstanding Orchestrations William David Brohn Nominee
2007 Outstanding Set Design of a Musical Anna Louizos Nominee

Drama League

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2007 Distinguished Production of a Musical   Nominee

Outer Critics Circle

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2007 Outstanding Actor in a Musical David Hyde Pierce Nominee
2007 Outstanding Choreography Rob Ashford Nominee
2007 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Jason Danieley Nominee
2007 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Ziemba Winner
2007 Outstanding New Broadway Musical   Nominee
2007 Outstanding New Score John Kander
Fred Ebb
Rupert Holmes 		Nominee

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
2007 Actor in a Musical David Hyde Pierce Winner
2007 Actress in a Musical Debra Monk Nominee
2007 Book of a Musical Rupert Holmes
Peter Stone 		Nominee
2007 Choreography Rob Ashford Nominee
2007 Direction of a Musical Scott Ellis Nominee
2007 Featured Actress in a Musical Karen Ziemba Nominee
2007 Musical   Nominee
2007 Original Score John Kander
Fred Ebb
Rupert Holmes 		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, 2008 5 $474,261
$1,075,464		 -$27,614 $71.07
$250.00		 6673
1422		 8
0		 58.66% -4.04%
Jun. 22, 2008 4 $501,875
$1,075,464		 $62,455 $70.36
$250.00		 7133
1422		 8
0		 62.70% 6.67%
Jun. 15, 2008 3 $439,420
$1,075,464		 $25,649 $68.94
$250.00		 6374
1422		 8
0		 56.03% 4.57%
Jun. 8, 2008 2 $413,771
$1,075,464		 - $70.68
$251.50		 5854
1422		 8
0		 51.46% -
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Totals
Last 4 Weeks
   $1,829,327
$4,301,856		   $70.26 26034
45504		 32
0		 57.21 %  
Cumulative
   $43,628,368
$72,265,691		   $72.37
$251.50		 582455
763614		 511
26		 76.28 %  
 
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