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Six Degrees of Separation(opened November 8, 1990)
485 performances
1991 Tony Award: Best Director of a Play, Jerry
Zaks
1991 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Play, John Guare (playwright)

Shadowlands(opened November 11, 1990) 169 per-
formances
1991 Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play, Nigel Haw-
thorne

Fiddler on the Roof(opened November 18, 1990) 241
performances (revival)
1991 Tony Award: Best Revival, Barry Weissler,
Fran Weissler, and Pace Theatrical Group (pro-
ducers)

Plays Opening in 1991
Lost in Yonkers(opened February 21, 1991) 780 per-
formances
1991 Tony Awards: Best Play, Neil Simon (play-
wright) and Emanuel Azenberg (producer); Best
Actress in a Play, Mercedes Ruehl; Best Featured
Actor in a Play, Kevin Spacey; Best Featured Ac-
tress in a Play, Irene Worth
1991 Pulitzer Prize: Neil Simon

Miss Saigon(opened April 11, 1991) 4,097 perfor-
mances
1991 Tony Awards: Best Actor in a Musical, Jona-
than Pryce; Best Actress in a Musical, Lea Sa-
longa; Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Hinton
Battle

The Secret Garden(opened April 25, 1991) 706 per-
formances
1991 Tony Awards: Best Book of a Musical, Mar-
sha Norman; Best Featured Actress in a Musical,
Daisy Eagan
1991 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Musical Runner-Up, Lucy Simon (music) and
Marsha Norman (book and lyrics)

Our Countr y’s Good(opened April 29, 1991) 48 per-
formances
1991 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award:
Best Foreign Play, Timberlake Wertenbaker (play-
wright)

The Will Rogers Follies(May 1, 1991) 983 perfor-

mances

1991 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Pierre Cossette,

Martin Richards, Sam Crothers, James M. Neder-

lander, Stewart F. Lane, Max Weitzenhoffer, and

Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. (producers);

Best Director of a Musical, Tommy Tune; Best

Choreographer, Tommy Tune; Best Original Mu-

sical Score, Cy Coleman (music) and Betty Com-

den and Adolph Green (lyrics)

1991 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best

Musical, Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Adolph

Green, and Peter Stone (book)

Dancing at Lughnasa(opened October 24, 1991) 421

performances

1992 Tony Awards: Best Play, Brian Friel (play-

wright) and Noel Pearson, Bill Kenwright, and Jo-

seph Harris (producers); Best Featured Actress in

a Play, Brid Brennan; Best Director of a Play, Pat-

rick Mason

1992 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best

Play, Brian Friel

Marvin’s Room(opened November 15, 1991) 92 per-

formances

1992 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best

American Play Runner-Up, Scott McPherson

(playwright)

Catskills on Broadway(opened December 5, 1991)

452 performances

Plays Opening in 1992

Crazy for You(opened February 13, 1992) 1,622 per-

formances

1992 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Roger Horchow

and Elizabeth Williams (producers); Best Chore-

ographer, Susan Stroman

The Most Happy Fella(opened February 13, 1992)

229 performances (revival)

1992 Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Musi-

cal, Scott Waara

Death and the Maiden(opened March 17, 1992) 159

performances

1992 Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play, Glenn

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