The Nineties in America - Salem Press (2009)

Plays Opening in 1995
Love! Valour! Compassion!(February 14, 1995) 249
performances
1995 Tony Awards: Best Play: Terrence McNally
(playwright) and Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne
Meadow, Barry Grove, and Jujamcyn Theatres (pro-
ducers): Best Featured Actor in a Play: John Glover
1995 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
American Play, Terrence McNally

Smokey Joe’s Cafe(opened March 2, 1995) 2,036 per-
formances

The Heiress(opened March 9, 1995) 340 perfor-
mances (revival)
1995 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play, Lincoln
Center Theater, Andre Bishop, and Bernard
Gersten (producers); Best Actress in a Play,
Cherry Jones; Best Featured Actress in a Play,
Frances Sternhagen; Best Director of a Play, Ger-
ald Gutierrez

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tr ying
(opened March 23, 1995) 548 performances
1995 Tony Award: Best Actor in a Musical, Mat-
thew Broderick

Defending the Caveman(opened March 26, 1995) 671
performances

Arcadia(opened March 30, 1995) 173 performances
1995 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best
Play, Tom Stoppard (playwright)

Having Our Say(opened April 6, 1995) 308 perfor-
mances

Indiscretions(opened April 27, 1995) 220 perfor-
mances (revival)

Hamlet(opened May 2, 1995) 91 performances (re-
vival)
1995 Tony Award: Best Actor in a Play, Ralph
Fiennes

Moon over Buffalo(opened October 1, 1995) 308 per-
formances

Victor/Victoria(opened October 25, 1995) 734 per-
formances

Master Class(opened November 5, 1995) 601 perfor-

mances

1996 Tony Awards: Best Play, Terrence McNally*

(playwright) and Robert Whitehead, Lewis Allen,

and Spring Sirkin (producers); Best Actress in a

Play, Zoe Caldwell; Best Featured Actress in a Play,

Audra McDonald

Plays Opening in 1996

Love Thy Neighbor(opened March 24, 1996) 236 per-

formances

Seven Guitars(opened March 28, 1996) 187 perfor-

mances

1996 Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play,

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

1996 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award: Best

Play, August Wilson (playwright)

The King and I(opened April 11, 1996) 807 perfor-

mances (revival)

1996 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Musical,

Dodger Productions, John F. Kennedy Center for

the Performing Arts, James M. Nederlander,

Perseus Productions, John Frost, Adelaide Festi-

val Centre, and Rodgers and Hammerstein Orga-

nization (producers); Best Actress in a Musical,

Donna Murphy

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

(opened April 18, 1996) 715 performances (re-

vival)

1996 Tony Award: Best Actor in a Musical, Nathan

Lane

A Delicate Balance(opened April 21, 1996) 186 per-

formances (revival)

1996 Tony Awards: Best Revival of a Play, Lincoln

Center Theater, Andre Bishop, and Bernard

Gersten (producers); Best Actor in a Play, George

Grizzard; Best Director of a Play, Gerald Gutierrez

Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk(April 25, 1996)

1,130 performances

1996 Tony Awards: Best Featured Actress in a Mu-

sical, Ann Duquesnay; Best Director of a Musical,

George C. Wolfe; Best Choreographer, Savion

Glover

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