Equus
Broadway Drama Previews
September 5 2008
Opened September 25 2008
Closed February 8 2009 Run
21 previews & 156 performances Producers
The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth I McCann,
Roger Berlind, John Gore, Hirschfeld Productions, et al
Creative
Peter Shaffer author
Thea Sharrock director
John Napier costume design & scenic design
David Hersey lighting design
Gregory Clarke sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Richard Griffiths |
Dr Martin Dysart |
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Daniel Radcliffe |
Alan Strang |
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Kate Mulgrew |
Hesther Saloman |
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Carolyn McCormick |
Dora Strang |
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T Ryder Smith |
Frank Strang |
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Anna Camp |
Jill Mason |
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Graeme Malcolm |
Harry Dalton |
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Lorenzo Pisoni |
Young Horseman
Nugget
Nurse |
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Collin Baja
Tyrone Jackson
Spencer Liff
Adesola Osakalumi
Marc Spaulding |
Horse |
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Synopsis
Psychiatrist Dr Martin Dysart tries
to fathom what drove a young man to attack and blind six horses. The
journey uncovers a life filled with religious and sexual guilt,
contradictions and substitutions
Broadway Show History
Equus debuted on Broadway
Thursday, October 24, 1974 at the
Plymouth
Theater. The John Dexter-directed production played 1,209
performances, a phenomenal run for a straight play, split between
the Plymouth and the Helen Hayes Theater
Anthony Hopkins played Martin Dysart
with Peter Firth as Alan Strang. Roberta Maxwell appeared as Jill
Mason, Marian Seldes as Hesther Saloman, while Frances Sterhagen and
Michael Higgins portrayed Dora and Frank Strang
The production was nominated for five
1975 Tony Awards®. It won for best play and Mr Dexter's direction
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