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Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	September 30, 2013
Opening date:	October 22, 2013
Closing date:	January 12, 2014

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Production Description

Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer
	Maria Goyanes	Associate Producer
	Mandy Hackett	Associate Artistic Director

	Alison Bechdel	Original Author
	Lisa Kron	Book
	Jeanine Tesori	Music
	Lisa Kron	Lyricist

	Sam Gold	Director
	Chris Fenwick	Musical Director
	Torrey Townsend	Assistant Director

	Danny Mefford	Choreographer
	Joel Perez	Dance Captain

	David Zinn	Set Designer
	David Zinn	Costume Designer
	Ben Stanton	Lighting Designer
	Kai Harada	Sound Designer
	Jim Findlay	Projection Designer
	Jeff Sugg	Projection Designer
	Paul Huntley	Wig Designer
	Christopher Heilman	Assistant Set Designer
	Ásta Bennie Hostetter	Assistant Costume Designer
	David Sexton	Assistant Lighting Designer
	Emma Wilk	Assistant Sound Designer

	Lisa Dawn Cave	Production Stage Manager
	Johnny Milani	Stage Manager

	Chris Fenwick	Conductor
	John Clancy	Orchestrations
	George Farmer	Bass
	Emily Brausa	Cellist
	Johnny Hadfield	Drums
	Doug Derryberry	Guitar
	Chris Fenwick	Keyboards
	Chris Reza	Reeds
	Monica Davis	Viola
	Monica Davis	Violin

	Heidi Griffiths	Casting
	Jordan Thaler	Casting

Cast

Actor	Role
Griffin Birney	Christian Bechdel
Michael Cerveris	Bruce Bechdel
Roberta Colindrez	Joan
Noah Hinsdale	John Bechdel
Judy Kuhn	Helen
Sydney Lucas	Small Alison
Beth Malone	Alison
Joel Perez	Roy
Alexandra Socha	Medium Alison
Emily Skeggs	Medium Alison / Joan	UNDERSTUDY

Replacement Credits

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Emily Skeggs	Medium Alison

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	Lisa Kron	Book
			Jeanine Tesori	Music
			Lisa Kron	Lyricist
			The Public Theater	Producer
			Alison Bechdel	Original Author
2	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director	Sam Gold	Director
3	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Choreographer	Danny Mefford	Choreographer
4	WON	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical	Michael Cerveris	Actor
5	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical	Sydney Lucas	Actor
6	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical	Alexandra Socha	Actor
7	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Noah Hinsdale	Actor
8	WON	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Judy Kuhn	Actor
9	NOMINATED	2014 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design	Ben Stanton	Lighting Designer
10	WON	2014 Drama Critics' Circle Award, Best Musical	Lisa Kron	Book
			Jeanine Tesori	Music
			Lisa Kron	Lyricist
11	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical
12	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Sydney Lucas	Actor
13	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical	Sam Gold	Director
14	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music	Jeanine Tesori	Music
15	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics	Lisa Kron	Lyricist
16	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Book of a Musical	Lisa Kron	Book
17	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Orchestrations	John Clancy	Orchestrations
18	NOMINATED	2014 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical	Kai Harada	Sound Designer
19	NOMINATED	2014 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Musical
20	NOMINATED	2014 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance	Michael Cerveris	Actor
21	NOMINATED	2014 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance	Sydney Lucas	Actor
22	NOMINATED	2014 Hewes Design Award, Costume Design	David Zinn	Costume Designer
23	WON	2014 Obie Award, Performance	Sydney Lucas	Actor
24	WON	2014 Obie Award, Musical Theater	Lisa Kron	Book
			Jeanine Tesori	Music
			Sam Gold	Director
			The Public Theater	Producer
25	WON	2014 Off Broadway Alliance Award, Best New Musical
26	WON	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
27	NOMINATED	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Book of a Musical
28	NOMINATED	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Score	Jeanine Tesori	Music
29	NOMINATED	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Michael Cerveris	Actor
30	NOMINATED	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Judy Kuhn	Actor
			Sydney Lucas	Actor
31	NOMINATED	2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical	Sam Gold	Director
32	NOMINATED	2014 Pulitzer Prize, Drama	Lisa Kron	Book
			Jeanine Tesori	Music

Notes

Broadway transfer in Spring 2015