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The Suicide
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The Suicide Playbill - Oct 1980
The Suicide
Broadway
Original
ANTA Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Nikolai Erdman
People (59)
Derek Jacobi
Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov
(Original)
Grayson Hall
Serafima Ilyinishna
(Original)
John Heffernan
Aristarkh Dominikovich Grand-Skubik
(Original)
Angela Pietropinto
Maria Lukyanovna
(Original)
Susan Edwards
Vtoraya
(Original)
Laura Esterman
Cleopatra Maximovna
(Original)
Clarence Felder
Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin
(Original)
Cheryl Giannini
Tretya
(Original)
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Margarita Ivanovna
(Original)
John Christopher Jones
Yegor Timofeevich
(Original)
David Patrick Kelly
A Young Boy
(Original)
Pervy
(Original)
Derek Meader
Vtoroy
(Original)
William Myers
Father Yelpidy
(Original)
Mary Lou Rosato
Raisa Filippovna
(Original)
David Sabin
Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov
(Original)
Leda Siskind
Pervaya
(Original)
Woman with young boy
(Original)
Chip Zien
Victor Victorovich
(Original)
Jeff Zinn
Trety
(Original)
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Derek Jacobi
Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov
(Original)
Grayson Hall
Serafima Ilyinishna
(Original)
John Heffernan
Aristarkh Dominikovich Grand-Skubik
(Original)
Angela Pietropinto
Maria Lukyanovna
(Original)
Susan Edwards
Vtoraya
(Original)
Laura Esterman
Cleopatra Maximovna
(Original)
Clarence Felder
Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin
(Original)
Cheryl Giannini
Tretya
(Original)
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Margarita Ivanovna
(Original)
John Christopher Jones
Yegor Timofeevich
(Original)
David Patrick Kelly
A Young Boy
(Original)
Pervy
(Original)
Derek Meader
Vtoroy
(Original)
William Myers
Father Yelpidy
(Original)
Mary Lou Rosato
Raisa Filippovna
(Original)
David Sabin
Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov
(Original)
Leda Siskind
Pervaya
(Original)
Woman with young boy
(Original)
Chip Zien
Victor Victorovich
(Original)
Jeff Zinn
Trety
(Original)
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Nikolai Erdman
Writer
George Genereux, Jr.
Translator
Jacob Volkov
Translator
Bill Dyer
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Producer
Trinity Square Repertory Company (Adrian Hall, Director)
Book Adaptor
Original Producer
Jonas Jurasas
Book Adaptor
Director
Ara Fitzgerald
Movement
Santo Loquasto
Scenic Design
Costume Design
F. Mitchell Dana
Lighting Design
Jack Shearing
Sound Design
J. Roy Helland
Hair Design
Make-Up Design
Richard Weinstock
Incidental Music
Roman Romanov
Musical Consultant
Peter Lawrence
Production Stage Manager
Jim Woolley
Stage Manager
Sarah Whitham
Assistant Stage Manager
Arthur P. Siccardi
Technical Coordinator
T.N.I. Casting
Casting
Julie Hughes
Casting
Barry Moss
Casting
Michael Henry Heim
Literary Consultant
Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.
General Manager
Douglas C. Baker
Associate General Manager
Mark Andrews
Company Manager
Jeffrey Richards Associates
General Press Representative
Ash / LeDonne
Advertising
Peter Cunningham
Photographer
Gilbert Lesser
Poster Design
The Aurora StageWing, Inc.
Producer
Richard De Benidictis
Producer
R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr.
Associate Producer
Peter Neufeld
Associate Producer
James L. Stewart
Executive Producer
Rich Irvine
Executive Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Sep
22
1980
Opening Date
Oct
9
1980
Closing Date
Nov
30
1980
Previews
20
Performances
60
as of Jun 15, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1981
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Derek Jacobi
Nominee
Tony Award
1981
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Santo Loquasto
Nominee
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