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Philadelphia, Here I Come!

Philadelphia, Here I Come!

by Brian Friel

Comedy
Critically-Acclaimed
Medium Cast (9-13)

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Philadelphia, Here I Come!

Philadelphia, Here I Come!





The Brian Friel's Broadway debut play.


Story:

On the eve of his departure for Philadelphia, Gar, an Irishman, with his private thoughts in the form of a humorous doppelganger onstage, observes the life ahead and the provincial existence he is leaving behind.


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Playwright

Playwright
Brian Friel



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Helen Hayes Theatre, Plymouth Theatre
Opening Night
Feb 16, 1966
Total Performances
326
Original Cast
Patrick Bedford, Joseph Boland, Thomas Connolly, Donal Donnelly, William Griffis, John Cecil Holm, Eamon Kelly, Donald Marye, Dermot McNamara, Eamon Morrissey, Mairin D. O'Sullivan, Lanna Saunders, Mavis Villiers, Joseph Warren
Director
Hilton Edwards
Producer
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Scenic Design
Lloyd Burlingame
Costume Design
Lloyd Burlingame

1994 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Criterion Center Stage Right
Opening Night
Sep 8, 1994
Total Performances
52
Original Cast
Pauline Flanagan, Robert Sean Leonard, Milo O'Shea, Jim True, Jarlath Conroy, Joel James Forsythe, Gregory Grene, Miriam Healy-Louie, Leo Leyden, Peter McRobbie, James Murtaugh, Aideen O'Kelly, Timothy Reynolds, Robert Stattel
Director
Joe Dowling
Producer
The Roundabout Theatre Company
Scenic Design
John Lee Beatty
Costume Design
Catherine Zuber
Lighting Design
Christopher Akerlind
Sound Design
Philip Campanella
Hair & Wig Design
Tom Watson

1974 Film Version

Movie Name
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Type
Irish Feature Film
Director
John Quested
Screenplay
Brian Friel
Starring
Siobhán McKenna, Donal McCann, Des Cave


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1984 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via Amazon







1966 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Actor In Play - Patrick Bedford
Best Actor In Play - Donal Donnelly
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Eamon Kelly
Best Featured Actress In A Play - Mairin D. O'Sullivan
Best Direction Of A Play

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