Broadway Play Home - Private Lives

Noël Coward's witty and irreverent play about the people we cannot live with or without.

Story:

Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between passions of love and anger. Their aggrieved spouses appear and a roundelay of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed.

: Playwright
Noël Coward

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Times Square Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 27, 1931

Total Performances: 256

Original Cast: Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond, Laurence Olivier, Therese Quadri

Director: Noël Coward

Producer: Charles B. Cochran

Scenic Design: G.E. Calthrop

1948 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Plymouth Theatre

Opening Night: Oct 4, 1948

Total Performances: 248

Original Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Donald Cook, Barbara Baxley, Sybil Chase, William Langford, Therese Quadri

Director: Martin Manulis

Producer: John C. Wilson

Scenic Design: Charles Elson

1969 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Billy Rose Theatre, Broadhurst Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 4, 1969

Total Performances: 198

Original Cast: Brian Bedford, David Glover, Tammy Grimes, Suzanne Grossman, J. J. Lewis

Director: Stephen Porter

Producer: David Merrick

Scenic Design: James Tilton

Costume Design: Joe Eula

Lighting Design: James Tilton

1975 Broadway Revival

Theatre: 46th Street Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 6, 1975

Total Performances: 92

Original Cast: Niki Flacks, Remak Ramsay, Maggie Smith, John Standing, Marie Tommon

Director: John Gielgud

Producer: Arthur Cantor

Scenic Design: Anthony Powell

Costume Design: Germinal Rangal and Beatrice Dawson

Lighting Design: H. R. Poindexter

1983 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Opening Night: May 8, 1983

Total Performances: 63

Original Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, John Cullum, Kathryn Walker, Helena Carroll

Director: Milton Katselas

Producer: Elizabeth Theatre Group

Scenic Design: David Mitchell

Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge

Lighting Design: Tharon Musser

Sound Design: Jack Mann

Hair Design: Michael Kriston

1992 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadhurst Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 20, 1992

Total Performances: 37

Original Cast: Joan Collins, Simon Jones, Edward Duke, Margie Rynn, Jill Tasker

Director: Arvin Brown

Producer: Charles H. Duggan

Scenic Design: Loren Sherman

Costume Design: William Ivey Long

Lighting Design: Richard Nelson

Sound Design: Tom Morse

2002 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Richard Rodgers Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 28, 2002

Total Performances: 127

Original Cast: Lindsay Duncan, Alan Rickman, Emma Fielding, Adam Godley, Alex Belcourt

Director: Howard Davies

Producer: Emanuel Azenberg, Ira Pittelman, Scott Nederlander, Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Broccoli / Sine, James M. Nederlander, James L. Nederlander, Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, Duncan C. Weldon, Paul Elliott and Triumph Entertainment Partners Ltd.

Scenic Design: Tim Hatley

Costume Design: Jenny Beavan

Lighting Design: Peter Mumford

Sound Design: John Leonard

2011 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Music Box Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 17, 2011

Total Performances: 53

Original Cast: Kim Cattrall, Paul Gross, Simon Paisley Day, Anna Madeley, Caroline Lena Olsson

Director: Sir Richard Eyre

Producer: Duncan C. Weldon & Paul Elliott, Theatre Royal Bath, Terri & Timothy Childs, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bill Ballard and David Mirvish

Scenic Design: Rob Howell

Costume Design: Rob Howell

Lighting Design: David Howe

Sound Design: Chris Cronin

1931 Film Version

Movie Name: Private Lives

Type: Hollywood Feature Film

Director: Sidney Franklin

Starring: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny

2013 Film Version

Movie Name: Private Lives

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Starring: Anthony Calf, Anna Chancellor, Sue Kelvin

1976 TV Film Version

Movie Name: Private Lives

Type: Made for TV Movie

Director: John Gorrie

Starring: Alec McCowen, Penelope Keith, Polly Adams

Stream Online Now

: 2013 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via BroadwayHD

Books

: Play Script

Audiobook

: Audiobook Read By LATW

Videos

: 1931 Hollywood Version DVD

Merchandise

: Merchandise on Ebay

2002 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play
Best Actress In A Play - Lindsay Duncan
Best Scenic Design
Best Actor In Play - Alan Rickman
Best Costume Design
Best Direction Of A Play

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Outstanding Actress In A Play - Lindsay Duncan
Outstanding Set Design Of A Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Alan Rickman
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design

2002 Theatre World Award Nominations

Emma Fielding
Adam Godley

1975 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress In A Play - Maggie Smith

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress In A Play - Maggie Smith

1970 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress In A Play - Tammy Grimes

1970 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Performance - Brian Bedford
Outstanding Performance - Tammy Grimes

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About the Play

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Broadway Premiere

1948 Broadway Revival

1969 Broadway Revival

1975 Broadway Revival

1983 Broadway Revival

1992 Broadway Revival

2002 Broadway Revival

2011 Broadway Revival

1931 Film Version

2013 Film Version

1976 TV Film Version

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Awards and Reviews

2002 Tony Award Nominations

2002 Drama Desk Award Nominations

2002 Theatre World Award Nominations

1975 Tony Award Nominations

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

1970 Tony Award Nominations

1970 Drama Desk Award Nominations

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