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Chekhov's tragicomic masterpiece of dashed dreams, thwarted love and eternal longing.

Story:

Two lives, Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya, are at the core of this play. They work their small estate, live frugally and keep their emotions tightly reined in. Then they are visited by a relative, Professor Serebryakov, and his beautiful young wife, Elena. Vanya falls helplessly in love with Elena, Sonya with a local doctor—and their lives implode.

Production Rights

Adaptation by Annie Baker
Adaptation by Brian Friel
Adaptation by David Mamet
Student Edition by Michael Frayn
Translation by Curt Columbus
Translation by Jean-Claude van Itallie
Translation by Stark Young

: Playwright
Anton Chekhov

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Jolson's 59th Street Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 20, 1923

Producer: F. Ray Comstock, Morris Gest and The Moscow Art Theatre

Jan 1924 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Jolson's 59th Street Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 1, 1924

Producer: F. Ray Comstock, Morris Gest and The Moscow Art Theatre

May 1924 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Imperial Theatre

Opening Night: May 1, 1924

Producer: F. Ray Comstock, Morris Gest and The Moscow Art Theatre

1929 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Morosco Theatre

Opening Night: May 24, 1929

Total Performances: 2

Original Cast: Jules Artfield, Anton Bundsman, Morris Carnovsky, Marjorie Dalton, Herbert Druce, Ara Gerald, Rose Keane, Franchot Tone, Ludmilla Toretzka

Producer: Irma Kraft

Apr 1930 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Cort Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 15, 1930

Total Performances: 96

Original Cast: Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Connolly, Lillian Gish, Isabel Irving, Harold Johnsrud, Kate Mayhew, Osgood Perkins, Eugene Powers, Joanna Roos

Director: Jed Harris

Producer: Jed Harris

Costume Design: Herman Patrick Tappe and Fania Mindell

Sep 1930 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Booth Theatre

Opening Night: Sep 22, 1930

Total Performances: 16

Original Cast: Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Connolly, Lillian Gish, Isabel Irving, Zita Johann, Harold Johnsrud, Kate Mayhew, Osgood Perkins, Eugene Powers

Director: Jed Harris

Producer: Jed Harris

Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner

Costume Design: Herman Patrick Tappe and Fania Mindell

1946 Broadway Revival

Theatre: New Century Theatre

Opening Night: May 13, 1946

Total Performances: 5

Original Cast: Ena Burrill, Bryony Chapman, Nicholas Hannen, Margaret Leighton, William Monk, Laurence Olivier, Joyce Redman, George Relph, Ralph Richardson

Director: John Burrell

Producer: Theatre Incorporated and The Old Vic Company

Scenic Design: Tanya Moiseiwitsch

Costume Design: Tanya Moiseiwitsch

Lighting Design: John Sullivan

1973 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Circle in the Square Theatre

Opening Night: Jun 4, 1973

Total Performances: 64

Original Cast: Conrad Bain, Julie Christie, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes, Cathleen Nesbitt, George C. Scott, Nicol Williamson, Elizabeth Wilson, Rod Loomis, R. Mack Miller, Tom Tarpey

Director: Mike Nichols

Producer: Circle in the Square

Scenic Design: Tony Walton

Lighting Design: Jules Fisher

Hair Design: Paul Huntley

1995 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Circle in the Square Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 23, 1995

Total Performances: 29

Original Cast: Gerry Bamman, Richard Council, Tom Courtenay, Amanda Donohoe, James Fox, Elizabeth Franz, Bette Henritze, Werner Klemperer, Kate Skinner

Director: Braham Murray

Producer: Circle in the Square

Scenic Design: Loren Sherman

Costume Design: Mimi Maxmen

Lighting Design: Tharon Musser

Sound Design: John Kilgore

Hair Design: Paul Huntley

2000 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 30, 2000

Total Performances: 49

Original Cast: Derek Jacobi, Laura Linney, Brian Murray, Roger Rees, Jonah Bay, Torben Brooks, James Coyle, Rita Gam, Greg Keller, David Patrick Kelly, Anne Pitoniak, Amy Ryan

Director: Michael Mayer

Producer: The Roundabout Theatre Company

Scenic Design: Tony Walton

Costume Design: Tony Walton

Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner

Sound Design: David Van Tieghem

Hair and Wig Design: Paul Huntley

2024 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theater

Opening Night: April 24, 2024

Total Performances: 54

Translation: Heidi Schreck

Original Cast: Steve Carell, Jonathan Hadary, Jayne Houdyshell, William Jackson Harper, Spencer Donovan Jones, Mia Katigbak, Alfred Molina, Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose

Director: Lila Neugebauer

Producer: Lincoln Center Theater

Scenic Design: Mimi Lien

Costume Design: Kaye Voyce

Lighting Design: Lap Chi Chu

Sound Design: Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake

1957 Film Version

Movie Name: Uncle Vanya

Type: Feature Film

Director: John Goetz and Franchot Tone

Screenplay: Stark Young

Starring: Franchot Tone, Clarence Derwent, Dolores Dorn

1963 Film Version

Movie Name: Uncle Vanya

Type: Feature Film

Director: Stuart Burge

Screenplay: Constance Garnett

Starring: Michael Redgrave, Robert Lang, Max Adrian

1970 Film Version

Movie Name: Uncle Vanya

Type: Feature Film

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy

Screenplay: Andrey Konchalovskiy

Starring: Irina Anisimova-Wulf, Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Kupchenko

2020 Film Version

Movie Name: Uncle Vanya

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Director: Ross MacGibbon and Ian Rickson

Screenplay: Conor McPherson

Starring: Roger Allam, Richard Armitage, Anna Calder-Marshall

Stream Online Now

: 2020 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via Amazon

Books

: Play Script

Audiobook

: Audiobook Read By LATW

Videos

: 2020 Version DVD

: 1963 Version DVD

: 1957 Version DVD

: 2020 Version Blu-Ray

Merchandise

: Merchandise on Ebay

2024 Tony Award Nominations

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - William Jackson Harper

2024 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play - Lila Neugebauer
Distinguished Performance Award - Steve Carell
Distinguished Performance Award - Willam Jackson Harper

2024 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play - Marin Ireland
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play

2000 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actress In A Play - Amy Ryan
Best Scenic Design

2000 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Outstanding Actor In A Play - Derek Jacobi
Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play - Brian Murray
Outstanding Director Of A Play
Outstanding Set Design Of A Play

1974 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actor In Play - George C. Scott
Best Actor In Play - Nicol Williamson
Best Direction Of A Play

1974 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Performance - Nicol Williamson

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