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Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land
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Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land Playbill - Jan 1977
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Tom Stoppard
People (29)
Francis Bethencourt
McTeazle, M.P.
(Original)
Leila Blake
Mrs. Ebury, M.P.
(Original)
Jacob Brooke
Arthur
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Bernard
(Original)
Merwin Goldsmith
Withenshaw, M.P.
(Original)
Cecilia Hart
Maddie
(Original)
Stephen D. Newman
French, M.P.
(Original)
Remak Ramsay
Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.
(Original)
Stephen Scott
Home Secretary
(Original)
Michael Tolaydo
Chamberlain, M.P.
(Original)
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Francis Bethencourt
McTeazle, M.P.
(Original)
Leila Blake
Mrs. Ebury, M.P.
(Original)
Jacob Brooke
Arthur
(Original)
Humphrey Davis
Bernard
(Original)
Merwin Goldsmith
Withenshaw, M.P.
(Original)
Cecilia Hart
Maddie
(Original)
Stephen D. Newman
French, M.P.
(Original)
Remak Ramsay
Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.
(Original)
Stephen Scott
Home Secretary
(Original)
Michael Tolaydo
Chamberlain, M.P.
(Original)
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Tom Stoppard
Writer
Ed Berman
Director
Martin Aronstein
Lighting Design
Gabriella Falk
Original London Production Designed
Michael Yeargan
Scenery and Costumes Supervisor
Lawrence S. King
Scenery and Costumes Supervised
Marjorie Martin
Production Associate
Casting
Daniel Ostroff
Production Crew
Wally Peterson
Production Stage Manager
Michael McCarty
Assistant Stage Manager
Leonard A. Mulhern
General Manager
David Relyea
Associate General Manager
Seymour Krawitz
General Press Representative
Elliot Martin
Producer
Inter-Action's British American Repertory Company
Producer
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Produced by Arrangement with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jan
4
1977
Opening Date
Jan
11
1977
Closing Date
May
28
1977
Previews
7
Performances
159
as of Apr 13, 2026
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Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
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Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land - Opening Night
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1977
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Cecilia Hart
Nominee
Theatre World Awards
1977
Theatre World Award
Cecilia Hart
Winner
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