Skylight (Broadway, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 1996) | Playbill

Skylight

Broadway
Play
Original


SYNOPSIS: On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship, only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.

Skylight had its premiere at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in May 1995; the production transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End in February 1996.
People (31)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1997 Outstanding Actress in a Play Nominee
1997 Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominee
Drama League
1997 Distinguished Production of a Play Nominee
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1997 Best Foreign Play Winner
Theatre World Awards
1997 Theatre World Special Award Winner
Tony Award
1997 Play Nominee
1997 Best Actress in a Play Nominee
1997 Best Actor in a Play Nominee
1997 Best Direction of a Play Nominee

QUICK STATS

(as of Dec 29, 1996) Total Current Gross: $4,514,236.00 Highest Weekly Gross: $334,249.00 (Week Ending Oct 6, 1996)   Average Ticket Price: $42.22 Average % Capacity: 79.42%

Grosses

Week Ending Week Number This Week Gross Potential Gross Diff $ Avg Ticket Top Ticket Seats Sold Seats in Theatre Perfs Previews % Cap This Week Diff % cap
Dec 29, 1996 31 $315,416.00 $0.00 $81,019.00 $43.78 $55.00 7,204 1,058 8 0 85.11% 22.40%
Dec 22, 1996 30 $234,397.00 $0.00 -$23,665.00 $44.16 $55.00 5,308 1,058 8 0 62.71% -5.93%
Dec 15, 1996 29 $258,062.00 $0.00 -$11,177.00 $44.42 $55.00 5,810 1,058 8 0 68.64% -2.64%
Dec 8, 1996 28 $269,239.00 $0.00 -$13,562.00 $44.63 $55.00 6,033 1,058 8 0 71.28% -1.25%
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