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One Act
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Bad Habits Playbill - May 1974
Ravenswood
Broadway
One Act
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Terrence McNally
People (38)
F. Murray Abraham
Roy Pitt
(Original)
Emory Bass
Hiram Spane
(Original)
Paul Benedict
Jason Pepper, M.D.
(Original)
Cynthia Harris
April Pitt
(Original)
Michael Lombard
Harry Scupp
(Original)
J. Frank Lucas
Francis Tear
(Original)
Doris Roberts
Dolly Scupp
(Original)
Henry Sutton
Otto
(Original)
Doris Belack
April Pitt
(Replacement)
Sasha von Scherler
Dolly Scupp
(Replacement)
Brooks Morton
Francis Tear
(Replacement)
Joseph Leon
Harry Scupp
(Replacement)
John Heffernan
Jason Pepper, M.D.
(Replacement)
Paul B. Price
Jason Pepper, M.D.
(Replacement)
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F. Murray Abraham
Roy Pitt
(Original)
Emory Bass
Hiram Spane
(Original)
Paul Benedict
Jason Pepper, M.D.
(Original)
Cynthia Harris
April Pitt
(Original)
Michael Lombard
Harry Scupp
(Original)
J. Frank Lucas
Francis Tear
(Original)
Doris Roberts
Dolly Scupp
(Original)
Henry Sutton
Otto
(Original)
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Terrence McNally
Writer
Robert Drivas
Director
Michael Yeargan
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lawrence S. King
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Ken Billington
Lighting Design
Robert Vandergriff
Production Stage Manager
Tony de Santis
Assistant Stage Manager
Assistant to the Director
Howard Feuer
Casting
Judith Binus
Assistant to Mr. Billington
Gary Keeper
Production Assistant
Leonard A. Mulhern
General Manager
Maribeth Gilbert
Company Manager
Michael Alpert Public Relations
General Press Representative
Ellen Levene
Press Representative
Marilynn LeVine
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Anne Obert Weinberg
Press Assistant
David Relyea
Assistant to the General Manager
Adela Holzer
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Apr
30
1974
Opening Date
May
5
1974
Closing Date
Oct
5
1974
Performances
177
as of Jan 06, 2026
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Awards
Outer Critics Circle
1974
Outstanding Actress in a Play
Doris Roberts
Winner
Shows That Opened That Season: 1974–1975
Clarence Darrow
My Fat Friend
Dance of Death
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