Doubt Breaks House Record at Walter Kerr for Second Time
By: BWW News Desk May. 17, 2005
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DOUBT, the critically acclaimed play by John Patrick Shanley, has broken the house record at the Walter Kerr Theatre for the second time during its run.
For the week of May 9-15, DOUBT grossed $447,964, playing to 94% capacity. That beat the record that DOUBT had set during the week of April 25-May 1, when the production grossed $445,469, breaking the record of $430,173 set by Proof for the holiday week of December 24-30, 2001.
DOUBT is the winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play of the Year, the Drama League Award for Distinguished Play, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Play and four Lucille Lortel Awards, including Best Play. The production is nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Play.
DOUBT, written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Doug Hughes, is playing at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).
Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, DOUBT is the story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision. Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues…even if she's not entirely certain of the truth?
The production stars Cherry Jones as Sister Aloysius and Brían F. O'Byrne as Father Flynn, with Heather Goldenhersh as Sister James and Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Muller.
Set design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design is by Catherine Zuber, lighting design is by Pat Collins, original music and sound design is by David Van Tieghem.
DOUBT is produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions Inc. (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer), Roger Berlind and Scott Rudin. DOUBT is author John Patrick Shanley's first play to be produced on Broadway.
Performance schedule is Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM.
Tickets are available by calling Telecharge.com at 212: 239-6200 or at the Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48th Street).
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