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Deathtrap 1978

Opened: February 26, 1978
Closing: June 13, 1982

Deathtrap - 1978 Broadway History , Info & More

Biltmore Theatre
261-5 West 47th St. New York, NY

Comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? DEATHTRAP provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness, and offers hilariously sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be spellbound until the very last moment.


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Routledge Publishes 'In The Long Run: A Cultural History Of Broadway's Hit Plays'
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2019


Covering 100 years of theatre history, In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays traces the long-running Broadway play as a distinct cultural phenomenon that rises and falls from 1918 to 2018. The book presents in-depth analysis of 15 plays that ran over 1,000 performances, examining what made each so popular in its time-and then, in many cases, fall into obscurity.

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1978   Broadway
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2010   West End London Revival
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Deathtrap - 1978 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1978 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Marc B. Weiss
1978 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design William Ritman
1978 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actor John Wood
1978 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Robert Moore
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Victor Garber
1978 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Marian Seldes
1978 Tony Awards Best Play Ira Levin
1978 Tony Awards Best Play Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
1978 Tony Awards Best Play Roger L. Stevens

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