A hit novel that became a hit play that became a hit film! Jack Nicholson played the leading role of McMurphy in the movie as a charming rogue who pleads insanity to get out of his latest prison sentence. Unfortunately, his plan backfires and he is sent to a mental institution where he clashes head on with a fierce disciplinarian by the name of Nurse Ratched. McMurphy and Ratched compete for the hearts and minds of the other patients in a power struggle of wits and charisma versus smarts and tyranny. He leads his fellow patients out of introversion, stages a revolt so that they can see the World Series on television, and arranges a rollicking midnight party with liquor and loose women. The play stands as one of the finest dramatic and heart-wrenching scripts in modern theatre and culminates in both a shocking yet somehow sweet ending. (Contains some adult language)
| 1963 | Broadway |
Broadway |
| 2001 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival - Play | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 2001 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Gary Sinise |
| 2001 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Gary Sinise |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Michael Leavitt |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Fox Theatricals |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Anita Waxman |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Elizabeth Williams |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | John York Noble |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Randall L. Wreghitt |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Dori Berinstein |
| 2001 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | The Steppenwolf Theatre Company |
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