Marvin's Room

Theatre: American Airlines
Status: Closed
(June 08, 2017 - August 27, 2017 )
  • Rehearsal: May 9, 2017
  • Preview: June 8, 2017
  • Open: June 29, 2017
  • Close: August 27, 2017
Play - Revival - Broadway Premiere
Running Time: 2hrs 15mins

Estranged sisters Lee and Bessie have never seen eye to eye. Lee is a single mother who's been busy raising her troubled teenage son, Hank. Bessie's got her hands full with their elderly father and his soap opera-obsessed sister. When Bessie is diagnosed with leukemia, the two women reunite for the first time in 18 years.

For The Record:

"Marvin's Room" had its World Premiere at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago, IL on February 19th, 1990 and had its New York premiere, Off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on November 15th 1991, with a cast that included Lisa Emery as Lee, Laura Esterman as Bessie, Mark Rosenthal as Hank and Alice Drummond as Aunt Ruth.

Total Gross: $2,366,005
Average Weekly Gross: $197,167
Total Attendance: 47,375
Average Weekly Attendance: 71%

Staff & Creative Team

Associate Producer:

David Binder
Sharon Karmazin

Press Agent:

Polk & Co

Production Stage Manager:

Barclay Stiff

Director:

Anne Kauffman

Settings:

Lael Jellinek

Costumes:

Jessica Pabst

Lighting:

Japhy Weideman

Sound & Original Music:

Daniel Kluger

Cast

Lee 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Bessie 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Ruth 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Hank 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Bob/Marvin 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Dr Charlotte 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Charlie 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017
Dr Wally 06/08/2017 - 08/27/2017