And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little is an American play written by Paul Zindel. The story involves three sisters: Catherine, an alcoholic; Anna, a hypochondriac and Ceil, an attention-starved socialite.

Paul Zindel wrote this play in the late 1960s. The show was first produced in 1967 in Los Angeles, but was not published until 1971 when the Dramatists Play Service in New York published it.

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on February 22, 1971 (previews) and closed on May 29, 1971 after 108 performances and 3 previews. Directed by Melvin Bernhardt, the cast included Julie Harris as Anna Reardon, Estelle Parsons as Catherine Reardon, Rae Allen as Fleur Stein, Bill Macy as Bob Stein, Nancy Marchand as Ceil Adams, Paul Lieber (in his Broadway debut) as Delivery Boy and Virginia Payne as Mrs. Pentrano.

Estelle Parsons was nominated for a 1971 Tony Award, Actress in a Play, and Rae Allen won the Tony Award, Featured Actress in a Play.

After the play closed on Broadway, it toured from June to August 1971. Julie Harris continued in her role of Anna through Boston, when Sandy Dennis took the role. The tour continued to the Westport Playhouse (Connecticut), the Cape Playhouse (Boston), the Lakewood Theatre (Maine), and the Ivoryton Playhouse (Connecticut). The play resumed at the Chicago Civic Theatre in January and February 1972, the Parker Playhouse (Ft. Lauderdale), and finally, the Hyde Park Playhouse (New York) in July 1972. Betty Garrett had joined the tour in Chicago as Catherine.

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little was Steppenwolf Theatre Company's first production, presented in January to February 1, 1974, directed by Rick Argosh.

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