The Heidi Chronicles
| The Heidi Chronicles | |
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| Written by | Wendy Wasserstein |
| Characters | Heidi Holland Peter Patrone Scoop Rosenbaum Susan Johnston Lisa Jill Fran |
| Date premiered | November 18, 1988 |
| Place premiered |
Playwrights Horizons New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | New York, Chicago, Manchester, New Hampshire, Ann Arbor, 1965-1989 |
The Heidi Chronicles is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan.
The play premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on November 18, 1988 and closed on February 19, 1989 after 99 performances. It then transferred to Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre, opening on March 9, 1989 and closing on September 1, 1990, after 622 performances. Both productions were directed by Sullivan. The set design was by Thomas Lynch, costume design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser and lighting design by Pat Collins. The cast starred Joan Allen as Heidi, Boyd Gaines as Peter, and Peter Friedman as Scoop. Sarah Jessica Parker was featured in three small roles off-Broadway; those roles were played by Cynthia Nixon for the Broadway run.
Replacement actors on Broadway included Christine Lahti, Brooke Adams, and Mary McDonnell as Heidi, David Hyde Pierce as Peter, and Tony Shalhoub as Scoop.
Two Broadway Heidis married the actor who played opposite them as Scoop: Joan Allen and Peter Friedman (now divorced) and Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub.
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