The Heiress Revival 1995

Opened: March 9, 1995
Closing: December 31, 1995

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The Heiress FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Heiress have there been?
The Heiress has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1947, Broadway which opened in 1950, Broadway which opened in 1976, Broadway which opened in 1995 and Broadway which opened in 2012.
What Tony Awards has The Heiress been nominated for?
Best Costume Design for Jane Greenwood , Best Direction of a Play for Gerald Gutierrez , Best Lighting Design for Beverly EmmonsBest Revival of a Play for Lincoln Center Theater and Best Scenic Design for John Lee Beatty.
What Tony Awards has The Heiress won?
Best Costume Design for Jane Greenwood , Best Direction of a Play for Gerald Gutierrez , Best Lighting Design for Beverly Emmons, Best Revival of a Play for Lincoln Center Theater, Best Scenic Design for John Lee Beatty, .
What awards has The Heiress been nominated for?
The Heiress has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Jane Greenwood, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Gerald Gutierrez, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Beverly Emmons, Outstanding Revival - Reinterpretation (Drama Desk Awards) for Lincoln Center Theatre and The Heiress, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Cherry Jones, Best Off Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cherry Jones, Best Revival - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for Jane Greenwood, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Beverly Emmons, and Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for John Lee Beatty.
What awards has The Heiress won?
The Heiress has won several awards, including Outstanding Costume Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Jane Greenwood, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Gerald Gutierrez, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Beverly Emmons, Outstanding Revival - Reinterpretation (Drama Desk Awards) for Lincoln Center Theatre, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Cherry Jones, Best Off Broadway Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cherry Jones, Best Revival - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards), Costume Design (The Hewes Awards) for Jane Greenwood, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Beverly Emmons, and Scenic Design (The Hewes Awards) for John Lee Beatty.

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