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''The Heiress'' is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel ''Washington Square''. ==Productions== The play opened on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on September 29, 1947 and closed on September 18, 1948 after 410 performances. Directed by Jed Harris the cast starred Wendy Hiller, Basil Rathbone, and Peter Cookson. The production then opened in London at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in 1949 starring Ralph Richardson and Peggy Ashcroft and ran for 644 performances.〔Gaye, p. 1532〕 The play has been revived four times on Broadway:〔("''The Heiress'' on Broadway" ) ibdb.com, accessed June 16, 2012〕 *February 8, 1950 to February 19, 1950 at the New York City Center - 16 performances *April 20, 1976 to May 9, 1976 at the Broadhurst Theatre - 23 performances *March 9, 1995 to December 31, 1995 at the Cort Theatre - 340 performances and 33 previews *November 1, 2012 to February 9, 2013 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.〔''Playbill''〕 The 1995 production starred Cherry Jones as Catherine Sloper, Philip Bosco as Dr. Austin Sloper, Jon Tenney as Morris Townsend, and Frances Sternhagen as Lavinia Penniman and was directed by Gerald Gutierrez.〔Canby, Vincent.("Theater Review: The Heiress; Is She Loved For Her Money? Well, of Course!" )''The New York Times'', March 10, 1995〕 The play won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, with Jones, Sternhagen and director Gerald Gutierrez winning Tonys as well.〔("Tony Awards 1995" ) infoplease.com, accessed June 16, 2012〕 A Broadway revival began previews in October 2012 at the Walter Kerr Theatre for a limited engagement, with direction by Moisés Kaufman and starring Jessica Chastain, David Strathairn, Dan Stevens, and Judith Ivey.〔Jones, Kenneth.(" 'The Heiress' Will Play the Walter Kerr; Judith Ivey Joins Broadway Revival" ) Playbill.com, July 9, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Heiress (1947 play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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