Ulysses in Nighttown
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Ulysses in Nighttown is a play based on the fifteenth episode of the 1922 novel Ulysses by James Joyce (unique among the book's episodes in that it is written as a play script) that was adapted by and contains incidental music by Peter Link. The show opened Off-Broadway in 1958 with Zero Mostel to a long and successful run, earning Mostel an Obie Award. It debuted on Broadway on February 15, 1974 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 69 performances. The show had previously done a preview run of 26 performances in Philadelphia. The cast included Zero Mostel, Margery Beddow, Fionnula Flanagan, Gale Garnett, Tommy Lee Jones, and David Ogden Stiers.
Awards and honors[]
Original Broadway production[]
Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1974 | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | |
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play | Zero Mostel | Nominated | ||
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play | Fionnula Flanagan | Nominated | ||
Best Direction of a Play | Burgess Meredith | Nominated | ||
Best Scenic Design | Ed Wittstein | Nominated | ||
Best Lighting Design | Jules Fisher | Won | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Performance | Zero Mostel | Won |
See also[]
Ulysses, Episode 15 "Circe"
Sources[]
Categories:
- 1958 plays
- Broadway plays
- Cultural depictions of James Joyce
- Off-Broadway plays
- Plays based on novels
- Ulysses (novel)