Stage play: Yentl. Written by Leah Napolin and
Isaac Bashevis Singer. Incidental music by Mel Marvin. Directed by
Robert Kalfin. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 23 Oct 1975- 2 May 1975 (223 performances + 11 previews that began on 15 Oct 1975). Cast:
Hy Anzell (as "Mordecai/Feitl"),
Herman O. Arbeit (as "Treitl/Reb Alter, Hadass' Father"),
Mary Ellen Ashley (as "Rivka/Necheleh/Chambermaid"), Robin Bartlett (as "Raizeleh/Avram"), Stephen dePietri (as "Shmuel/Zisheh/Dr. Chanina/Musician"), Blanche Dee (as "Pesheh"),
David Eric (as "Moishe/Gershon/Chaim/Musician"),
Tovah Feldshuh (as "Yentl"), Elaine Grollman (as "Zlateh"), Rita Karin (as "Yachna"), Lynn Ann Leveridge (as "Hadass"), Leland Moss (as "Lemmel/Yussel/Wedding Jester/Dr. Solomon/Mohel/Musician"), Albert M. Ottenheimer (as "Nehemiah/The Rabbi/Sheftel, the Tailor"),
Bernie Passeltiner (as "Reb Todrus/Fulcha/Laibish/The Cantor/Messenger/Musician"), Natalie Priest (as "Frumka, Hadass' Mother"),
Reuben Schafer (as "Reb Nata/The Shamus/Zelig"), Madeline Shaw (as "Zelda-Leah/Shimmel"), John V. Shea (as "Avigdor"), Michael James Stratford (as "Dovid/Yitzhok/Musician"), Diane Tarleton (as "Finkl/Berel"). Understudies: Herman O. Arbeit (as "Mordecai/Reb Todrus"), Mary Ellen Ashley (as "Frumka, Pesheh/Yachna"),
Robin Bartlett (as "Yentl"), Stephen dePietri (as "Lemmel"), David Eric (as "Fulcha/Messenger"), Richard Manheim (as "Chaim/Dovid/Shmuel"), Leland Moss (as "Reb Nata"), Bernie Passeltiner (as "Reb Alter/The Rabbi/Wedding Jester/Zelig"), Reuben Schafer (as "Feitl/Sheftel/The Cantor"), Madeline Shaw (as "Chambermaid/Necheleh/Rivka/Zlateh"), Michael James Stratford (as "Avigdor"), Diane Tarleton (as "Chambermaid/Hadass/Necheleh/Raizeleh/Zelda-Leah"). Produced by
Cheryl Crawford, Moe Septee, The Chelsea Theater Center (Robert Kalfin: Artistic Director. Michael David: Executive Director) and Mrs. Victor H. Potamkin. Associate Producer: Paul B. Berkowsky. Produced on film as
Yentl (1983). Theatre Owned and Operated by Nancy Enterprises Inc. (
Neil Simon, who had no artistic involvement with this production).
