As Is (play)
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As Is is a play by William M. Hoffman. It focuses on the effect AIDS, then a fairly new epidemic, has on a group of friends living in New York City.
The Circle Repertory Company and The Glines co-production, directed by Marshall W. Mason, opened on March 10, 1985 at the Circle Theatre, where it ran for 49 performances. Produced by John Glines, Lawrence Lane, Lucille Lortel, and the Shubert Organization, it then transferred to Broadway, opening on May 1 at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 285 performances following six previews. The cast included Jonathan Hadary, Jonathan Hogan, Lou Liberatore, Ken Kliban, and Claris Erickson. Scenic design was by David Potts, lighting design by Dennis Parichy, and costume design by Michael Warren Powell.
In 1986, Hoffman adapted the play for a television production starring Hadary, Robert Carradine, and Colleen Dewhurst, and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. Both Hadary and Carradine were nominated for CableACE Awards.
[edit] 1985 Awards and nominations
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play (winner)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play (Hogan, nominee)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Kliban, nominee)
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play (Mason, nominee)
- Tony Award Best Play (nominee)
- Tony Award Best Actor in Play (Hogan, nominee)
- Tony Award Best Direction of a Play (Mason, nominee)
[edit] External links
- Frank Rich Stage: 'As Is,' About AIDS, Opens The New York Times, March 11, 1985.
- FROM LYCEUM’S STAGE, A DISCUSSION ON AIDS The New York Times, October 13, 1985
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- Mel Gussow on the movie "AS IS," A PERSONAL STORY OF AIDS The New York Times, August 6, 1986.
- Internet Movie Database listing
