Butterflies Are Free 1969 - Articles Page 2.6

Opened: October 21, 1969
Closing: July 02, 1972

Butterflies Are Free - 1969 - Broadway History , Info & More

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Butterflies are Free is a romantic comedy that centers on a blind man's attempt at self-reliance, a young woman's fear of commitment, and a loving mother's struggle with letting her son go. The original Broadway production opened in 1969, and won a Supporting Actress Tony award for Blythe Danner. A successful movie version starred Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert and won Eileen Heckart an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress in 1972.

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Butterflies Are Free - 1969 - Broadway Articles Page 2.6

Danner, Groff Set For Westport Reading Of BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE 6/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 12, 2010


Forty seasons ago, Westport Country Playhouse staged 'Butterflies Are Free' with Blythe Danner as the ingenious girl who falls in love with a blind boy, played by Keir Dullea.

Servitto Joins Dullea In Keen Co's I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2010


Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions announced today that Matt Servitto will join Keir Dullea in the upcoming revival of I Never Sang for My Father by Robert Anderson at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1.

Keir Dullea Returns to the Stage in I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER at Theatre Row, 3/23 - 5/1
by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2010


Keir Dullea will make his long-awaited return to the stage in Robert Anderson's I Never Sang for My Father, presented by the Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions, at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1. Directed by Jonathan Silverstein, I Never Sang for My Father marks the second Anderson play presented by Keen, following the success of its 2007 critically acclaimed production of Tea & Sympathy.

Servitto Joins Dullea In Keen Co's I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 4, 2010


Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions announced today that Matt Servitto will join Keir Dullea in the upcoming revival of I Never Sang for My Father by Robert Anderson at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1.

Keir Dullea Returns to the Stage in I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER at Theatre Row, 3/23 - 5/1
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 19, 2009


Keir Dullea will make his long-awaited return to the stage in Robert Anderson's I Never Sang for My Father, presented by the Keen Company in association with Wiltsie Bridge Productions, at Theatre Row from March 23 - May 1. Directed by Jonathan Silverstein, I Never Sang for My Father marks the second Anderson play presented by Keen, following the success of its 2007 critically acclaimed production of Tea & Sympathy.

Duncan Sheik and Lauren Pritchard to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse 11/14
by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2008


Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter/composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, along with captivating original materials, in a concert on Friday, November 14, 8 p.m.

Hensley and Dullea to Read THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, Directed by Joanne Woodward at WPC
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2008


Shuler Hensley ('Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical'), Keir Dullea ('The Good Shepherd') and other actors will read the Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'They Knew What They Wanted,' written by Sidney Howard and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, November 10, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse

Duncan Sheik and Lauren Pritchard to Perform at Westport Country Playhouse 11/14
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 29, 2008


Tony Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter/composer Duncan Sheik will perform selections from his hit musical 'Spring Awakening,' winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including Best Musical, along with captivating original materials, in a concert on Friday, November 14, 8 p.m.

Hensley and Dullea to Read THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED, Directed by Joanne Woodward at WPC
by Faetra Petillo - Oct 28, 2008


Shuler Hensley ('Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical'), Keir Dullea ('The Good Shepherd') and other actors will read the Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'They Knew What They Wanted,' written by Sidney Howard and directed by Joanne Woodward, on Monday, November 10, 7 p.m., at Westport Country Playhouse

TheatreWorks Presents Schwartz's 'Snapshots' Starting 6/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2008


TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, opens its 39th season with the dazzling West Coast Premiere of Snapshots, the latest musical from legendary Broadway (Wicked) and Hollywood (Enchanted) composer Stephen Schwartz.

Butterflies Are Free Flutters Off-Off-Bway, Oct. 20-30
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2005


Leonard Gershe's Butterflies Are Free will be presented off-off-Broadway from October 20th through 30th

Butterflies Are Free FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Butterflies Are Free have there been?
Butterflies Are Free has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1969 and Broadway which opened in 1969.
What Tony Awards has Butterflies Are Free been nominated for?
Best Direction of a Play for Milton Katselas .

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