The Suicide Broadway Original Cast

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Susan Edwards

Raisa Filippovna (u/s)

Vtoraya

(Applause Books)

Laura Esterman

Cleopatra Maximovna

(a beauty who has seen better days)

Clarence Felder

Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin

(the upstairs neighbor)

Cheryl Giannini

Cleopatra Maximovna (u/s)

Serafima Ilyinishna (u/s)

Tretya

(Applause Books)

Grayson Hall

Serafima Ilyinishna

(Senya's mother-in-law)

John Heffernan (i)

Aristarkh Dominikovich Grand-Skubik

(an intellectual)

Russell Horton

Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov

(Applause Books)

Derek Jacobi

Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov

(Senya, the would-be suicide)

Carol Mayo Jenkins

Margarita Ivanovna

(Senya's close and dear friend)

John Christopher Jones

Yegor Timofeevich

(a Marxist)

John Christopher Jones, who has an extensive Broadway career including his role in "The Suicide," has also made significant contributions to New York theatre and film, and is an Associate Director of the Depot Theatre in upstate New York. more...

Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin (u/s)

Father Yelpidy (u/s)

Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov (u/s)

(Applause Books)

Derek Meader

Victor Victorovich (u/s)

(Applause Books)

(a priest)

Margarita Ivanovna (u/s)

Pervaya (u/s)

Tretya (u/s)

Vtoraya (u/s)

Woman with young boy (u/s)

(Applause Books)

Angela Pietropinto

Maria Lukyanovna

(Masha, Senya's wife)

Mary Lou Rosato

Raisa Filippovna

(Cleopatra's rival)

David Sabin

Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov

(a butcher)

Yegor Timofeevich (u/s)

(Applause Books)

Leda Siskind

Maria Lukyanovna (u/s)

(a writer)

Chip Zien, who played a role in the Broadway production of THE SUICIDE alongside Derek Jacobi, is widely recognized for his performances in INTO THE WOODS and FALSETTOS, and has recently ventured into writing with his musical, THE HISTORY OF WAR. more...

Jeff Zinn

Trety

(a gypsy man (guitar))

Jeff Zinn, who performed on Broadway in "The Suicide" with Derek Jacobi, has an extensive career that includes serving as the Artistic Director of Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater from 1988 to 2011, where he directed over 150 shows. more...

Awards and Nominations

1981 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Actor in a Play: Derek Jacobi was nominated but did not win.

Production Team

F. Mitchell Dana Lighting Designer

J. Roy Helland Make-Up Designer

Hair Designer

Jonas Jurasas Director

Santo Loquasto Costume Designer

Scenic Designer

Jack Shearing Sound Designer

Richard Weinstock Composer
(Incidental Music)

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