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Closing: September 01, 2002

Private Lives - 2002 Broadway History , Info & More

Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway)
226 W. 46th St. New York, NY 10036

Private Lives opened at the 46th Street Theatre (now the Richard Rogers Theatre), where it ran for 92 performances. Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for each other. Its second act love scene was nearly censored in Britain as too risqué. Coward wrote one of his most popular songs, "Some Day I'll Find You", for the play.


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Private Lives History

Other Productions of Private Lives

1930   West End Original London Production
West End
1931   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
1948   Broadway
Broadway
1968   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
1969   Broadway
Broadway
1975   Broadway
Broadway
1983   Broadway
Broadway
1992   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2002   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2010   West End London Production
West End
2011   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2013   West End
West End
2021   UK Tour
UK Tour
2023   West End
West End

Private Lives - 2002 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Private Lives — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2002 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Play Alan Rickman
2002 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Play Lindsay Duncan
2002 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play Private Lives
2002 Theatre World Awards Performance Adam Godley
2002 Theatre World Awards Performance Emma Fielding
2002 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Jenny Beavan
2002 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Howard Davies
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Alan Rickman
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lindsay Duncan
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Broccoli/Sine
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play James Nederlander
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Kevin McCollum
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Jeffrey Seller
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Duncan C. Weldon
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Paul Elliott for Triumph Entertainment Partners Ltd.
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Nicholas Paleologos
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Frederick Zollo
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Scott Nederlander
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Ira Pittelman
2002 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Play Emanuel Azenberg
2002 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Tim Hatley

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