Wait Until Dark (Broadway)
Broadway revival of Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott opened on April 5, 1998, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 97 performances (plus 11 previews) before closing on June 28, 1998
Produced by Alan N. Lichtenstein, Robert L. Young, Gregory Young, Jon B. Platt, Liz Oliver, Stewart F. Lane and Rodger Hess; Produced in association with Olympia Entertainment
Directed by Leonard Foglia; Scenic Design by Michael McGarty; Costume Design by David C. Woolard; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Sound Design by Darron L. West.
Starring Quentin Tarantino (Harry Roat, Jr.), Marisa Tomei (Susy Hendrix), Stephen Lang (Mike Talman), Ritchie Coster (Policeman), Juan Carlos Hernandez (Sgt. Carlino), Diana LaMar (Lisa / Policeman), Imani Parks (Gloria) and James Whalen (Sam Hendrix)
Standby: Ritchie Coster (Harry Roat, Jr.) and Diana LaMar (Susy Hendrix)
Understudies: Ritchie Coster (Sgt. Carlino), Danny Mastrogiorgio (Mike Talman, Sam Hendrix, Policeman), Natacha Roi (Lisa, Policeman, Susy Hendrix) and Shevonne Tucker (Gloria)
General Manager: Albert Poland; Company Manager: Bruce Klinger; Production Stage Manager: Michael Brunner; Technical Supervisor: Neil Mazzella; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Press Representative: James L.L. Morrison; Marketing: FourFront, Inc.; Online marketing by Toby Simkin / BuyBroadway; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Additional casting by Samantha Eden Casting and Advertising by Serino Coyne, Inc.
As Founder and CEO of Theatre.com and BuyBroadway.com. The pioneer in moving the Broadway industry onto the internet. The theatre press branded me as “Toby is the man pushing theatre, kicking and screaming, into cyberspace.” What started in 1989 as a Broadway industry service called ShowCall via dialup BBS for members of the League of American Theatre Producers evolved onto the world wide web in the early 90’s, and shortly after this, the vast majority of Broadway shows (starting with my production of Victor/Victoria) and theatrical organizations followed. The “Super site of Broadway” became a publicly traded company, prior to my re-branding it as Theatre.com at the Minskoff Theatre.
Described by Variety Magazine as a “marketing powerhouse“, it was the single largest theatre community in the world with over 180,000 active members (in the 1990’s this was massive). From buying official Broadway tickets and souvenirs, providing detailed global show listings, interactive show study & educational guides, live streaming shows and events (including many Opening Nights live broadcasts), industry news from major theatre journalists, pictures and videos, games, messaging directly to Broadway cast’s backstage or even licensing a musical, theatre.com offered it all in a single, easy-to-use interface to theatregoers globally.
Wait Until Dark
A psychological thriller where a doll filled with heroin ends up in the apartment of a blind woman named Susy, who is terrorized by criminals attempting to get Susy into handing over the doll, but when Susy wises up to the charade, a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse begins, and ends in darkness – where the odds are finally even.