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Vivat! Vivat Regina! Broadway Original Cast


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Norman Allen Headshot
Norman Allen
Cleric
de Quadra (u/s)
Francois II
Ormiston
Eileen Atkins Headshot
Eileen Atkins
Elizabeth I
Claire Bloom Headshot
Claire Bloom
Mary Queen of Scots
Gaetano Bongiovanni Headshot
Gaetano Bongiovanni
David Rizzio
Pope
Ralph Clanton Headshot
Ralph Clanton
Claud Nau
Peter Coffield Headshot
Peter Coffield
Lord Darnley
Noel Craig Headshot
Noel Craig
Davison
Performer
John Devlin Headshot
John Devlin
Cardinal of Lorraine
Sir Francis Walsingham
Ralph Drischell Headshot
Ralph Drischell
John Knox (u/s)
Prisoner
Tala
William Cecil (u/s)
Robert Elston Headshot
Robert Elston
Robert Dudley
Dillon Evans Headshot
Dillon Evans
de Quadra
John Handy Headshot
John Handy
Cleric (u/s)
David Rizzio (u/s)
Francois II (u/s)
Ormiston (u/s)
Pope (u/s)
(Understudy)
Joseph Hill Headshot
Joseph Hill
Lindsey
Lord Morton (u/s)
Diana Kirkwood Headshot
Diana Kirkwood
Catherine de Medici
Elizabeth I (u/s)
First Court Lady

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Randy Levey Headshot
Randy Levey
Bagpiper
Cleric (u/s)
Francois II (u/s)
Jailer
One of the Courtiers, Lairds, Clerks, Servants, etc.
Ormiston (u/s)
Stephen Macht Headshot
Stephen Macht
Brewer
Cardinal of Lorraine (u/s)
Jailer
One of the Courtiers, Lairds, Clerks, Servants, etc.
Sir Francis Walsingham (u/s)
Don McHenry Headshot
Don McHenry
Bishop of Durham
Claud Nau (u/s)
Lord Mor
Douglas Rain Headshot
Douglas Rain
William Cecil
Lee Richardson Headshot
Lee Richardson
Lord Bothwell
Stephen Scott (i) Headshot
Stephen Scott (i)
Lord Morton
Alexander Scourby Headshot
Alexander Scourby
John Knox
Jane Singer Headshot
Jane Singer
Mary Queen of Scots (u/s)
Second Court Lady
Brian Sturdivant Headshot
Brian Sturdivant
Lord Darnley (u/s)
One of the Courtiers, Lairds, Clerks, Servants, etc.
Philip II
Robert Dudley (u/s)
Ian Sullivan Headshot
Ian Sullivan
Lord Bothwell (u/s)
One of the Courtiers, Lairds, Clerks, Servants, etc.
Ruthven
Theodore Tenley Headshot
Theodore Tenley
Doctor
One of the Courtiers, Lairds, Clerks, Servants, etc.
Scots Archibishop

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Awards and Nominations


1972 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Douglas Rain won.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Lee Richardson won.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Eileen Atkins won.

Production Team

Lloyd Burlingame Lighting Designer
Peter Dews Director
Carl Toms Scenic Designer

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