The Octette Bridge Club (1985). Written by P.J. Barry. Directed by Tom Moore. Music Box Theatre: 5 Mar 1985- 23 Mar 1985 (24 performances + 8 previews that began on 26 Feb 1985). Cast:
Gisela Caldwell (as "Betsy/Mrs. Daniel Bailey"),
Peggy Cass (as "Lil/Mrs. Peter Carmody") [final Broadway role], Lois De Banzie (as "Alice/Mrs. Walter Monahan"), Elizabeth Franz (as "Nora/Mrs. Lawrence Hiller"), Bette Henritze (as "Mary/Margaret Donavan"),
Elizabeth Huddle Nyberg (as "Ann/Mrs. John Conroy"),
Nancy Marchand (as "Connie/Mrs. David Emerson"),
Anne Pitoniak (as "Martha/Mrs. Michael McDermitt"), Nick Kaledin (as "Robert Foster, the photographer") [Broadway debut]. Understudies:
William Fichtner (as "Robert Foster"), Jen Jones (as "Connie/Lil/Martha/Mary"), Ruth Livingston (as "Alice/Ann/Mary/Nora"). Note: Theatre owned and operated by
Irving Berlin [who had no direct involvement in this production] and The Shubert Organization.