As Is (play)

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This article is about the 1985 Broadway stageplay by William M. Hoffman. For other uses, see As is (disambiguation).


Cover from video of TV production of As Is
Cover from video of TV production of As Is

As Is is a play by William M. Hoffman. It focuses on the effect AIDS, then a fairly new epidemic, has on a group of friends living in New York City.

The Circle Repertory Company and The Glines co-production, directed by Marshall W. Mason, opened on March 10, 1985 at the Circle Theatre, where it ran for 49 performances.

The Broadway production, produced by John Glines, Lawrence Lane, Lucille Lortel, and the Shubert Organization, opened on May 1 at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 285 performances following six previews. The cast included Jonathan Hadary, Jonathan Hogan, Lou Liberatore, Ken Kliban, and Claris Erickson.

In 1986, Hoffman adapted the play for a television production directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg starring Hadary, Robert Carradine, and Colleen Dewhurst. Both Hadary and Carradine were nominated for CableACE Awards.

[edit] 1985 Awards and nominations

  • Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play (winner)
  • Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play (Hogan, nominee)
  • Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Kliban, nominee)
  • Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play (Mason, nominee)
  • Tony Award Best Play (nominee)
  • Tony Award Best Actor in Play (Hogan, nominee)
  • Tony Award Best Direction of a Play (Mason, nominee)

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