Inherit The Wind plays final performance on Broadway

Inherit the Wind, with Christopher Plummer and Brian Dennehy, ends its limited engagement on 8 Jul 2007 as originally scheduled.

The drama opened at the Lyceum Theatre on 12 Apr 2007, following previews from 19 Mar 2007. When the show closes it will have played 26 previews and 99 regular performances.

The show opened to mostly good reviews: "Christopher Plummer... is enough to make the revival a must-see." (New York Daily News); "Brashly manipulative play that pushes all the right buttons." (New York Post); "A revival that is just about as wooden as its set." (New York Times); "'Can still light up the sky like a burning barn. The trouble with the Broadway revival is somebody forgot to bring the gasoline." (Star-Ledger); "The biggest surprise in this 'Inherit the Wind' ... boasts very few surprises" (New York Sun); An unabashed crowd-pleaser." (Associated Press); "If you've never seen 'Inherit the Wind,' this production is the one to see." (New York Theatre Guide).

Inherit the Wind was nominated for 4 Tony Awards: Best Play; Best Leading Actor (Christopher Plummer), Best Costume Design (Santo Loquasto), and Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt).

Directed by Doug Hughes, Inherit the Wind also featured Byron Jennings, Denis O�Hare, Terry Beaver, Steve Brady, Anne Bowles, Bill Buell, Bill Christ, Carson Church, Conor Donovan, Lanny Flaherty, Kit Flanagan, Beth Fowler, Sherman Howard, Katie Klaus, Maggie Lacey, Jordan Lage, Mary Kate Law, Philip LeStrange, Kevin Loomis, David M. Lutken, Charlotte Maier, Matthew Nardozzi, Randall Newsome, Jay Patterson, Pippa Pearthree, Scott Sowers, Amanda Sprecher, Erik Steele, Jeff Steitzer, Henry Stram, Benjamin Walker, and Andrew Weems.

Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized retelling of the famous 1925 �Monkey Trial,� in which science teacher John Scopes was tried and convicted for teaching Darwin�s theory of evolution, violating a Tennessee law that forbade teaching any theory that conflicted with the biblical conception of divine creation. Mr. Dennehy will play the role of attorney Matthew Harrison Brady (based on William Jennings Bryan), and Mr. Plummer will play attorney Henry Drummond (based on Clarence Darrow).

Inherit the Wind was produced on Broadway by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Lawrence Horowitz, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Roy Furman, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, and Stephanie McClelland.

The revival featured set and costume design by Santo Loquasto, with lighting by Brian MacDevitt and sound by David Van Tieghem. It was produced on Broadway by Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Lawrence Horowitz, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Roy Furman, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, and Stephanie McClelland.

Inherit the Wind first played on Broadway in 1955 at the National Theatre (now the Nederlander), with Paul Muni and Ed Begley earning Tony Awards for their performances as Drummond and Brady, respectively. The popular 1960 movie version starred Spencer Tracy and Frederic March, and three television adaptations have also been filmed.