NINE the Revival - 2003

It opened on April 10, 2003 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 283 performances and 23 previews and won two Tony Awards, including best revival. The cast included Antonio Banderas as Guido (whose performance earned him a Tony Award nomination), Mary Stuart Masterson as Luisa, Chita Rivera as Liliane, Jane Krakowski as Carla, Laura Benanti as Claudia, and Mary Beth Peil as Guido's mother.

Replacements later in the run included John Stamos as Guido, Eartha Kitt as Liliane, Rebecca Luker as Claudia, and Marni Nixon as Guido's mother. A revival cast recording was released by PS Classics. Jenna Elfman was hired and advertised to join the cast as Carla at the same time that Stamos and Kitt were joining the production. A few days before the opening it was announced she needed more rehersal time and that her understudy Sarah Gettlefinger would take over temporarily. Elfman never did join the company and Gettlefinger played the rest of the run.

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Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (WINNER)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Antonio Banderas
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Jane Krakowski (WINNER)
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Mary Stuart Masterson
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Chita Rivera
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations

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