- Indians (play)
"Indians" is a play by
Arthur Kopit .At its core is
Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West Show. The play examines the contradictions of Cody's life and his work with Native Americans.The play premiered in
London in1968 . After 16 previews, the Broadway production, directed byGene Frankel , opened onOctober 13 ,1969 at theBrooks Atkinson Theatre , where it ran for 96 performances. The cast includedStacy Keach ,Tom Aldredge , Kevin Conway,Charles Durning ,Raul Julia , andSam Waterston . In 1976,Robert Altman wrote and directed a screen adaptation called "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson ". The cast includedPaul Newman ,Joel Grey ,Kevin McCarthy ,Geraldine Chaplin ,Denver Pyle , andHarvey Keitel .Broadway awards and nominations
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Tony Award for Best Play (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (Keach, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance (Keach, winner)External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3465/ Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074254/ Internet Movie Database listing]
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