Prelude to a Kiss
Helen Hayes Theatre
Previews Began: April 29, 1990
Opening Night: May 1, 1990
Closing Night: May 19, 1991
Playwright: Craig Lucas
At Peter and Rita’s wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita’s soul and the old man’s to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love’s spirit trapped in an aging and diseased body before it’s too late.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Timothy Hutton Peter
Mary-Louise Parker Rita
Barnard Hughes Old Man
Craig Bockhorn Minister
Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
Larry Bryggman Dr. Boyle
L. Peter Callender Tom
Jamaican Waiter
Brian Cousins Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
John Dossett Taylor
Kimberly Dudwitt Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
Debra Monk Mrs. Boyle
Michael Warren Powell Uncle Fred
Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
Joyce Reehling Aunt Dorothy
Leah
Understudies: Cynthia Darlow (Mrs. Boyle, Leah, Aunt Dorothy), Susan Gabriel (Rita, Aunt Dorothy, Leah), Ron Parady (Dr. Boyle, Minister, Uncle Fred, Old Man), Wyman Pendleton (Old Man, Uncle Fred, Minister), Monté Russell (Tom, Jamaican Waiter, Minister)
REPLACEMENTS
Ashley Crow Rita
10/26/1990 – 5/19/1991
Cynthia Darlow Aunt Dorothy
Leah
John Dossett Peter
10/16/1990 – 3/15/1991
Nick Gregory Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
Steve Guttenberg Peter
3/16/1991 – 5/19/1991
Karen Ludwig Aunt Dorothy
Leah
Daniel Markel Party Guest
Barfly
Wedding Guest
Vacationer
Joe Ponazecki Dr. Boyle
John Randolph Old Man
1/18/1991 – 5/19/1991
Monté Russell Tom
Jamaican Waiter
Pete Tyler Tom
Jamaican Waiter
Tom Verica Taylor
10/16/1990 – 5/19/1991
Mary Louise Wilson Mrs. Boyle
Taylor Young Rita
Understudies: Craig Bockhorn (Taylor), Leon Addison Brown (Tom, Jamaican Waiter, Minister), Theodore Sorel (Dr. Boyle, Minister, Uncle Fred, Old Man)
