 A production at New York City's Lincoln Center opened on December 4, 1988 after 27 previews and ran for 136 performances until April 2, 1989; the cast included Spalding Gray as "Stage Manager", Frances Conroy as "Mrs. Gibbs", Penelope Ann Miller as "Emily" and Eric Stoltz as "George".The production was videotaped for broadcast on PBS (see "Adaptations" below).In 2003, Paul Newman starred as "The Stage Manager" with Jayne Atkinson as "Mrs. Gibbs" and Jane Curtin as "Mrs. Webb" in a production staged at New York City's Booth Theatre that opened on December 4, 2002 after three previews and ran until January 26, 2003; this production was videotaped for broadcast on Showtime and later on PBS (see "Adaptations" below).