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Same Time, Next Year is a 1975 romantic comedy play by Bernard Slade. The plot focuses on two people, married to others, who meet for a romantic tryst once a year for two dozen years.  

The Broadway production opened on March 14, 1975 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with Ellen Burstyn as Doris and Charles Grodin as George and direction by Gene Saks. It transferred to the Ambassador Theatre on May 16, 1978 and remained there until it closed on September 3 the same year. It played a total of 1,453 performances during its run.

Cast replacements on Broadway over the years included Sandy Dennis (March 1977),  Hope Lange,  Betsy Palmer,  Loretta Swit (February 1976) and Joyce Van Patten as Doris and Ted Bessell   Conrad Janis,   Monte Markham,   Charles Kimbrough, and Don Murray  as George.

FROM IBDB

Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Mar 13, 1975 - May 14, 1978)

Cast and Replacements

Ted Bessell

George

Dec 01, 1975 - Mar 06, 1977

Sandy Dennis

Doris

Jun 21, 1976 - May 29, 1977

Conrad Janis

George

Oct 20, 1975 - Nov 29, 1975

Hope Lange

Doris

May 31, 1977 - Oct 22, 1977

Monte Markham

George

Jan 03, 1978 - Jul 06, 1978

Betsy Palmer

Doris

Oct 24, 1977 - Sep 03, 1978

Loretta Swit

Doris

Dec 01, 1975 - Jun 19, 1976

Joyce Van Patten

Doris

Oct 20, 1975 - Nov 29, 1975

Don Murray

George

Mar 08, 1977 - Jan 01, 1978

Standby: Peter DeMaio (George)

Ambassador Theatre (May 16, 1978 - Sep 03, 1978)

Cast

Charles Kimbrough

George

Jul 07, 1978 - Sep 03, 1978