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King Lear
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Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 25, 1950
Closing Date
Feb 03, 1951
Performances
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Open Date: Dec 25, 1950
Close Date: Feb 03, 1951
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
National Theatre
(Dec 25, 1950 - Feb 03, 1951)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Robert L. Joseph
and
Alexander H. Cohen
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Featuring songs by
Marc Blitzstein
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Marc Blitzstein
Staged by
John Houseman
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
; Lighting Design by
Ralph Alswang
General Stage Manager:
Edward McHugh
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
Wesley Addy
Edgar
Gloucester's Son
Mitchell Agruss
Curan
Guy Arbury
Loyal Knight
Knight
Edith Atwater
Goneril
Lear's Daughter
Ted Baden
Ensemble
E. J. Ballantine
Gentleman
Michael Bay
Ensemble
Jack Bittner
Servant to Cornwall
Louis Calhern
King Lear of Britain
Nina Foch
Cordelia
Lear's Daughter
Martin Gabel
Earl of Kent
MacGregor Gibb
Servant to Cornwall
Sam Gilman
Ensemble
Henry Leonard
Ensemble
Norman Lloyd
Fool
Richard Malek
Duke of Albany
Goneril's husband
Arnold Moss
Earl of Gloucester
Nehemiah Persoff
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Bernard Pollock
Servant to Cornwall
Thomas Poston
Herald
Jack Ramsey
Ensemble
Kurt Richards
Oswald
Goneril's Steward
Earl F. Simmons
Ensemble
Keith Taylor
Ensemble
Jo Van Fleet
Regan
Lear's Daughter
Martin Waldron
King of France
Frederic Warriner
Duke of Burgundy
Joseph Wiseman
Edmund
Gloucester's Bastard Son
National Theatre
(Dec 25, 1950 - Feb 03, 1951)
Cast
Guy Arbury
Earl of Gloucester
Jack Bittner
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Jack Ramsey
Loyal Knight
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Robert L. Joseph
and
Alexander H. Cohen
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Featuring songs by
Marc Blitzstein
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Marc Blitzstein
Staged by
John Houseman
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
; Lighting Design by
Ralph Alswang
General Stage Manager:
Edward McHugh
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
Wesley Addy
Edgar
Gloucester's Son
Mitchell Agruss
Curan
Guy Arbury
Loyal Knight
Knight
Edith Atwater
Goneril
Lear's Daughter
Ted Baden
Ensemble
E. J. Ballantine
Gentleman
Michael Bay
Ensemble
Jack Bittner
Servant to Cornwall
Louis Calhern
King Lear of Britain
Nina Foch
Cordelia
Lear's Daughter
Martin Gabel
Earl of Kent
MacGregor Gibb
Servant to Cornwall
Sam Gilman
Ensemble
Henry Leonard
Ensemble
Norman Lloyd
Fool
Richard Malek
Duke of Albany
Goneril's husband
Arnold Moss
Earl of Gloucester
Nehemiah Persoff
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Bernard Pollock
Servant to Cornwall
Thomas Poston
Herald
Jack Ramsey
Ensemble
Kurt Richards
Oswald
Goneril's Steward
Earl F. Simmons
Ensemble
Keith Taylor
Ensemble
Jo Van Fleet
Regan
Lear's Daughter
Martin Waldron
King of France
Frederic Warriner
Duke of Burgundy
Joseph Wiseman
Edmund
Gloucester's Bastard Son
National Theatre
(Dec 25, 1950 - Feb 03, 1951)
Cast
Guy Arbury
Earl of Gloucester
Jack Bittner
Duke of Cornwall
Regan's husband
Jack Ramsey
Loyal Knight
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