PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 03, 1958
Closing Date
May 16, 1959
Performances
189
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Coronet Theatre
(Dec 03, 1958 - May 16, 1959)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
1918-1939. California, Paris, New York.
Theatre Owned / Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by William Darrid and Eleanore Saidenberg
Written by Budd Schulberg and Harvey Breit; Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg
Directed by David Pressman; Dances by Alexandra Gregory
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Assistant to Ben Edwards: Richard Burns and Richard Mason; Assistant to Ann Roth: Oliver Olsen
General Manager: Irving Cooper; Managing Director for the Coronet Theatre: Louis A. Lotito
Production Stage Manager: Mortimer Halpern and Mortimer V. Halpern; Stage Manager: Julian Barry
Musical Supervisor: Urey Krasnopolsky
Press Representative: Arthur Cantor and Howard Newman; Associate Press Representative: Gertrude Kirschner; Production Assistant: Shirley Farmer
Rosemary Harris
Jere Halliday
Jason Robards Jr.
Manley Halliday
Whitfield Connor
Victor Milgrim
George Grizzard
Shep Stearns
Jason Robards Sr.
Burt Seixas
Merle Albertson
Girl
 
Party Guest
Dorothea Biddle
Mrs. Connelly
Nina Clair
Girl
 
Party Guest
Jon Cypher
Wister LaSalle
Michael Del Medico
Soldier
 
Boris Shlepnikov
Salome Jens
Georgette
Bernard Kates
Freddie
Richard Kneeland
Soldier
 
Party Guest
Nancy Kovack
Girl
 
Party Guest
John Leslie
Dean Llewellyn
Salem Ludwig
Professor Connelly
Moultrie Patten
Soldier
 
Party Guest
Eleanor Phelps
Mrs. Llewellyn
Larry Ward
Soldier
 
Party Guest
Ned Wertimer
Soldier
 
Mr. Ridgefield
 
Party Guest
Sybil White
Girl
 
Party Guest

Coronet Theatre (Dec 03, 1958 - May 16, 1959)

Cast

Merle Albertson
Mrs. Connelly
Joan Chandler
Jere Halliday

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1959 Nominee
Written by Budd Schulberg and Harvey Breit
Produced by William Darrid and Eleanore Saidenberg

Best Actor in Play

1959 Winner
Jason Robards Jr.
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1959 Nominee
George Grizzard
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