PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 18, 1956
Closing Date
Jan 06, 1957
Performances
24
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Phoenix Theatre
(Dec 18, 1956 - Jan 06, 1957)
Description
A play in two acts.
Setting
The capital of Setzuan, a half-Europeanized city.
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Written by Bertolt Brecht; Book adapted by Eric Bentley; Incidental music by Paul Dessau; Musical Director: Simon Sadoff
Directed by Eric Bentley
Scenic Design by Wolfgang Roth; Costume Design by Wolfgang Roth; Based on designs by: Teo Otto; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Stage Manager: Stark Hesseltine and Richard Blackmarr
Press Representative: Ben Kornzweig and Robert Ganshaw
Richard Blackmarr
Gentleman
 
Waiter
Glen Cannon
Boy
Shu-Ren Cheng
Child
Irene Dailey
Mrs. Shin
George Ebeling
Third God
Jenny Egan
Carpet Dealer's Wfie
William Grannell
Unemployed Man
Uta Hagen
Shen Te
Gerald Hiken
Wong
A water seller
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Yang
Kay Levy
Young Girl
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Mi Tzu
Gerald McGonagill
Husband
Anne Meara
Niece
Edward Morehouse
Grandfather
Zero Mostel
Mr. Shu Fu
Bart Murphy
Gentleman
 
Priest
William Myers
Brother
Louis Negin
Boy
Marion Paone
Wife
Byrne Piven
Carpenter
Nancy Quint
Sister-in-Law
Logan Ramsey
Second God
Gene Saks
First God
Albert Salmi
Yang Sun
Rose Schulman
Old Whore
Jerry Stiller
Policeman
Neil Vipond
Nephew
Mervin Williams
Carpet Dealer
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