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The Miracle Worker
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 19, 1959
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1961
Performances
719
Play
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Open Date: Oct 19, 1959
Close Date: Jul 01, 1961
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Oct 19, 1959 - Jul 01, 1961)
Setting
1882; 1886; 1887. The Keller homestead, Tuscumbia, Alabama; the Perkins Institution for the Blind, Boston, Mass; the Tuscumbia depot.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Fred Coe
,
Tamarack Productions, Ltd.
and
Hiller Productions, Ltd.
; Produced by
Fred Coe
,
Tamarack Productions, Ltd.
and
Hiller Productions, Ltd.
Written by
William Gibson
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
; Sound Consultant:
Tony Schwartz
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Leon Spachner
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Dick Via
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Marriott
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
; Associate Press Representative:
Gertrude Kirschner
; Master Carpenter:
John Walters
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Dale Ellen Bethea
Child
Juanita Bethea
Mary
Miriam Butler
Martha
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
James Congdon
James Keller
Michael Constantine
Anagnos
Roger De Koven
Doctor
Caswell Fairweather
Percy
Lori Heineman
Child
Rita Levy
Child
John Marriott
John
Eileen Musumeci
Child
Patricia Neal
Kate Keller
Donna Pastore
Child
Beah Richards
Broadway debut
Viney
Lynn Schoenfeld
Child
Torin Thatcher
Captain Keller
Understudies:
Dale Ellen Bethea
(Percy, Martha),
Juanita Bethea
(Viney, Mary) and
Clarice Blackburn
(Kate Keller)
Playhouse Theatre
(Oct 19, 1959 - Jul 01, 1961)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
George Thorr
and
Maury McGee
Cast
R. G. Armstrong
Captain Keller
Mary Bell
Aunt Ev
Dale Ellen Bethea
Martha
Clarice Blackburn
Kate Keller
Clifford Cothren
Doctor
Candace Culkin
Child
Jack Hollander
Doctor
Anagnos
Karen Lee
Child
Helen Keller
Geoffrey Lumb
Captain Keller
Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Sullivan
Understudies:
Clifford Cothren
(Anagnos),
Candace Culkin
(Helen Keller),
Jack Hollander
(Captain Keller, Anagnos),
Ruth Hope
(Aunt Ev),
Tresa Hughes
(Annie Sullivan),
Karen Lee
(Helen Keller) and
Bronia Stefan
(Annie Sullivan)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1960 Winner
Written by
William Gibson
Produced by
Fred Coe
Best Actress in a Play
1960 Winner
Anne Bancroft
Best Scenic Design (Play)
1960 Nominee
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
Best Direction of a Play
1960 Winner
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Best Stage Technician
1960 Winner
Carpenter:
John Walters
Theatre World
Award
1960 Recipient
Patty Duke
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Fred Coe
,
Tamarack Productions, Ltd.
and
Hiller Productions, Ltd.
; Produced by
Fred Coe
,
Tamarack Productions, Ltd.
and
Hiller Productions, Ltd.
Written by
William Gibson
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
; Sound Consultant:
Tony Schwartz
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Leon Spachner
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Dick Via
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Marriott
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
; Associate Press Representative:
Gertrude Kirschner
; Master Carpenter:
John Walters
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan
Patty Duke
Helen Keller
Dale Ellen Bethea
Child
Juanita Bethea
Mary
Miriam Butler
Martha
Kathleen Comegys
Aunt Ev
James Congdon
James Keller
Michael Constantine
Anagnos
Roger De Koven
Doctor
Caswell Fairweather
Percy
Lori Heineman
Child
Rita Levy
Child
John Marriott
John
Eileen Musumeci
Child
Patricia Neal
Kate Keller
Donna Pastore
Child
Beah Richards
Broadway debut
Viney
Lynn Schoenfeld
Child
Torin Thatcher
Captain Keller
Understudies:
Dale Ellen Bethea
(Percy, Martha),
Juanita Bethea
(Viney, Mary) and
Clarice Blackburn
(Kate Keller)
Playhouse Theatre
(Oct 19, 1959 - Jul 01, 1961)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
George Thorr
and
Maury McGee
Cast
R. G. Armstrong
Captain Keller
Mary Bell
Aunt Ev
Dale Ellen Bethea
Martha
Clarice Blackburn
Kate Keller
Clifford Cothren
Doctor
Candace Culkin
Child
Jack Hollander
Doctor
Anagnos
Karen Lee
Child
Helen Keller
Geoffrey Lumb
Captain Keller
Suzanne Pleshette
Annie Sullivan
Understudies:
Clifford Cothren
(Anagnos),
Candace Culkin
(Helen Keller),
Jack Hollander
(Captain Keller, Anagnos),
Ruth Hope
(Aunt Ev),
Tresa Hughes
(Annie Sullivan),
Karen Lee
(Helen Keller) and
Bronia Stefan
(Annie Sullivan)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1960 Winner
Written by
William Gibson
Produced by
Fred Coe
Best Actress in a Play
1960 Winner
Anne Bancroft
Best Scenic Design (Play)
1960 Nominee
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
Best Direction of a Play
1960 Winner
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Best Stage Technician
1960 Winner
Carpenter:
John Walters
Theatre World
Award
1960 Recipient
Patty Duke
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