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Period of Adjustment
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 10, 1960
Closing Date
Mar 04, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 09, 1960
1st Preview
Nov 09, 1960
Previews
2
Performances
132
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 10, 1960
Close Date: Mar 04, 1961
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Nov 10, 1960 - Mar 04, 1961)
Setting
Ralph Bates' home in a suburb of a mid-southern city. Christmas Eve.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Associate Designer to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Richard Casler
; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt:
Joe Codori
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager:
William Chambers
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Marlowe
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Press Representative:
David Powers
,
Lila Glaser
and
Ted Goldsmith
; Bessie is trained and supplied by Howard Finkelstein of
Animal Artists
; Assistant to the Producer:
Richard R. Chandler
; Assistant to the Director:
Nora Ahern
Barbara Baxley
Isabel Haverstick
James Daly
Ralph Bates
Robert Webber
George Haverstick
Lester Mack
Mr. McGillicuddy
Rosemary Murphy
Dorothea Bates
Nancy R. Pollock
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Helen Martin
Susie
Charles McDaniel
Police Officer
Understudies:
Esther Benson
(Dorothea Bates, Mrs. McGillicuddy),
Arthur Marlowe
(Mr. McGillicuddy, Police Officer),
Charles McDaniel
(Ralph Bates, George Haverstick) and
Ann Wedgeworth
(Isabel Haverstick)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1961 Nominee
Barbara Baxley
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1961 Nominee
Rosemary Murphy
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Associate Designer to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Richard Casler
; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt:
Joe Codori
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager:
William Chambers
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Marlowe
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Press Representative:
David Powers
,
Lila Glaser
and
Ted Goldsmith
; Bessie is trained and supplied by Howard Finkelstein of
Animal Artists
; Assistant to the Producer:
Richard R. Chandler
; Assistant to the Director:
Nora Ahern
Barbara Baxley
Isabel Haverstick
James Daly
Ralph Bates
Robert Webber
George Haverstick
Lester Mack
Mr. McGillicuddy
Rosemary Murphy
Dorothea Bates
Nancy R. Pollock
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Helen Martin
Susie
Charles McDaniel
Police Officer
Understudies:
Esther Benson
(Dorothea Bates, Mrs. McGillicuddy),
Arthur Marlowe
(Mr. McGillicuddy, Police Officer),
Charles McDaniel
(Ralph Bates, George Haverstick) and
Ann Wedgeworth
(Isabel Haverstick)
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1961 Nominee
Barbara Baxley
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1961 Nominee
Rosemary Murphy
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