PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 22, 1953
Closing Date
Jul 11, 1953
Performances
197
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Jan 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953)
Setting
Salem, Massachusetts. 1692.
Comments
Cloris Leachman was originally slated to play the role of Abigail Williams in this production. Prior to coming to Broadway, this production played four performances January 15 - 17, 1953 at the Playhouse Theatre in Wilmington, DE. Leachman left the production the day before opening in Wilmington, at which point Madeleine Sherwood, originally slated to play Mercy Lewis, assumed the role. In June 1953, this production underwent several changes. The woods scene between John Proctor and Abigail Williams was added to Act II, and most of the set was eliminated with the action instead playing in front of black drapes. Playwright Arthur Miller re-directed some scenes.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden
Written by Arthur Miller; Lullaby composed by Anne Ronnell; Hymn composed by Alex Miller
Staged by Jed Harris
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Edith Lutyens; Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Assistant to Edith Lutyens: Evelyn Erb
Company Manager: S.M. Handelsman; Business Manager: Jack Schlissel; General Manager: Louis A. Lotito
Production Stage Manager: Del Hughes; Stage Manager: Leonard Patrick; Assistant Stage Mgr: Donald Marye
Assistant to Jed Harris: Shirley Berick
Casting Consultant: Jane Broder; Press Representative: James Proctor and Merle Debuskey
Arthur Kennedy
John Proctor
Jan 22, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953
Walter Hampden
Deputy-Governor Danforth
E. G. Marshall
Reverend John Hale
Jan 22, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953
Beatrice Straight
Elizabeth Proctor
Jan 22, 1953 - Apr 11, 1953
Jean Adair
Rebecca Nurse
Janet Alexander
Betty Parris
Jacqueline Andre
Tituba
Raymond Bramley
Thomas Putnam
Philip Coolidge
Judge Hawthorne
Jenny Egan
Mary Warren
Adele Fortin
Sarah Good
Jane Hoffman
Ann Putnam
Dorothy Jolliffe
Mercy Lewis
Donald Marye
Hopkins
Don McHenry
Ezekiel Cheever
George Mitchell
John Willard
Jan 22, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953
Madeleine Sherwood
Abigail Williams
Barbara Stanton
Susanna Walcott
Fred Stewart
Reverend Samuel Parris
Joseph Sweeney
Giles Corey
Graham Velsey
Francis Nurse
Understudy: Claudia McNeil (Tituba)

Martin Beck Theatre (Jan 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953)

Company Manager: Tom Powers
Assistant Stage Mgr: Harry Young and Edwin Gordon; Production Supervisor: Del Hughes

Cast

E. G. Marshall
John Proctor
Jun 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Philip Coolidge
Deputy-Governor Danforth
Del Hughes
Reverend John Hale
Jun 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Maureen Stapleton
Elizabeth Proctor
Apr 13, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Ralph Bell
Judge Hawthorne
Jun 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Chris Gampel
John Willard
Jun 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Edwin Gordon
Hopkins
Nell Harrison
Rebecca Nurse
William Hussung
Thomas Putnam
Donald Marye
Judge Hawthorne
? - Jun 20, 1953
 
Reverend Samuel Parris
Jun 22, 1953 - Jul 11, 1953
Leonard Patrick
Hopkins
Judy Ratner
Betty Parris
Harry Young
Reverend Samuel Parris
? - Jun 20, 1953

Tony Award®

Best Play

1953 Winner
Written by Arthur Miller
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1953 Winner
Beatrice Straight
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