PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 28, 1961
Closing Date
Sep 29, 1962
1st Preview
Dec 27, 1961
1st Preview
Dec 27, 1961
Previews
1
Performances
316
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Dec 28, 1961 - Sep 29, 1962)
Setting
The Costa Verde Hotel in Puerto Barrio, on the west coast of Mexico. Summer, 1940.
Produced by Charles Bowden; Associate Producer: Violla Rubber
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Frank Corsaro
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal
General Manager: Irving Cooper
Production Supervisor: Violla Rubber; Production Stage Manager: John Maxtone-Graham; Stage Manager: Heinz Hohenwald
Assistant to Mr. Bowden: Pearl Slonim
Audio effects by Edward Beyer; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Jack Brown; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Marian Kinsella; Assistant to Mr. Taylor: George Sullivan
Press Representative: Frank Goodman and Ben Washer; Press Assistant: Fred Weterick; Advertising Representative: Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Bette Davis
Maxine Faulk
Dec 27, 1961 - Mar 31, 1962
Margaret Leighton
Hannah Jelkes
Alan Webb
Nonno
Jonathan Coffin
Dec 27, 1961 - Jul 21, 1962
Patrick O'Neal
The Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon
Lane Bradbury
Charlotte Goodall
James Farentino
Pedro
Theseus George
Hank
Bruce Glover
Wolfgang
Louis Guss
Jake Latta
Heinz Honenwald
Herr Fahrenkopf
Christopher Jones
Pancho
Lucy Landau
Frau Fahrenkopf
Laryssa Lauret
Hilda
Patricia Roe
Miss Judith Fellowes
Standby: Paula Laurence (Maxine Faulk)
Understudies: Michael Baseleon (Jake Latta, Hank), Jon Cypher (The Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon), Adrienne Hazzard (Miss Judith Fellowes, Charlotte Goodall) and Patricia Roe (Hannah Jelkes)

Royale Theatre (Dec 28, 1961 - Sep 29, 1962)

Stage Manager: Henry Garrard

Cast

Patricia Roe
Hannah Jelkes
Shelley Winters
Maxine Faulk
Apr 02, 1962 - Sep 01, 1962
Leo Lucker
Nonno
Jonathan Coffin
Jul 23, 1962 - Sep 29, 1962
Priscilla Morrill
Maxine Faulk
Sep 03, 1962 - Sep 29, 1962
Adrienne Hazzard
Charlotte Goodall
Nadyne Turney
Miss Judith Fellowes
Peter Von Zerneck
Herr Fahrenkopf
Standby: Priscilla Morrill (Maxine Faulk) and Madeleine Sherwood (Maxine Faulk)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1962 Nominee
Written by Tennessee Williams
Produced by Charles Bowden and Violla Rubber

Best Actress in a Play

1962 Winner
Margaret Leighton
 

Best Producer of a Play

1962 Nominee
Produced by Charles Bowden and Violla Rubber
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