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Command Decision   

 
Fulton Theatre , (10/01/1947 - 9/18/1948)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Oct 01, 1947   
Closing Date:Sep 18, 1948 Total Performances:409

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: The office of Brigadier General KC. Dennis at the Headquarters of the 5th American Bombardment Division, Heavy, in England.


Production Staff
Theatre Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden
Written by William Wister Haines
Directed by John O'Shaughnessy
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Julia Sze; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Arthur H. Ross
General Manager: Max Allentuck
Stage Manager: Del Hughes; Assistant Stage Mgr: Leonard Patrick and West Hooker
Press Representative: Richard Maney and Frank Goodman; Casting: Jane Broder
Cast
Paul Kelly Brigadier General K.C. Dennis
Jay Fassett Major General Rold Goodlow Kane
Paul McGrath Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
Ed Binns N.C.O. Photographer
Walter Black Major Rufus Dayhuff
Stephen Elliott Colonel Edward Martin
Paul Ford Mr. Arthur Malcolm
Arthur Franz Captain Lucius Jenks
James Holden Captain G.W.C. Lee
West Hooker Enlisted Armed Guard
William Layton Major Homer Prescott
Lewis Martin Major Desmond Lansing
Frank McNellis Mr. Oliver Stone
Neill O'Malley Colonel Ernest Haley
Robert Pike Major Belding Davis
John Randolph Lt. Jake Goldberg
Edmon Ryan War Correspondent Elmer Brockhurst
James Whitmore Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
1948 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Paul Kelly [nominee]
1948 Tony Award® Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer
winnerJames Whitmore [winner]
1948 Theatre World Award
winnerJames Whitmore [winner]