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Come Back, Little Sheba   

 
Booth Theatre , (2/15/1950 - 7/29/1950)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Feb 15, 1950   
Closing Date:Jul 29, 1950 Total Performances:191

Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: The living room and kitchen of an old house in a run-down neighborhood of a Midwestern city.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors); Associate Producer: Phyllis Anderson
Written by William Inge
Directed by Daniel Mann
Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Lucille Little; Lighting Design by Howard Bay
Company Manager: Max A. Meyer
Stage Manager: Philip S. Barry; Assistant Stage Mgr: Paul Krauss; Production Supervisor: Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn
Press Representative: Richard Maney, Frank Goodman and Peggy Phillips
Cast
Sidney Blackmer Doc
Shirley Booth Lola
Joan Lorring Marie
Wilson Brooks Ed Anderson
Lonny Chapman Turk
Robert Cunningham Bruce
Olga Fabian Mrs. Coffman
Paul Krauss Elmo Huston
John Randolph Milkman
Daniel Reed Postman
Arnold Schulman Messenger
Understudies: Polly Rowles, Olive Stacey and Dennis Weaver
1950 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
winnerPerformer: Sidney Blackmer [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
winnerShirley Booth [winner]