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The Rope Dancers
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 20, 1957
Closing Date
May 03, 1958
Performances
189
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 20, 1957
Close Date: May 03, 1958
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Nov 20, 1957 - Jan 1958)
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Jan 27, 1958 - May 03, 1958)
Description
A drama in three acts and five scenes
Setting
New York City, at the turn of the century.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
and
Gilbert Miller
Written by
Morton Wishengrad
Directed by
Peter Hall
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Assistant to Mr. Aronson:
Lisa Jalowetz
General Manager:
Victor Samrock
; Company Manager:
Morton Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Frank Dudley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Bender
Production Associate:
George Banyai
; Press Representative:
William Fields
; Press Associate:
Walter Alford
and
Reginald Denenholz
; Production Assistant:
Edward H. Davis
; Press Assistant:
Mae Lyons
Art Carney
James Hyland
Siobhán McKenna
Margaret Hyland
Joan Blondell
Mrs. Farrow
Theodore Bikel
Dr. Jacobson
Joseph Boland
The Cop
William Edmonson
The Moving Man
Joseph Julian
Lameschnik
Beverly Lunsford
Lizzie Hyland
Barbara Ellen Myers
Clementine
Cort Theatre
(Nov 20, 1957 - Jan 1958)
Cast
Bert Freed
Dr. Jacobson
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Jan 27, 1958 - May 03, 1958)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Produced by
The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
and
Gilbert Miller
Written by
Morton Wishengrad
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Siobhán McKenna
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Nominee
Theodore Bikel
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Joan Blondell
Best Scenic Design
1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Hall
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
and
Gilbert Miller
Written by
Morton Wishengrad
Directed by
Peter Hall
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
; Assistant to Mr. Aronson:
Lisa Jalowetz
General Manager:
Victor Samrock
; Company Manager:
Morton Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager:
Lucia Victor
; Stage Manager:
Frank Dudley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Bender
Production Associate:
George Banyai
; Press Representative:
William Fields
; Press Associate:
Walter Alford
and
Reginald Denenholz
; Production Assistant:
Edward H. Davis
; Press Assistant:
Mae Lyons
Art Carney
James Hyland
Siobhán McKenna
Margaret Hyland
Joan Blondell
Mrs. Farrow
Theodore Bikel
Dr. Jacobson
Joseph Boland
The Cop
William Edmonson
The Moving Man
Joseph Julian
Lameschnik
Beverly Lunsford
Lizzie Hyland
Barbara Ellen Myers
Clementine
Cort Theatre
(Nov 20, 1957 - Jan 1958)
Cast
Bert Freed
Dr. Jacobson
Henry Miller's Theatre
(Jan 27, 1958 - May 03, 1958)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Produced by
The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
and
Gilbert Miller
Written by
Morton Wishengrad
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Siobhán McKenna
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Nominee
Theodore Bikel
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Joan Blondell
Best Scenic Design
1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Hall
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