PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 28, 1957
Closing Date
Apr 04, 1959
Performances
564
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Nov 28, 1957 - Mar 07, 1959)
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 09, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
Description
A drama in three acts and five scenes
Setting
The town of Altamont, in the State of North Carolina, in the year 1916.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by Ketti Frings; Based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe
Directed by George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Motley; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Associate Designer to Mr. Melziner: John Harvey; Assistant Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee; Assistant to Motley: Betty Coe Armstrong; Hair Design by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Max Allentuck; Company Manager: Chandos Sweet
Production Stage Manager: Kermit Kegley; Stage Manager: Clifford Cothren; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lionel Kranitz
Press Representative: James D. Proctor and Merle Debuskey; Casting: Vaughan Bellaver; Assistant Press Representative: Sheldon Secunda
Hugh Griffith
W.O. Gant
Anthony Perkins
Eugene Gant
Jo Van Fleet
Eliza Gant
Arthur Hill
Ben Gant
Frances Hyland
Laura James
Joseph Bernard
Jake Clatt
Clifford Cothren
Hugh Barton
Mary Farrell
Mrs. Clatt
Julia Johnston
Mrs. Snowden
Victor Kilian
Dr. McGuire
Elizabeth Lawrence
Florry Mangle
Dwight Marfield
Mr. Farrell
Rosemary Murphy
Helen Gant Barton
Bibi Osterwald
Madame Elizabeth
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Will Pentland
Jack Sheehan
Tarkinton
Leonard Stone
Hugh Barton
Arthur Storch
Luke Gant
Florence Sundstrom
Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert
Susan Torrey
Miss Brown
Understudies: Mary Farrell (Eliza Gant), Julia Johnston (Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert), Victor Kilian (W.O. Gant), Lionel Kranitz (Eugene Gant), Elizabeth Lawrence (Laura James, Helen Gant Barton) and Leonard Stone (Ben Gant)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Nov 28, 1957 - Mar 07, 1959)

Cast

Jonathan Bolt
Eugene Gant

54th Street Theatre (Mar 09, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)

Cast

Andrew Prine
Eugene Gant
John Boruff
Dr. McGuire
Patience Cleveland
Laura James
Miriam Hopkins
Eliza Gant
Donald Hylan
Will Pentland
Victor Kilian
W.O. Gant
Ann Shropshire
Mrs. Snowden
Jeremy Slate
Luke Gant
Eugene R. Wood
Tarkinton
Understudies: Jonathan Bolt (Eugene Gant), Nancy Cushman (Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert), Ann Shropshire , Jeremy Slate (Ben Gant) and Eugene R. Wood (Will Pentland)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1958 Nominee
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by Ketti Frings
 

Best Actor in Play

1958 Nominee
Hugh Griffith and Anthony Perkins
 

Best Actress in a Play

1958 Nominee
Jo Van Fleet
 

Best Scenic Design

1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner
 

Best Costume Design

1958 Nominee
Costume Design by Motley
 

Best Director

1958 Nominee
Directed by George Roy Hill

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1958 Winner
Written by Ketti Frings
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