PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 05, 1958
Closing Date
Nov 29, 1958
Performances
189
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 05, 1958 - Jul 05, 1958)
Morosco Theatre
(Aug 20, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Description
A drama in three acts
Setting
In and around the little town of Güllen, somewhere in Europe.
Lunt-Fontanne Managing Director: Louis A. Lotito
Produced by The Producers Theatre
Written by Friedrich Duerrenmatt; Book adapted by Maurice Valency
Directed by Peter Brook
Production Design by Teo Otto; Miss Fontanne's Clothes by Castillo; Supervision & Lighting: Paul Morrison
Company Manager: Harold Kusell; General Manager: Oscar Olesen
Production Stage Manager: Frederic de Wilde; Stage Manager: John Maxtone-Graham; Assistant Stage Mgr: Howard Fischer, Jonathan Anderson, Lesley Hunt, Frank Hamilton and Michael Chase
General Press Representative: Barry Hyams; Associate Press Representative: Bob Ullman; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Production Assistant: Doris Blum; Casting: Terry Fay
Lynn Fontanne
Claire Zachanassian
Alfred Lunt
Anton Schill
Marla Adams
Ottilie Schill
Schill's daughter
Frieda Altman
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Jonathan Anderson
First Conductor
David Clarke
Helmesberger
Second Man
Robert Donley
Townsman
Harrison Dowd
Vogel
Fourth Man
Myles Eason
Broadway debut
Pedro Cabral
Stanley Erickson
Broadway debut
Mike
a bodyguard
Howard Fischer
Doctor Nusslin
Vincent Gardenia
First Blind Man
William Hansen
Pastor
Alfred Hoffman
Second Blind Man
Lesley Hunt
Broadway debut
First Grandchild
John Kane
Truck Driver
Gertrude Kinnell
Frau Block
Joseph Leberman
Station Master
James MacAaron
Athlete
Lois McKim
Second Grandchild
Kent Montroy
Townsman
Edward Moor
Reporter
Daphne Newton
Frau Schill
Clarence Nordstrom
The Painter
Eric Porter
Burgomaster
Mayor
John Randolph
Police Chief Schultz
Milton Selzer
Wechsler
Third Man
Keneth Thornett
Hofbauer
First Man
William Thourlby
Max
a bodyguard
Ken Walken
Karl Schill
Schill's son
Peter Woodthorpe
Broadway debut
Professor Muller
John Wyse
Broadway debut
Bobby

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (May 05, 1958 - Jul 05, 1958)

Morosco Theatre (Aug 20, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Company Manager: Oscar Olesen

Cast

Frieda Altman
Frau Schill
Michael Chase
Townsman
Sarah Cunningham
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Robert Donley
Wechsler
Third Man
Frank Hamilton
First Conductor

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1959 Nominee
 

Best Actor in Play

1959 Nominee
Alfred Lunt
 

Best Actress in a Play

1959 Nominee
Lynn Fontanne
 

Best Scenic Design

1959 Nominee
Production Design by Teo Otto
 

Best Direction

1959 Nominee
Directed by Peter Brook
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