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Hamlet
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Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 16, 1961
Closing Date
Jun 11, 1961
Performances
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Open Date: Mar 16, 1961
Close Date: Jun 11, 1961
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Phoenix Theatre
(Mar 16, 1961 - Jun 11, 1961)
Description
A play in five acts
Setting
In and around Elsinore Castle in Denmark
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Theatre Incorporated (T. Edward Hambleton and Norris Houghton, Managing Directors)
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
David Amram
Directed by
Stuart Vaughan
; Fencing Choreography by
Guy Burton
Scenic Design by
Peter Wingate
; Costume Design by
Peter Wingate
; Lighting Design by
Joan Larkey
General Manager:
Nathan Parnes
Production Stage Manager:
John Robertson
; Stage Manager:
Thomas Gruenewald
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Tom Sawyer
and
Bigelow Green
Publicity Director:
Ben Kornzweig
and
Karl Bernstein
Patricia Falkenhain
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Donald Madden
Hamlet
son to the late, and nephew to the present King
Alexander Scourby
Claudius
King of Denmark
Joyce Ebert
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
John Heffernan
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Jared Reed
Bernardo
Officer
Gravedigger
Ray Reinhardt
Horatio
friend to Hamlet
Ted Van Griethuysen
Laertes
son to Polonius
Michael Baseleon
Ensemble
Robert Blackburn
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Guy Burton
Ensemble
Robert Corpora
Ensemble
Franklin Cover
Marcellus
Officer
First Player
David Craven
Ensemble
Wayne Croft
Ensemble
Daniel Durning
Ensemble
Ted Graeder
Ensemble
Elaine Hindman
Ensemble
William Hindman
Voltemand
Priest
Nicholas Kepros
Osric
a Courtier
Norwegian Captain
Sheila Kortlucke
Ensemble
George O'Halloran
Ensemble
Patricia O'Morran
Ensemble
Morrie Peirce
Ensemble
Garth Pillsbury
Ensemble
Juliet Randall
Player Queen
Paul Robinson
Ensemble
Colgate Salsbury
Ensemble
Tom Sawyer
Cornelius
Gentleman
Player King
Elliott Sullivan
Francisco
Officer
Frank Valenza
Ensemble
Frederic Warriner
Rosencrantz
Courtier
Karl E. Williams
Ensemble
Andrew Wollershein
Ensemble
Frederick Young
Guildenstern
Courtier
Edward Zang
Ensemble
David Zirlin
Ensemble
Understudy:
Patricia O'Morran
(Ophelia, Player Queen)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Theatre Incorporated (T. Edward Hambleton and Norris Houghton, Managing Directors)
Written by
William Shakespeare
; Incidental music by
David Amram
Directed by
Stuart Vaughan
; Fencing Choreography by
Guy Burton
Scenic Design by
Peter Wingate
; Costume Design by
Peter Wingate
; Lighting Design by
Joan Larkey
General Manager:
Nathan Parnes
Production Stage Manager:
John Robertson
; Stage Manager:
Thomas Gruenewald
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Tom Sawyer
and
Bigelow Green
Publicity Director:
Ben Kornzweig
and
Karl Bernstein
Patricia Falkenhain
Gertrude
Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Donald Madden
Hamlet
son to the late, and nephew to the present King
Alexander Scourby
Claudius
King of Denmark
Joyce Ebert
Ophelia
daughter to Polonius
John Heffernan
Polonius
Lord Chamberlain
Jared Reed
Bernardo
Officer
Gravedigger
Ray Reinhardt
Horatio
friend to Hamlet
Ted Van Griethuysen
Laertes
son to Polonius
Michael Baseleon
Ensemble
Robert Blackburn
Fortinbras
Prince of Norway
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Guy Burton
Ensemble
Robert Corpora
Ensemble
Franklin Cover
Marcellus
Officer
First Player
David Craven
Ensemble
Wayne Croft
Ensemble
Daniel Durning
Ensemble
Ted Graeder
Ensemble
Elaine Hindman
Ensemble
William Hindman
Voltemand
Priest
Nicholas Kepros
Osric
a Courtier
Norwegian Captain
Sheila Kortlucke
Ensemble
George O'Halloran
Ensemble
Patricia O'Morran
Ensemble
Morrie Peirce
Ensemble
Garth Pillsbury
Ensemble
Juliet Randall
Player Queen
Paul Robinson
Ensemble
Colgate Salsbury
Ensemble
Tom Sawyer
Cornelius
Gentleman
Player King
Elliott Sullivan
Francisco
Officer
Frank Valenza
Ensemble
Frederic Warriner
Rosencrantz
Courtier
Karl E. Williams
Ensemble
Andrew Wollershein
Ensemble
Frederick Young
Guildenstern
Courtier
Edward Zang
Ensemble
David Zirlin
Ensemble
Understudy:
Patricia O'Morran
(Ophelia, Player Queen)
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