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A Visit to a Small Planet
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 07, 1957
Closing Date
Jan 11, 1958
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Open Date: Feb 07, 1957
Close Date: Jan 11, 1958
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Feb 07, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958)
Description
A comedy in three acts and four scenes
Setting
The house of Roger Spelding outside Manassas, Virginia. The time is next next summer.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
; Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
George Axelrod
and
Clinton Wilder
Written by
Gore Vidal
Directed by
Cyril Ritchard
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Lighting Design by
Feder
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
; Assistant to Oliver Smith:
Robert O'Hearn
General Manager:
Sylvia Herscher
; Business Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
Pat Chandler
; Stage Manager:
Pat Fowler
The Emotional and Rather Alarming Vibrations Electronically Created by
Louis Barron
and
Bebe Barron
Costume Supervisor:
Patricia Zipprodt
; Press Representative:
William Fields
and
Walter Alford
Cyril Ritchard
Kreton
Eddie Mayehoff
General Tom Powers
Feb 07, 1957 - Jun 29, 1957
Francis Bethencourt
A Friend
Sibyl Bowan
Reba Spelding
Philip Coolidge
Roger Spelding
Bob Gothie
Aide
Martyn Green
Kreton
Alternate
John Hallow
Sound Man
Conrad Janis
Conrad Mayberry
Feb 07, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958
Sarah Marshall
Ellen Spelding
Feb 07, 1957 - Sep 14, 1957
Earl Montgomery
Cameraman
Grenadier Saadi
Rosemary
Understudies:
Pat Fowler
(Ellen Spelding, Reba Spelding),
Genevieve Frizzell
(Reba Spelding),
Bob Gothie
(Conrad Mayberry),
John Hallow
(A Friend, Aide) and
Earl Montgomery
(Roger Spelding, General Tom Powers)
Booth Theatre
(Feb 07, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958)
Cast
Martyn Green
Kreton
John Alexander
General Tom Powers
Jan 06, 1958 - Jan 11, 1958
Edward Andrews
General Tom Powers
Jul 01, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958
Rory Harrity
Conrad Mayberry
Jan 06, 1958 - Jan 11, 1958
Diana van der Vlis
Ellen Spelding
Sep 16, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1957 Nominee
Cyril Ritchard
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1957 Nominee
Eddie Mayehoff
Best Scenic Design
1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
; Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
George Axelrod
and
Clinton Wilder
Written by
Gore Vidal
Directed by
Cyril Ritchard
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Lighting Design by
Feder
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
; Assistant to Oliver Smith:
Robert O'Hearn
General Manager:
Sylvia Herscher
; Business Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
Pat Chandler
; Stage Manager:
Pat Fowler
The Emotional and Rather Alarming Vibrations Electronically Created by
Louis Barron
and
Bebe Barron
Costume Supervisor:
Patricia Zipprodt
; Press Representative:
William Fields
and
Walter Alford
Cyril Ritchard
Kreton
Eddie Mayehoff
General Tom Powers
Feb 07, 1957 - Jun 29, 1957
Francis Bethencourt
A Friend
Sibyl Bowan
Reba Spelding
Philip Coolidge
Roger Spelding
Bob Gothie
Aide
Martyn Green
Kreton
Alternate
John Hallow
Sound Man
Conrad Janis
Conrad Mayberry
Feb 07, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958
Sarah Marshall
Ellen Spelding
Feb 07, 1957 - Sep 14, 1957
Earl Montgomery
Cameraman
Grenadier Saadi
Rosemary
Understudies:
Pat Fowler
(Ellen Spelding, Reba Spelding),
Genevieve Frizzell
(Reba Spelding),
Bob Gothie
(Conrad Mayberry),
John Hallow
(A Friend, Aide) and
Earl Montgomery
(Roger Spelding, General Tom Powers)
Booth Theatre
(Feb 07, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958)
Cast
Martyn Green
Kreton
John Alexander
General Tom Powers
Jan 06, 1958 - Jan 11, 1958
Edward Andrews
General Tom Powers
Jul 01, 1957 - Jan 04, 1958
Rory Harrity
Conrad Mayberry
Jan 06, 1958 - Jan 11, 1958
Diana van der Vlis
Ellen Spelding
Sep 16, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1957 Nominee
Cyril Ritchard
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1957 Nominee
Eddie Mayehoff
Best Scenic Design
1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
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