PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 13, 1962
Closing Date
May 16, 1964
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1962
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1962
Previews
5
Performances
664
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Billy Rose Theatre
(Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
Setting
The living room of Martha and George's house in a New England college town. The present.
Comments
Production cost $42,000.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Billy Rose
Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder), A. B. W. Productions, Inc. and Pisces Productions, Inc.
Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Alan Schneider
Production Design by William Ritman
Business Manager: Michael Goldreyer; Assistant to the Manager: Michael Kasdan
Production Stage Manager: Mark Wright; Stage Manager: Arthur Pepine and Richard d'Anjou
General Press Representative: Howard Atlee; Press Representative: Michael Sean O'Shea and Eugene Secunda; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Don Josephson; Photographer: Alix Jeffry; Assistant to the Director: Joy Small
Uta Hagen
Martha
Arthur Hill
George
Melinda Dillon
Broadway debut
Honey
George Grizzard
Nick
Bill Berger
For matinee performances
Nick
Alternate
Avra Petrides
For matinee performances
Honey
Alternate
Kate Reid
For matinee performances
Martha
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
For matinee performances
George
Alternate
Standby: James Karen (George, Nick) and Michaele Myers (Honey, Martha)

Billy Rose Theatre (Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)

Press Representative: Ruth Cage

Cast

Donald Davis
George
Jul 10, 1963 - ?
Alternate
 
George
Jan 06, 1964 - ?
Henderson Forsythe
George
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Alternate
Eileen Fulton
Honey
Apr 10, 1963 - ?
Uta Hagen
Martha
Sep 02, 1963 - ?
Arthur Hill
George
Sep 03, 1963 - ?
Nancy Kelly
Martha
Jul 08, 1963 - ?
Mercedes McCambridge
Martha
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Rochelle Oliver
Honey
Apr 01, 1963 - ?
 
Honey
Mar 27, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Ben Piazza
Nick
Feb 04, 1963 - ?
Haila Stoddard
Martha
Sep 11, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Elaine Stritch
Martha
Apr 24, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
George
Aug 03, 1963 - ?

Tony Award®

Best Play

1963 Winner
Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Written by Edward Albee

Best Actor in Play

1963 Winner
Arthur Hill

Best Actress in a Play

1963 Winner
Uta Hagen
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1963 Nominee
Melinda Dillon

Best Direction of a Play

1963 Winner
Directed by Alan Schneider

Best Producer of a Play

1963 Winner
Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

Theatre World

Award

1963 Recipient
Melinda Dillon
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