PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 29, 1960
Closing Date
Mar 12, 1960
Performances
16
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Feb 29, 1960 - Mar 12, 1960)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
In and around Philadelphia, during a summer.
Comments
During this production's pre-Broadway tryout at Boston's Colonial Theatre, actor Louis Jean Heydt died during a performance on January 29, 1960. He performed his first scene, then collapsed backstage soon afterward. Understudy William Adler finished the performance in his role.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr; Associate Producer: Theatrical Interests Plan, Inc.
Written by Daniel Taradash; Based on the novel by Christopher Davis; Incidental music by Lehman Engel
Directed by Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patton Campbell; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann; Associate Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey; Assistant Scenic Design: Ming Cho Lee and Hugh Hardy
General Manager: Ben F. Stein; Company Manager: David Lawlor
Production Manager: Robert Linden; Stage Manager: Howard Whitfield; Assistant Stage Mgr: Phillip Pruneau and Val Ruffino
Press Representative: Betty Lee Hunt; Assistant to Mr. Logan: Joseph Curtis; Advertising: Fred Golden and Don Josephson
Whitfield Connor
Mr. Newton
Jane Fonda
Toni Newton
Dean Jones
Stan Walters
Ruth Matteson
Mrs. Newton
William Adler
Lt. Goldman
Sean Garrison
Neill Johns
Tom Gilleran
Tom Fraser
Joey Heatherton
Lucille Newton
Peter Helm
Nicky Walters
Michael Vandever
Harry Adams
Barbara Davis
Dancer
Sharon Forsmoe
Dancer
Gary Lockwood
Ralph
Lorraine MacMartin
Dancer
Phillip Pruneau
Bartender
Val Ruffino
Waiter
 
Dancer
Mark Slade
Policeman
 
Dancer
Understudy: Barbara Davis (Toni Newton)

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1960 Nominee
Jane Fonda

Theatre World

Award

1960 Recipient
Jane Fonda
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