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Absence of a Cello
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 21, 1964
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1965
1st Preview
Sep 12, 1964
1st Preview
Sep 12, 1964
Previews
8
Performances
120
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Sep 21, 1964
Close Date: Jan 04, 1965
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Ambassador Theatre
(Sep 21, 1964 - Jan 04, 1965)
Setting
The living room of Andrew Pilgrim's New York City apartment. September, present time.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Michael Ellis
and
Jeff Britton
; Associate Producer:
M.J. Boyer
Written by
Ira Wallach
Directed by
James Hammerstein
Scenic Design by
William Ritman
; Costume Design by
Fred Voelpel
; Lighting Design by
William Ritman
Stage Manager:
Charles Maryan
Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
and
Seymour Krawitz
Fred Clark
Andrew Pilgrim
Charles Grodin
Perry Littlewood
Murray Hamilton
Otis Clifton
Lee Kurty
Joanna Pilgrim
Ruth McDevitt
Emma Littlewood
Mala Powers
Marian Jellicoe
Ruth White
Celia Pilgrim
Understudies:
Mabel Cochran
(Emma Littlewood),
Bruce Hyde
(Perry Littlewood) and
Eileen Letchworth
(Celia Pilgrim, Marian Jellicoe)
Ambassador Theatre
(Sep 21, 1964 - Jan 04, 1965)
Cast
Michael Flanigan
Perry Littlewood
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1965 Nominee
Murray Hamilton
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Michael Ellis
and
Jeff Britton
; Associate Producer:
M.J. Boyer
Written by
Ira Wallach
Directed by
James Hammerstein
Scenic Design by
William Ritman
; Costume Design by
Fred Voelpel
; Lighting Design by
William Ritman
Stage Manager:
Charles Maryan
Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
and
Seymour Krawitz
Fred Clark
Andrew Pilgrim
Charles Grodin
Perry Littlewood
Murray Hamilton
Otis Clifton
Lee Kurty
Joanna Pilgrim
Ruth McDevitt
Emma Littlewood
Mala Powers
Marian Jellicoe
Ruth White
Celia Pilgrim
Understudies:
Mabel Cochran
(Emma Littlewood),
Bruce Hyde
(Perry Littlewood) and
Eileen Letchworth
(Celia Pilgrim, Marian Jellicoe)
Ambassador Theatre
(Sep 21, 1964 - Jan 04, 1965)
Cast
Michael Flanigan
Perry Littlewood
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1965 Nominee
Murray Hamilton
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