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A Shot in the Dark
Play
Farce
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 18, 1961
Closing Date
Sep 22, 1962
1st Preview
Oct 17, 1961
1st Preview
Oct 17, 1961
Previews
1
Performances
389
Play
Farce
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Oct 18, 1961 - Sep 22, 1962)
Setting
The chamber of an examining magistrate (Juge d'Instruction) in Paris. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Leland Hayward
Written by
Marcel Achard
; Adapted by
Harry Kurnitz
Directed by
Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lighting Design by
Ben Edwards
; Assistant to Mr. Edwards:
Richard Burns
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
; Company Manager:
Richard Skinner
Production Stage Manager:
David Gray, Jr.
; Stage Manager:
Pierre Epstein
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Ben Washer
; Press Assistant:
David Rothenberg
Julie Harris
Josefa Lantenay
Walter Matthau
Benjamin Beaurevers
William Shatner
Paul Sevigne
Pierre Epstein
Guard
Hugh Franklin
Lablache
Gene Saks
Morestan
Louise Troy
Dominique Beaurevers
Diana van der Vlis
Antoinette Sevigne
Standby:
J.D. Cannon
(Morestan, Paul Sevigne)
Understudies:
Jeanne Jerrems
(Josefa Lantenay, Dominique Beaurevers, Antoinette Sevigne) and
Joel Thomas
(Benjamin Beaurevers, Lablache)
Booth Theatre
(Oct 18, 1961 - Sep 22, 1962)
Stage Manager:
Thomas Ruisinger
Press Assistant:
Fred Weterick
Cast
Pierre Epstein
Morestan
Thomas Ruisinger
Guard
Fritz Weaver
Benjamin Beaurevers
Jul 23, 1962 - ?
Standby:
Robert Burr
(Paul Sevigne, Morestan),
Sam Lloyd
(Benjamin Beaurevers) and
Joel Thomas
(Benjamin Beaurevers, Lablache)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1962 Winner
Walter Matthau
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Leland Hayward
Written by
Marcel Achard
; Adapted by
Harry Kurnitz
Directed by
Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lighting Design by
Ben Edwards
; Assistant to Mr. Edwards:
Richard Burns
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
; Company Manager:
Richard Skinner
Production Stage Manager:
David Gray, Jr.
; Stage Manager:
Pierre Epstein
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Ben Washer
; Press Assistant:
David Rothenberg
Julie Harris
Josefa Lantenay
Walter Matthau
Benjamin Beaurevers
William Shatner
Paul Sevigne
Pierre Epstein
Guard
Hugh Franklin
Lablache
Gene Saks
Morestan
Louise Troy
Dominique Beaurevers
Diana van der Vlis
Antoinette Sevigne
Standby:
J.D. Cannon
(Morestan, Paul Sevigne)
Understudies:
Jeanne Jerrems
(Josefa Lantenay, Dominique Beaurevers, Antoinette Sevigne) and
Joel Thomas
(Benjamin Beaurevers, Lablache)
Booth Theatre
(Oct 18, 1961 - Sep 22, 1962)
Stage Manager:
Thomas Ruisinger
Press Assistant:
Fred Weterick
Cast
Pierre Epstein
Morestan
Thomas Ruisinger
Guard
Fritz Weaver
Benjamin Beaurevers
Jul 23, 1962 - ?
Standby:
Robert Burr
(Paul Sevigne, Morestan),
Sam Lloyd
(Benjamin Beaurevers) and
Joel Thomas
(Benjamin Beaurevers, Lablache)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1962 Winner
Walter Matthau
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