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A Taste of Honey
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 04, 1960
Closing Date
Sep 09, 1961
Performances
376
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 04, 1960
Close Date: Sep 09, 1961
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Lyceum Theatre
(Oct 04, 1960 - Feb 18, 1961)
Booth Theatre
(Feb 20, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961)
Setting
Salford, Lancashire, England. Today.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
Donald Albery
and
Oscar Lewenstein, Ltd.
Written by
Shelagh Delaney
; Incidental Music Composed by
Bobby Scott
Directed by
Tony Richardson
and
George Devine
Production Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Manny Davis
Production Supervisor:
Neil C. Hartley
; Production Stage Manager:
Del Hughes
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Kathleen A. Sullivan
and
James Stark
Piano:
Bobby Scott
; Horns:
Frank Socolow
; Bass:
Red Kelly
; Drums:
Kenny Hume
Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Anne Sullivan
Casting Director:
Michael Shurtleff
; Press Representative:
Bill Doll
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
and
Fred Golden
Angela Lansbury
Helen
Oct 04, 1960 - Apr 15, 1961
Joan Plowright
Josephine
Helen's daughter
Oct 04, 1960 - Apr 26, 1961
Nigel Davenport
Peter
Josephine's friend
Andrew Ray
Geoffrey
Billy Dee Williams
The Boy
Understudies:
Judith Cargill
(Helen),
Robert Macbeth
(The Boy),
Audree Rae
(Josephine),
Roy Shuman
(Peter) and
James Stark
(Geoffrey)
Lyceum Theatre
(Oct 04, 1960 - Feb 18, 1961)
Company Manager:
A. Gino Giglio
and
Arthur M. Brilant
Booth Theatre
(Feb 20, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Hermione Baddeley
Helen
Apr 17, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961
Frances Cuka
Josephine
Helen's daughter
Apr 27, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961
Frederick Combs
Geoffrey
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1961 Winner
Joan Plowright
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
Donald Albery
and
Oscar Lewenstein, Ltd.
Written by
Shelagh Delaney
; Incidental Music Composed by
Bobby Scott
Directed by
Tony Richardson
and
George Devine
Production Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Manny Davis
Production Supervisor:
Neil C. Hartley
; Production Stage Manager:
Del Hughes
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Kathleen A. Sullivan
and
James Stark
Piano:
Bobby Scott
; Horns:
Frank Socolow
; Bass:
Red Kelly
; Drums:
Kenny Hume
Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Anne Sullivan
Casting Director:
Michael Shurtleff
; Press Representative:
Bill Doll
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
and
Fred Golden
Angela Lansbury
Helen
Oct 04, 1960 - Apr 15, 1961
Joan Plowright
Josephine
Helen's daughter
Oct 04, 1960 - Apr 26, 1961
Nigel Davenport
Peter
Josephine's friend
Andrew Ray
Geoffrey
Billy Dee Williams
The Boy
Understudies:
Judith Cargill
(Helen),
Robert Macbeth
(The Boy),
Audree Rae
(Josephine),
Roy Shuman
(Peter) and
James Stark
(Geoffrey)
Lyceum Theatre
(Oct 04, 1960 - Feb 18, 1961)
Company Manager:
A. Gino Giglio
and
Arthur M. Brilant
Booth Theatre
(Feb 20, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Hermione Baddeley
Helen
Apr 17, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961
Frances Cuka
Josephine
Helen's daughter
Apr 27, 1961 - Sep 09, 1961
Frederick Combs
Geoffrey
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1961 Winner
Joan Plowright
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