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A Thousand Clowns
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 05, 1962
Closing Date
Apr 13, 1963
1st Preview
Apr 04, 1962
1st Preview
Apr 04, 1962
Previews
2
Performances
428
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 05, 1962
Close Date: Apr 13, 1963
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Apr 05, 1962 - Apr 13, 1963)
Setting
Murray Burns' apartment and Arnold Burns' office. Manhattan. 1962.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
Fred Coe
and
Arthur Cantor
Written by
Herb Gardner
Directed by
Fred Coe
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Ira Bernstein
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Tom Porter
and
Richard Mulligan
Press Representative:
Gertrude Kirschner
,
Tony Geiss
and
Violet Welles
Jason Robards Jr.
Murray Burns
Apr 04, 1962 - Mar 09, 1963
Sandy Dennis
Sandra Markowitz
Gene Saks
Leo Herman
William Daniels
Albert Amundson
Barry Gordon
Nick Burns
A. Larry Haines
Arnold Burns
Standby:
Harry Nichols
(Nick Burns) and
Phyllis Wynn
(Sandra Markowitz)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Apr 05, 1962 - Apr 13, 1963)
Cast
Dane Clark
Murray Burns
Mar 11, 1963 - Apr 13, 1963
Paul E. Richards
Leo Herman
Thomas Carlin
Albert Amundson
Standby:
Jane Alexander
(Sandra Markowitz),
Jared Hershkowitz
(Nick Burns) and
Richard Mulligan
(Murray Burns)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1963 Nominee
Written by
Herb Gardner
Produced by
Fred Coe
and
Arthur Cantor
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1963 Nominee
Barry Gordon
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Winner
Sandy Dennis
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
Fred Coe
and
Arthur Cantor
Written by
Herb Gardner
Directed by
Fred Coe
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Company Manager:
Ira Bernstein
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Tom Porter
and
Richard Mulligan
Press Representative:
Gertrude Kirschner
,
Tony Geiss
and
Violet Welles
Jason Robards Jr.
Murray Burns
Apr 04, 1962 - Mar 09, 1963
Sandy Dennis
Sandra Markowitz
Gene Saks
Leo Herman
William Daniels
Albert Amundson
Barry Gordon
Nick Burns
A. Larry Haines
Arnold Burns
Standby:
Harry Nichols
(Nick Burns) and
Phyllis Wynn
(Sandra Markowitz)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Apr 05, 1962 - Apr 13, 1963)
Cast
Dane Clark
Murray Burns
Mar 11, 1963 - Apr 13, 1963
Paul E. Richards
Leo Herman
Thomas Carlin
Albert Amundson
Standby:
Jane Alexander
(Sandra Markowitz),
Jared Hershkowitz
(Nick Burns) and
Richard Mulligan
(Murray Burns)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1963 Nominee
Written by
Herb Gardner
Produced by
Fred Coe
and
Arthur Cantor
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1963 Nominee
Barry Gordon
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Winner
Sandy Dennis
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