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Advise and Consent
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 17, 1960
Closing Date
May 20, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1960
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1960
Previews
2
Performances
212
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 17, 1960
Close Date: May 20, 1961
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Nov 17, 1960 - May 20, 1961)
Setting
Washington, D.C., sometime in the future
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert Fryer
and
Lawrence Carr
; Produced in association with
John Herman
; Associate Producer:
Theatrical Interests Plan, Inc.
Written by
Loring Mandel
; Based on the Pulitzer Prize Novel by
Allen Drury
Directed by
Franklin Schaffner
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
; Costume Design by
John Boxer
; Lighting Design by
Klaus Holm
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Assistant to Mr. Ter-Arutunian:
Klaus Holm
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
General Manager:
Ben F. Stein
; Company Manager:
David Lawlor
; Assistant to General Manager:
Sam Pagliaro
Production Stage Manager:
Ross Bowman
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Arnold Margolin
and
Frank Roberts
Press Representative:
Betty Lee Hunt
; Production Associate:
Robert Linden
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
; Photographer:
Friedman-Abeles
Ed Begley
Orrin Knox
Senator from Illinois
Henry Jones
Seab Cooley
Senator from So. Carolina
Richard Kiley
Brig Anderson
Senator from Utah
Kevin McCarthy
Van Ackerman
Senator from Wyoming
Chester Morris
Bob Munson
Senator from Michigan
Staats Cotsworth
William A. Huntington
Barnard Hughes
August
Senator from Minnesota
Sally Kemp
Mabel Anderson
Judson Laire
The President of the U.S.
Woodrow Parfrey
Herbert Gelman
Tom Shirley
Vice President
Joan Wetmore
Claire Munson
Conrad Bain
Winthrop
Senator from Massachusetts
John Boyd
Newsman Three
Senate Clerk
Wilson Brooks
Calloway
Senator from Utah
Dan Charles
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Richard Dickens
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
David Elliot
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
William Farmer
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Peggy Fenn
Secretary
Joan Hotchkis
Liz
Brig's Sec.
Al Kavanagh
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Clarence Kavanaugh
Danta
Senator from Connecticut
Leslie Litomy
Richardson
Senator from Arkansas
Ed Moroney
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Kayton Nesbitt
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Vince O'Brien
Newsman One
Rally Speaker
Hack Rightor
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Michael Ryan
Newsman Two
Garrison P. Sherwood
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
James P. Truax
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Wynn Wright
De Wilton
Senator from Vermont
Understudies:
Conrad Bain
(Bob Munson, William A. Huntington),
John Boyd
(Winthrop, Danta),
Wilson Brooks
(The President of the U.S.),
Peggy Fenn
(Claire Munson, Liz),
Joan Hotchkis
(Mabel Anderson),
Barnard Hughes
(Orrin Knox),
Clarence Kavanaugh
(August),
Leslie Litomy
(Herbert Gelman),
Vince O'Brien
(Van Ackerman, Richardson, Calloway),
Frank Roberts
(De Wilton, Newsman One, Newsman Two, Newsman Three),
Michael Ryan
(Brig Anderson),
Tom Shirley
(Seab Cooley) and
Wynn Wright
(Vice President)
Cort Theatre
(Nov 17, 1960 - May 20, 1961)
Cast
Lesley Woods
Claire Munson
Jessica Walter
Broadway debut
Liz
Brig's Sec.
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design (Dramatic)
1961 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert Fryer
and
Lawrence Carr
; Produced in association with
John Herman
; Associate Producer:
Theatrical Interests Plan, Inc.
Written by
Loring Mandel
; Based on the Pulitzer Prize Novel by
Allen Drury
Directed by
Franklin Schaffner
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
; Costume Design by
John Boxer
; Lighting Design by
Klaus Holm
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Assistant to Mr. Ter-Arutunian:
Klaus Holm
; Sound Design by
Masque Sound Engineering Company
General Manager:
Ben F. Stein
; Company Manager:
David Lawlor
; Assistant to General Manager:
Sam Pagliaro
Production Stage Manager:
Ross Bowman
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Arnold Margolin
and
Frank Roberts
Press Representative:
Betty Lee Hunt
; Production Associate:
Robert Linden
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
; Photographer:
Friedman-Abeles
Ed Begley
Orrin Knox
Senator from Illinois
Henry Jones
Seab Cooley
Senator from So. Carolina
Richard Kiley
Brig Anderson
Senator from Utah
Kevin McCarthy
Van Ackerman
Senator from Wyoming
Chester Morris
Bob Munson
Senator from Michigan
Staats Cotsworth
William A. Huntington
Barnard Hughes
August
Senator from Minnesota
Sally Kemp
Mabel Anderson
Judson Laire
The President of the U.S.
Woodrow Parfrey
Herbert Gelman
Tom Shirley
Vice President
Joan Wetmore
Claire Munson
Conrad Bain
Winthrop
Senator from Massachusetts
John Boyd
Newsman Three
Senate Clerk
Wilson Brooks
Calloway
Senator from Utah
Dan Charles
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Richard Dickens
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
David Elliot
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
William Farmer
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Peggy Fenn
Secretary
Joan Hotchkis
Liz
Brig's Sec.
Al Kavanagh
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Clarence Kavanaugh
Danta
Senator from Connecticut
Leslie Litomy
Richardson
Senator from Arkansas
Ed Moroney
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Kayton Nesbitt
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Vince O'Brien
Newsman One
Rally Speaker
Hack Rightor
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Michael Ryan
Newsman Two
Garrison P. Sherwood
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
James P. Truax
Senator, Guard, Page, Aide, etc.
Wynn Wright
De Wilton
Senator from Vermont
Understudies:
Conrad Bain
(Bob Munson, William A. Huntington),
John Boyd
(Winthrop, Danta),
Wilson Brooks
(The President of the U.S.),
Peggy Fenn
(Claire Munson, Liz),
Joan Hotchkis
(Mabel Anderson),
Barnard Hughes
(Orrin Knox),
Clarence Kavanaugh
(August),
Leslie Litomy
(Herbert Gelman),
Vince O'Brien
(Van Ackerman, Richardson, Calloway),
Frank Roberts
(De Wilton, Newsman One, Newsman Two, Newsman Three),
Michael Ryan
(Brig Anderson),
Tom Shirley
(Seab Cooley) and
Wynn Wright
(Vice President)
Cort Theatre
(Nov 17, 1960 - May 20, 1961)
Cast
Lesley Woods
Claire Munson
Jessica Walter
Broadway debut
Liz
Brig's Sec.
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design (Dramatic)
1961 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
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