Advise and Consent
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 17, 1960
Closing Date
May 20, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1960
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1960
Previews
2
Performances
212
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Washington, D.C., sometime in the future
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert OrganizationProduced 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 DruryDirected by Franklin SchaffnerScenic 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 CompanyGeneral Manager: Ben F. Stein; Company Manager: David Lawlor; Assistant to General Manager: Sam PagliaroPress Representative: Betty Lee Hunt; Production Associate: Robert Linden; Advertising: Fred Golden; Photographer: Friedman-AbelesSenate ClerkRally SpeakerUnderstudies: 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)
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Awards
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
Press Representative: Betty Lee Hunt; Production Associate: Robert Linden; Advertising: Fred Golden; Photographer: Friedman-Abeles
Senate Clerk
Rally Speaker
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
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