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Come Back, Little Sheba
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 15, 1950
Closing Date
Jul 29, 1950
Performances
191
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 15, 1950
Close Date: Jul 29, 1950
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Feb 15, 1950 - Jul 29, 1950)
Setting
An old house in a run-down neighborhood of a Midwestern city.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors)
; Associate Producer:
Phyllis Anderson
Written by
William Inge
Directed by
Daniel Mann
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Lucille Little
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
Company Manager:
Max A. Meyer
Stage Manager:
Philip S. Barry
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul Krauss
; Production Supervisor:
Lawrence Langner
and
Theresa Helburn
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
Sidney Blackmer
Doc
Shirley Booth
Lola
Joan Lorring
Marie
Wilson Brooks
Ed Anderson
Lonny Chapman
Turk
Robert Cunningham
Bruce
Olga Fabian
Mrs. Coffman
Paul Krauss
Elmo Huston
John Randolph
Milkman
Daniel Reed
Postman
Arnold Schulman
Messenger
Understudies:
Polly Rowles
,
Olive Stacey
and
Dennis Weaver
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1950 Winner
Sidney Blackmer
Best Actress in a Play
1950 Winner
Shirley Booth
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors)
; Associate Producer:
Phyllis Anderson
Written by
William Inge
Directed by
Daniel Mann
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Lucille Little
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
Company Manager:
Max A. Meyer
Stage Manager:
Philip S. Barry
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul Krauss
; Production Supervisor:
Lawrence Langner
and
Theresa Helburn
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
Sidney Blackmer
Doc
Shirley Booth
Lola
Joan Lorring
Marie
Wilson Brooks
Ed Anderson
Lonny Chapman
Turk
Robert Cunningham
Bruce
Olga Fabian
Mrs. Coffman
Paul Krauss
Elmo Huston
John Randolph
Milkman
Daniel Reed
Postman
Arnold Schulman
Messenger
Understudies:
Polly Rowles
,
Olive Stacey
and
Dennis Weaver
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1950 Winner
Sidney Blackmer
Best Actress in a Play
1950 Winner
Shirley Booth
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