PlayComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 30, 1956
Closing Date
May 18, 1957
1st Preview
Oct 29, 1956
1st Preview
Oct 29, 1956
Previews
1
Performances
231
PlayComedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 30, 1956 - Nov 17, 1956)
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 19, 1956 - May 18, 1957)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
A fashionable section of London, in the slums of London, and in a garden city outside London in the year 1905.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Charles Laughton
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Lighting Design by Donald Oenslager; Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins
General Manager: Oscar Olesen; Company Manager: George Oshrin
Production Stage Manager: Harry Young; Stage Manager: Joanne Taylor; Production Manager: Louis Criss
Assistant to the Producer: Louis Criss
General Press Representative: Karl Bernstein; Press Representative: Glendon Allvine and Robert Feinberg; Production Coordinator: Ira Bernstein; Production Assistant: Shirley Farmer; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Klaus Holm; Master Carpenter: Howard McDonald
Glynis Johns
Barbara Undershaft (Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army)
Charles Laughton
Andrew Undershaft (husband to Lady Britomart)
Burgess Meredith
Adolphus Cusins (Barbara's fiance)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Lady Britomart Undershaft
Eli Wallach
Bill Walker
Colin Keith-Johnston
Peter Shirley
Nancy Malone
Jenny Hill
John Astin
Morrison (butler to Lady Britomart)
Walter Burke
Snobby Price
Myra Carter
Sarah Undershaft (Lady Britomart's daughter)
Frank Gero
Footman (to Lady Britomart)
Sally Gracie
Rummy Mitchens
Louise Latham
Maid (to Lady Britomart)
Richard Lupino
Charles Lomax (Sarah's fiance)
Patricia Ripley
Mrs. Baines (Colonel in the Salvation Army)
Frederic Warriner
Stephen Undershaft

Martin Beck Theatre (Oct 30, 1956 - Nov 17, 1956)

Cast

Anne Jackson
Barbara Undershaft (Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army)

Morosco Theatre (Nov 19, 1956 - May 18, 1957)

Morosco Theatre Managing Director: Louis A. Lotito
Press Representative: Anne Sloper

Cast

Roger Boxill
Footman (to Lady Britomart)

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager
 

Best Costume Design

1957 Nominee
Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins

Best Stage Technician

1957 Winner
Master Carpenter: Howard McDonald (posthumous)
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