PlayRomanceOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 01, 1958
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1958
Performances
52
PlayRomanceOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(May 01, 1958 - Jun 14, 1958)
Description
A drama in three acts and five scenes
Setting
Thornfield Hall, in Millcote, England, during the early part of the nineteenth century.
Produced by Courtney Burr; Produced in association with Sterling Productions
Written by Huntington Hartford; Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë; Music arranged by Lehman Engel
Directed by Demetrios Vilan
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Motley and Frank Spencer
Company Manager: Edward Choate; Business Manager: Richard E. French
Stage Manager: Charles Durand, Bob Paschall and Tom McDermott
Press Representative: George Ross and Madi Blitzstein
Assistant to Mr. Edwards: Richard Burns and Richard Mason
Eric Portman
Edward Rochester (Master of Thornfield)
Jan Brooks
Jane Eyre (a governess)
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Fairfax (the housekeeper)
Francis Compton
Gregory
Adrian Foley
Lord Ingram (her son)
Carol Hebald
Leah (a servant)
Norah Howard
Lady Ingram
Adelaide Klein
Grace Poole
Iola Lynn
Hon. Blanche Ingram (her daughter)
John Malcolm
Briggs
Tom McDermott
Guest
Richard Nicholls
Mr. Green
Nick Richards
Guest
Dorothy Scott
Guest
Frank Silvera
Richard Mason (a gentleman from Jamaica)
George Spelvin
Colonel Dent
Ann Stanwell
Miss Wood
Susan Towers
Adele Varens (Mr. Rochester's ward)
Jane White
Bertha
Douglas Wood
Reverend Wood
Understudies: Adelaide Klein (Mrs. Fairfax), John Malcolm (Edward Rochester), Tom McDermott (Richard Mason, Lord Ingram), Richard Nicholls (Gregory), Dorothy Scott (Grace Poole) and Ann Stanwell (Jane Eyre)

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards
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