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Jane Eyre
Play
Romance
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 01, 1958
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1958
Performances
52
Play
Romance
Original
Broadway
Open Date: May 01, 1958
Close Date: Jun 14, 1958
Closed Flag: n
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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.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
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
; Assistant to Mr. Edwards:
Richard Burns
and
Richard Mason
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
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)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
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
; Assistant to Mr. Edwards:
Richard Burns
and
Richard Mason
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
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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