J.B.
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 11, 1958
Closing Date
Oct 24, 1959
Performances
364
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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Description
A play in two acts
Setting
A traveling circus which has been on the road for a long time.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by ANTA, Inc.Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr.; Associate Producer: Joseph I. LevineWritten by Archibald MacLeish; Music by David AmramDirected by Elia KazanProduction Designed by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Assistant to Miss Ballard: Florence KlotzGeneral Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Managing Director for the ANTA Theatre Louis A. LotitoProduction Stage Manager: Robert Downing; Stage Manager: Daniel S. Broun and Peter Hale; Assistant Stage Mgr: John RaginUnderstudies: Lane Bradbury (Mary, Ruth, Rebecca, Girl), Ciri Jacobsen (Jolly), John Ragin (Nickles, Second Roustabout), Ford Rainey (J. B., Mr. Zuss), Herbert Ratner (Bildad, Zophar, Eliphaz, First Roustabout), Leora Thatcher (Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Botticelli, Mrs. Lesure, Mrs. Murphy) and Janet Ward (Sarah)
ANTA Playhouse (Dec 11, 1958 - Oct 24, 1959)
Cast
Understudies: Peter Hale (Nickles, First Roustabout), Pamela King (Mary, Ruth, Rebecca, Girl) and Elaine Martin (Jolly) -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
Best Actor in Play
1959 Nominee
Christopher PlummerBest Featured Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Nan MartinBest Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Best Direction
1959 Winner
Directed by Elia Kazan
Theatre Owned / Operated by ANTA, Inc.
Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr.; Associate Producer: Joseph I. Levine
Written by Archibald MacLeish; Music by David Amram
Directed by Elia Kazan
Production Designed by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Assistant to Miss Ballard: Florence Klotz
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Managing Director for the ANTA Theatre Louis A. Lotito
Production Stage Manager: Robert Downing; Stage Manager: Daniel S. Broun and Peter Hale; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Ragin
Understudies:
Lane Bradbury
(Mary, Ruth, Rebecca, Girl), Ciri Jacobsen
(Jolly), John Ragin
(Nickles, Second Roustabout), Ford Rainey
(J. B., Mr. Zuss), Herbert Ratner
(Bildad, Zophar, Eliphaz, First Roustabout), Leora Thatcher
(Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Botticelli, Mrs. Lesure, Mrs. Murphy) and Janet Ward
(Sarah)
ANTA Playhouse (Dec 11, 1958 - Oct 24, 1959)
Cast
Understudies:
Peter Hale
(Nickles, First Roustabout), Pamela King
(Mary, Ruth, Rebecca, Girl) and Elaine Martin
(Jolly)
Tony Award®
Best Play
Best Actor in Play
1959 Nominee
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Nan Martin
Nan Martin
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
Best Direction
1959 Winner
Directed by Elia Kazan
Directed by Elia Kazan
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