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Look Homeward, Angel
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 28, 1957
Closing Date
Apr 04, 1959
Performances
564
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Nov 28, 1957 - Mar 07, 1959)
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 09, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
Description
A drama in three acts and five scenes
Setting
The town of Altamont, in the State of North Carolina, in the year 1916.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
and
Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by
Ketti Frings
; Based on the novel by
Thomas Wolfe
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Associate Designer to Mr. Melziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Ming Cho Lee
; Assistant to Motley:
Betty Coe Armstrong
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
; Company Manager:
Chandos Sweet
Production Stage Manager:
Kermit Kegley
; Stage Manager:
Clifford Cothren
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lionel Kranitz
Press Representative:
James D. Proctor
and
Merle Debuskey
; Casting:
Vaughan Bellaver
; Assistant Press Representative:
Sheldon Secunda
Hugh Griffith
W.O. Gant
Anthony Perkins
Eugene Gant
Jo Van Fleet
Eliza Gant
Arthur Hill
Ben Gant
Frances Hyland
Laura James
Joseph Bernard
Jake Clatt
Clifford Cothren
Hugh Barton
Mary Farrell
Mrs. Clatt
Julia Johnston
Mrs. Snowden
Victor Kilian
Dr. McGuire
Elizabeth Lawrence
Florry Mangle
Dwight Marfield
Mr. Farrell
Rosemary Murphy
Helen Gant Barton
Bibi Osterwald
Madame Elizabeth
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Will Pentland
Jack Sheehan
Tarkinton
Leonard Stone
Hugh Barton
Arthur Storch
Luke Gant
Florence Sundstrom
Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert
Susan Torrey
Miss Brown
Understudies:
Mary Farrell
(Eliza Gant),
Julia Johnston
(Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert),
Victor Kilian
(W.O. Gant),
Lionel Kranitz
(Eugene Gant),
Elizabeth Lawrence
(Laura James, Helen Gant Barton) and
Leonard Stone
(Ben Gant)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Nov 28, 1957 - Mar 07, 1959)
Cast
Jonathan Bolt
Eugene Gant
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 09, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
Cast
Andrew Prine
Eugene Gant
John Boruff
Dr. McGuire
Patience Cleveland
Laura James
Miriam Hopkins
Eliza Gant
Donald Hylan
Will Pentland
Victor Kilian
W.O. Gant
Ann Shropshire
Mrs. Snowden
Jeremy Slate
Luke Gant
Eugene R. Wood
Tarkinton
Understudies:
Jonathan Bolt
(Eugene Gant),
Nancy Cushman
(Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert),
Ann Shropshire
,
Jeremy Slate
(Ben Gant) and
Eugene R. Wood
(Will Pentland)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
and
Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by
Ketti Frings
Best Actor in Play
1958 Nominee
Hugh Griffith
and
Anthony Perkins
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Jo Van Fleet
Best Scenic Design
1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
Best Costume Design
1958 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1958 Winner
Written by
Ketti Frings
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
and
Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by
Ketti Frings
; Based on the novel by
Thomas Wolfe
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Associate Designer to Mr. Melziner:
John Harvey
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Ming Cho Lee
; Assistant to Motley:
Betty Coe Armstrong
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
; Company Manager:
Chandos Sweet
Production Stage Manager:
Kermit Kegley
; Stage Manager:
Clifford Cothren
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lionel Kranitz
Press Representative:
James D. Proctor
and
Merle Debuskey
; Casting:
Vaughan Bellaver
; Assistant Press Representative:
Sheldon Secunda
Hugh Griffith
W.O. Gant
Anthony Perkins
Eugene Gant
Jo Van Fleet
Eliza Gant
Arthur Hill
Ben Gant
Frances Hyland
Laura James
Joseph Bernard
Jake Clatt
Clifford Cothren
Hugh Barton
Mary Farrell
Mrs. Clatt
Julia Johnston
Mrs. Snowden
Victor Kilian
Dr. McGuire
Elizabeth Lawrence
Florry Mangle
Dwight Marfield
Mr. Farrell
Rosemary Murphy
Helen Gant Barton
Bibi Osterwald
Madame Elizabeth
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Will Pentland
Jack Sheehan
Tarkinton
Leonard Stone
Hugh Barton
Arthur Storch
Luke Gant
Florence Sundstrom
Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert
Susan Torrey
Miss Brown
Understudies:
Mary Farrell
(Eliza Gant),
Julia Johnston
(Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert),
Victor Kilian
(W.O. Gant),
Lionel Kranitz
(Eugene Gant),
Elizabeth Lawrence
(Laura James, Helen Gant Barton) and
Leonard Stone
(Ben Gant)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Nov 28, 1957 - Mar 07, 1959)
Cast
Jonathan Bolt
Eugene Gant
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 09, 1959 - Apr 04, 1959)
Cast
Andrew Prine
Eugene Gant
John Boruff
Dr. McGuire
Patience Cleveland
Laura James
Miriam Hopkins
Eliza Gant
Donald Hylan
Will Pentland
Victor Kilian
W.O. Gant
Ann Shropshire
Mrs. Snowden
Jeremy Slate
Luke Gant
Eugene R. Wood
Tarkinton
Understudies:
Jonathan Bolt
(Eugene Gant),
Nancy Cushman
(Madame Elizabeth, Mrs. Marie "Fatty" Pert),
Ann Shropshire
,
Jeremy Slate
(Ben Gant) and
Eugene R. Wood
(Will Pentland)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
and
Theatre 200, Inc.
Written by
Ketti Frings
Best Actor in Play
1958 Nominee
Hugh Griffith
and
Anthony Perkins
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Jo Van Fleet
Best Scenic Design
1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
Best Costume Design
1958 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1958 Winner
Written by
Ketti Frings
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