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Luther
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 25, 1963
Closing Date
Mar 28, 1964
1st Preview
Sep 24, 1963
1st Preview
Sep 24, 1963
Previews
1
Performances
211
Play
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 25, 1963
Close Date: Mar 28, 1964
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Sep 25, 1963 - Jan 11, 1964)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Jan 13, 1964 - Mar 28, 1964)
Setting
The convent of the Augustinian Order of Eremities at Erfurt, the market place, the castle church in Wittenberg, the Fugger Palace, a hunting lodge in Italy and the Diet of Worms. 1506-1527.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
The English Stage Company
and
Oscar Lewenstein
; Associate Producer:
Neil Hartley
Written by
John Osborne
; Music composed and arranged by
John Addison
; "De Profundis" composed by
Max Walmer
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Scenic Design by
Jocelyn Herbert
; Costume Design by
Jocelyn Herbert
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Eugene Wolsk
; House Manager:
Leon Spachner
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
B. Lester
; Production Supervisor:
Thea Neu
Choral Director:
Max Walmer
Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Production Assistant:
Jocelyn Tawse
; General Press Representative:
Lee Solters
,
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
David Powers
; Press Representative:
Mitchell Erickson
Albert Finney
Martin
Sep 24, 1963 - Jan 22, 1964
Peter Bull
Tetzel
John Moffatt
Cajetan
Glyn Owen
Knight
Frank Shelley
Staupitz
Kenneth Warren
Hans
Thor Arngrim
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Robert Burr
Miltitz
Harry Carlson
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Stan Dworkin
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Michael Egan
Leo
Paul Flores
Singer
Dan Goggin
Singer
Perry Golkin
Child
Roger Hamilton
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
John Heffernan
Weinand
Sep 24, 1963 - Jan 22, 1964
Robert L. Hultman
Singer
Joseph Lamberta
Child
Lorna Lewis
Katherine
Konrad Matthaei
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Martin Rudy
Eck
Alfred Sandor
Reader
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Marvin Solley
Singer - Soloist
Ted Thurston
Prior
Luis Van Rooten
Lucas
Understudies:
Thor Arngrim
(Miltitz),
Robert Burr
(Knight),
Harry Carlson
(Lucas, Weinand),
Stan Dworkin
(Hans, Eck),
Roger Hamilton
(Prior, Leo),
John Heffernan
(Martin),
Barbara Lester
(Katherine),
Konrad Matthaei
(Staupitz) and
Alfred Sandor
(Tetzel)
St. James Theatre
(Sep 25, 1963 - Jan 11, 1964)
Cast
Harry Carlson
Weinand
Hugh Franklin
Cajetan
George Mathews
Hans
Lionel Stander
Tetzel
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Jan 13, 1964 - Mar 28, 1964)
Cast
John Heffernan
Martin
Jan 23, 1964 - Mar 28, 1964
Murray Goldkind
Singer
Chuck Haren
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
John Karlen
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Konrad Matthaei
Miltitz
James Rado
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Peter Sohl
Singer
Herbert Voland
Prior
Ed Zimmermann
Miltitz
Understudy:
James Rado
(Martin)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1964 Winner
Written by
John Osborne
Produced by
David Merrick
Best Actor in Play
1964 Nominee
Albert Finney
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
The English Stage Company
and
Oscar Lewenstein
; Associate Producer:
Neil Hartley
Written by
John Osborne
; Music composed and arranged by
John Addison
; "De Profundis" composed by
Max Walmer
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Scenic Design by
Jocelyn Herbert
; Costume Design by
Jocelyn Herbert
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Eugene Wolsk
; House Manager:
Leon Spachner
Production Stage Manager:
Mitchell Erickson
; Stage Manager:
B. Lester
; Production Supervisor:
Thea Neu
Choral Director:
Max Walmer
Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
; Production Assistant:
Jocelyn Tawse
; General Press Representative:
Lee Solters
,
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
David Powers
; Press Representative:
Mitchell Erickson
Albert Finney
Martin
Sep 24, 1963 - Jan 22, 1964
Peter Bull
Tetzel
John Moffatt
Cajetan
Glyn Owen
Knight
Frank Shelley
Staupitz
Kenneth Warren
Hans
Thor Arngrim
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Robert Burr
Miltitz
Harry Carlson
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Stan Dworkin
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Michael Egan
Leo
Paul Flores
Singer
Dan Goggin
Singer
Perry Golkin
Child
Roger Hamilton
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
John Heffernan
Weinand
Sep 24, 1963 - Jan 22, 1964
Robert L. Hultman
Singer
Joseph Lamberta
Child
Lorna Lewis
Katherine
Konrad Matthaei
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Martin Rudy
Eck
Alfred Sandor
Reader
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Marvin Solley
Singer - Soloist
Ted Thurston
Prior
Luis Van Rooten
Lucas
Understudies:
Thor Arngrim
(Miltitz),
Robert Burr
(Knight),
Harry Carlson
(Lucas, Weinand),
Stan Dworkin
(Hans, Eck),
Roger Hamilton
(Prior, Leo),
John Heffernan
(Martin),
Barbara Lester
(Katherine),
Konrad Matthaei
(Staupitz) and
Alfred Sandor
(Tetzel)
St. James Theatre
(Sep 25, 1963 - Jan 11, 1964)
Cast
Harry Carlson
Weinand
Hugh Franklin
Cajetan
George Mathews
Hans
Lionel Stander
Tetzel
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Jan 13, 1964 - Mar 28, 1964)
Cast
John Heffernan
Martin
Jan 23, 1964 - Mar 28, 1964
Murray Goldkind
Singer
Chuck Haren
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
John Karlen
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Konrad Matthaei
Miltitz
James Rado
Monks, lords, peasants, etc.
Peter Sohl
Singer
Herbert Voland
Prior
Ed Zimmermann
Miltitz
Understudy:
James Rado
(Martin)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1964 Winner
Written by
John Osborne
Produced by
David Merrick
Best Actor in Play
1964 Nominee
Albert Finney
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