PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 21, 1957
Closing Date
May 18, 1957
Performances
68
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Mar 21, 1957 - May 18, 1957)
Description
A drama in three acts and seven scenes
Setting
A general dry-goods store and part of the connecting "confectionary" in a small Southern town, during the rainy season, late winter and early spring.
Produced by The Producers Theatre and Robert Whitehead
Written by Tennessee Williams; Incidental music by Chuck Wayne; Incidental music arranged by John Mehegan; Music for "Heavenly Grass" by Paul Bowles; Lyrics for "Heavenly Grass" by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by A. H. Feder; Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Assistant to Ms. Ballard: Florence Klotz
Company Manager: Leonard Field
Production Stage Manager: James Gelb; Stage Manager: Norman Kean and Beau Tilden
Press Representative: Ben Kornzweig and Robert Ganshaw
R. G. Armstrong
Sheriff Talbott
Virgilia Chew
Nurse Porter
David Clarke
Dog Hamma
Crahan Denton
Jabe Torrance
Elizabeth Eustis
Dolly Hamma
Mary Farrell
Sister Temple
Nell Harrison
Eva Temple
Albert Henderson
1st Man
Warren Kemmerling
Pee Wee Binnings
John Marriott
Uncle Pleasant
Janice Mars
Woman
Cliff Robertson
Val Xavier
Joanna Roos
Vee Talbott
Jane Rose
Beulah Binnings
Lois Smith
Carol Cutrere
Maureen Stapleton
Lady Torrance
Beau Tilden
Mr. Dubinsky
Charles Tyner
2nd Man
Robert Webber
David Cutrere

Martin Beck Theatre (Mar 21, 1957 - May 18, 1957)

Cast

Warren Kemmerling
Jabe Torrance

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson
 

Best Costume Design

1958 Nominee
Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard

Theatre World

Award

1957 Recipient
Cliff Robertson
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