PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 27, 1959
Closing Date
Jun 13, 1959
Performances
159
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Jan 27, 1959 - Jun 13, 1959)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
Kyoto, Japan about one thousand years ago.
Produced by David Susskind and Hardy Smith; Produced by arrangement with Peter Cookson; Associate Producer: Michael Abbott
Written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; from stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa; Incidental music by Laurence Rosenthal
Staged by Peter Glenville
Scenic Design by Oliver Messel; Costume Design by Oliver Messel; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner
General Manager: Joseph Harris
Production Stage Manager: Jose Véga; Stage Manager: Fred Baker and Robert Paschall
Press Representative: Arthur Cantor and Gertrude Kirschner; Swordplay Instructor: Torao Mori
Jack Bittner
Deputy
Claire Bloom
Wife
Elsa Freed
Medium
Oscar Homolka
Wigmaker
Michael Shillo
Priest
Rod Steiger
Bandit
Akim Tamiroff
Woodcutter
Ruth White
Mother
Noel Willman
Husband
Understudies: Jack Bittner and Aviva Gor

Music Box Theatre (Jan 27, 1959 - Jun 13, 1959)

Cast

Vincent Gardenia
Succeeded Jack Bittner
Deputy

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Messel
 

Best Costume Design

1959 Nominee
Costume Design by Oliver Messel
 

Best Direction

1959 Nominee
Staged by Peter Glenville
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