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Sunrise at Campobello
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 30, 1958
Closing Date
May 30, 1959
Performances
556
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jan 30, 1958
Close Date: May 30, 1959
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Jan 30, 1958 - May 30, 1959)
Description
A drama in three acts and eight scenes
Setting
The home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada (1921); and New York (1922-1924).
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Leased by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
Dore Schary
Written by
Dore Schary
Directed by
Vincent J. Donehue
; Assistant to Mr. Donehue:
Robert Livingston
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Virginia Volland
; Lighting Design by
Ralph Alswang
General Manager:
Peter Davis
; Company Manager:
Jesse Long
Production Stage Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Stage Manager:
Kenneth Mays
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jerry Crews
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
; Press Representative:
Irvin Dorfman
and
Marjorie Barkentin
Ralph Bellamy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Bonnet
James Roosevelt
Alan Bunce
Governor Alfred E. Smith
Clifford Carpenter
Mr. Brimmer
Jerry Crews
Daly
Floyd Curtis
Policeman
Stretcher Bearer
Roni Dengel
Anna Roosevelt
Vincent Dowling
Senator Walsh
Stretcher Bearer
Ethel Everett
Marie
Mary Fickett
Eleanor Roosevelt
William Fort
Franklin Calder
Henry Jones
Louis McHenry Howe
James Earl Jones
Edward
Kenneth Kakos
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Edwin Philips
A Speaker
Stretcher Bearer
James Reese
Doctor Bennet
Richard Robbins
Mr. Lassiter
Jeffrey Rowland
John Roosevelt
Anne Seymour
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt
Perry Skaar
Elliott Roosevelt
Mary Welch
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
Understudies:
James Bayer
(Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.),
Clifford Carpenter
(Louis McHenry Howe),
Vincent Dowling
(Governor Alfred E. Smith, Mr. Lassiter),
Ethel Everett
(Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand),
William Fort
(Senator Walsh, Mr. Brimmer),
Kenneth Kakos
(John Roosevelt),
Richard Robbins
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt),
Linda Seff
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Perry Skaar
(James Roosevelt) and
Mary Welch
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Cort Theatre
(Jan 30, 1958 - May 30, 1959)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Edwin Philips
; Stage Manager:
Harry Young
Press Representative:
Jane Randall
and
Dick Weaver
Cast
Grace Albertson
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
Russell Collins
Louis McHenry Howe
Win Forman
Stretcher Bearer
William Fort
Daly
Virginia Kaye
Eleanor Roosevelt
Michaele Myers
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
O'Hara
Added after opening
Duffy
Edwin Philips
Doctor Bennet
Jon Richards
Stretcher Bearer
Lanna Saunders
Anna Roosevelt
Linda Seff
Anna Roosevelt
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt
Richard E. Thomas
John Roosevelt
Understudies:
Grace Albertson
(Eleanor Roosevelt),
Jill André
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Joanna Brown
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Floyd Curtis
(Edward, Daly),
William Fort
(Doctor Bennet, Daly),
Bert Harris
(John Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.),
Kenneth Kakos
(Elliott Roosevelt) and
Michaele Myers
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Winner
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
Dore Schary
Written by
Dore Schary
Best Actor in Play
1958 Winner
Ralph Bellamy
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Winner
Henry Jones
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Mary Fickett
Best Director
1958 Winner
Directed by
Vincent J. Donehue
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Leased by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
Dore Schary
Written by
Dore Schary
Directed by
Vincent J. Donehue
; Assistant to Mr. Donehue:
Robert Livingston
Scenic Design by
Ralph Alswang
; Costume Design by
Virginia Volland
; Lighting Design by
Ralph Alswang
General Manager:
Peter Davis
; Company Manager:
Jesse Long
Production Stage Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Stage Manager:
Kenneth Mays
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jerry Crews
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
; Press Representative:
Irvin Dorfman
and
Marjorie Barkentin
Ralph Bellamy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Bonnet
James Roosevelt
Alan Bunce
Governor Alfred E. Smith
Clifford Carpenter
Mr. Brimmer
Jerry Crews
Daly
Floyd Curtis
Policeman
Stretcher Bearer
Roni Dengel
Anna Roosevelt
Vincent Dowling
Senator Walsh
Stretcher Bearer
Ethel Everett
Marie
Mary Fickett
Eleanor Roosevelt
William Fort
Franklin Calder
Henry Jones
Louis McHenry Howe
James Earl Jones
Edward
Kenneth Kakos
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
Edwin Philips
A Speaker
Stretcher Bearer
James Reese
Doctor Bennet
Richard Robbins
Mr. Lassiter
Jeffrey Rowland
John Roosevelt
Anne Seymour
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt
Perry Skaar
Elliott Roosevelt
Mary Welch
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
Understudies:
James Bayer
(Elliott Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.),
Clifford Carpenter
(Louis McHenry Howe),
Vincent Dowling
(Governor Alfred E. Smith, Mr. Lassiter),
Ethel Everett
(Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand),
William Fort
(Senator Walsh, Mr. Brimmer),
Kenneth Kakos
(John Roosevelt),
Richard Robbins
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt),
Linda Seff
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Perry Skaar
(James Roosevelt) and
Mary Welch
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Cort Theatre
(Jan 30, 1958 - May 30, 1959)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Edwin Philips
; Stage Manager:
Harry Young
Press Representative:
Jane Randall
and
Dick Weaver
Cast
Grace Albertson
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
Russell Collins
Louis McHenry Howe
Win Forman
Stretcher Bearer
William Fort
Daly
Virginia Kaye
Eleanor Roosevelt
Michaele Myers
Miss Marguerite (Missy) LeHand
O'Hara
Added after opening
Duffy
Edwin Philips
Doctor Bennet
Jon Richards
Stretcher Bearer
Lanna Saunders
Anna Roosevelt
Linda Seff
Anna Roosevelt
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt
Richard E. Thomas
John Roosevelt
Understudies:
Grace Albertson
(Eleanor Roosevelt),
Jill André
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Joanna Brown
(Anna Roosevelt, Marie),
Floyd Curtis
(Edward, Daly),
William Fort
(Doctor Bennet, Daly),
Bert Harris
(John Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.),
Kenneth Kakos
(Elliott Roosevelt) and
Michaele Myers
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Winner
Produced by
The Theatre Guild
and
Dore Schary
Written by
Dore Schary
Best Actor in Play
1958 Winner
Ralph Bellamy
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Winner
Henry Jones
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Mary Fickett
Best Director
1958 Winner
Directed by
Vincent J. Donehue
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