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The Cave Dwellers
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 19, 1957
Closing Date
Jan 11, 1958
Performances
97
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Bijou Theatre
(Oct 19, 1957 - Jan 11, 1958)
Description
A comedy in two acts and eleven scenes
Setting
The stage of an abandoned theatre on the lower East Side of New York, in the midst of a slum-clearing project. Present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Carmen Capalbo
and
Stanley Chase
Written by
William Saroyan
; Music by
Bernardo Segall
Directed by
Carmen Capalbo
Scenic Design by
William Pitkin
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
Lee Watson
General Manager:
Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager:
Chuck Smith
; Stage Manager:
John Weaver
Leader/Pianist:
Norman Secon
; Trumpet:
Al Stewart
; Clarinet/Saxophone:
Emery Davis
; Percussion:
Brad Spinney
Press Representative:
Samuel J. Friedman
,
Lenny Traube
and
Shirley Herz
John Alderman
A Young Man
The Silent Boy
Francine Amdur
The Young Queen
Vergel Cook
Woman with Dog
The Mother
Ivan Dixon
An Arab Chief
The Young Opponent
Jamie
a workman
Susan Harrison
The Girl
Gerald Hiken
The Father
Clifton James
Wrecking Crew Boss
Barry Jones
The King
Eugenie Leontovich
The Queen
Wayne Morris
The Duke
Negrita
Negrita
Ronald Weyand
The Factory Foreman
Gorky
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Eugenie Leontovich
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Carmen Capalbo
and
Stanley Chase
Written by
William Saroyan
; Music by
Bernardo Segall
Directed by
Carmen Capalbo
Scenic Design by
William Pitkin
; Costume Design by
Ruth Morley
; Lighting Design by
Lee Watson
General Manager:
Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager:
Chuck Smith
; Stage Manager:
John Weaver
Leader/Pianist:
Norman Secon
; Trumpet:
Al Stewart
; Clarinet/Saxophone:
Emery Davis
; Percussion:
Brad Spinney
Press Representative:
Samuel J. Friedman
,
Lenny Traube
and
Shirley Herz
John Alderman
A Young Man
The Silent Boy
Francine Amdur
The Young Queen
Vergel Cook
Woman with Dog
The Mother
Ivan Dixon
An Arab Chief
The Young Opponent
Jamie
a workman
Susan Harrison
The Girl
Gerald Hiken
The Father
Clifton James
Wrecking Crew Boss
Barry Jones
The King
Eugenie Leontovich
The Queen
Wayne Morris
The Duke
Negrita
Negrita
Ronald Weyand
The Factory Foreman
Gorky
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Eugenie Leontovich
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