The Time of the Cuckoo

Empire Theatre, (10/15/1952 - 5/30/1953)

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Opening Date:	Oct 15, 1952
Closing Date:	May 30, 1953	Total Performances:	263

Category: Play, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Setting: The garden of the Pensione Fioria, Venice. Summertime.

Comments: "The cuckoo is a summer visitant to the whole of Europe. It proclaims its arrival by a cry, heralding the season of love." -- Encyclopedia Brittanica

Opening Night Credits
Awards

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Al Hayman
Produced by Robert Whitehead and Walter Fried
Written by Arthur Laurents
Directed by Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Lighting Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Helene Pons
General Manager: Oscar E. Olesen; Company Manager: Thomas Bodkin
Stage Manager: James Gelb; Assistant Stage Mgr: Howard H. Fischer
Press Representative: Barry Hyams; Associate Press Representative: Martin Shwartz; Casting: Terry Fay; Assistant to Mr. Clurman: Lewis Allen; Production Associate: Virginia Bolen; Speech Consultant: Simon Mitchneck

Cast

Shirley Booth	Leona Samish
Geraldine Brooks	June Yaeger
Dino DiLuca	Renato Di Rossi
Donald Murphy	Eddie Yaeger
Lydia St. Clair	Signora Fiora
Silva Gaselli	Giovanna
Jose Perez	Mauro
Daniel Reed	Mr. McIlhenny
Ruggero Romor	Vito
Jane Rose	Mrs. McIlhenny

Understudies: Janet De Gore (June Yaeger), Howard Fischer (Mr. McIlhenny), Anne Hegira (Mrs. McIlhenny, Signora Fiora), James Lacirignola (Mauro), Rino Negri (Renato Di Rossi), Stephen Pluta (Eddie Yaeger, Vito) and Connie Sawyer (Leona Samish)

Tony Award^®
1953 Best Actress in a Play [winner]
Shirley Booth