PlayRomantic ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 12, 1957
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1958
Performances
248
PlayRomantic ComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 12, 1957 - Jun 28, 1958)
Description
A romantic comedy in two acts and five scenes
Setting
The Chateau and Park of the Dutchess of Pont-au-Bronc.
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton); Produced in association with Milton Sperling
Written by Jean Anouilh; English version by Patricia Moyes; Incidental music by Vernon Duke; Lyrics and Orchestrations by: Vernon Duke
Staged by Albert Marre
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Feder; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robert O'Hearn; Assistant to Mr. White: Florence Klotz
General Manager: Victor Samrock; Company Manager: Ben Rosenberg
Production Stage Manager: George Hamlin; Stage Manager: Robert Fitzsimmons; Assistant Stage Mgr: E. W. Swackhamer; Production Assistant: Edward H. Davis
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Pianist: Edmund Horn
Production Associate: George Hamlin; Press Representative: William Fields; Press Associate: Walter Alford and Reginald Denenholz; Press Assistant: Mae Lyons; Assistant to the Director: Todd Bolender; Master Electrician: Harry Romar
Richard Burton
Prince Albert
Helen Hayes
The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc
Susan Strasberg
Amanda
A milliner
Glenn Anders
Lord Hector
Sig Arno
Ferdinand
A head waiter
Emil Borsody
The Cellist
George Ebeling
The Taxi Driver
Truman Gaige
Germain
A ghilly
Stanley Grover
The Singer
Edmund Horn
The Pianist
George Landolf
Footmen and Waiters
Seymour Miroff
The Violinist
Le Roi Operti
The Ice Cream Man
Frederick Rolf
Theophilus
A butler
Fred Starbuck
Footmen and Waiters
E. W. Swackhamer
Footmen and Waiters
Frederic Warriner
The Landlord

Morosco Theatre (Nov 12, 1957 - Jun 28, 1958)

Company Manager: Morton Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager: James Gelb

Cast

Urey Krasnopolsky
The Pianist
Ellen Madison
The Coat Room Attendant
Standby: Cavada Humphrey (The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc)
Understudies: Stanley Grover (The Taxi Driver), Ellen Madison (Amanda) and Reuben Singer (Ferdinand)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1958 Nominee
 

Best Actor in Play

1958 Nominee
Richard Burton

Best Actress in a Play

1958 Winner
Helen Hayes
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1958 Nominee
Sig Arno
 

Best Scenic Design

1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
 

Best Costume Design

1958 Nominee
Costume Design by Miles White

Stage Technician

1958 Winner
Master Electrician: Harry Romar
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