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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 13, 1962
Closing Date
May 16, 1964
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1962
1st Preview
Oct 10, 1962
Previews
5
Performances
664
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Billy Rose Theatre
(Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
Setting
The living room of Martha and George's house in a New England college town. The present.
Comments
Production cost $42,000.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
,
A. B. W. Productions, Inc.
and
Pisces Productions, Inc.
Written by
Edward Albee
Directed by
Alan Schneider
Production Design by
William Ritman
Business Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
; Assistant to the Manager:
Michael Kasdan
Production Stage Manager:
Mark Wright
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Pepine
and
Richard d'Anjou
General Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
; Press Representative:
Michael Sean O'Shea
and
Eugene Secunda
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Don Josephson
; Photographer:
Alix Jeffry
; Assistant to the Director:
Joy Small
Uta Hagen
Martha
Arthur Hill
George
Melinda Dillon
Broadway debut
Honey
George Grizzard
Nick
Bill Berger
For matinee performances
Nick
Alternate
Avra Petrides
For matinee performances
Honey
Alternate
Kate Reid
For matinee performances
Martha
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
For matinee performances
George
Alternate
Standby:
James Karen
(George, Nick) and
Michaele Myers
(Honey, Martha)
Billy Rose Theatre
(Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
Press Representative:
Ruth Cage
Cast
Donald Davis
George
Jul 10, 1963 - ?
Alternate
George
Jan 06, 1964 - ?
Henderson Forsythe
George
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Alternate
Eileen Fulton
Honey
Apr 10, 1963 - ?
Uta Hagen
Martha
Sep 02, 1963 - ?
Arthur Hill
George
Sep 03, 1963 - ?
Nancy Kelly
Martha
Jul 08, 1963 - ?
Mercedes McCambridge
Martha
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Rochelle Oliver
Honey
Apr 01, 1963 - ?
Honey
Mar 27, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Ben Piazza
Nick
Feb 04, 1963 - ?
Haila Stoddard
Martha
Sep 11, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Elaine Stritch
Martha
Apr 24, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
George
Aug 03, 1963 - ?
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1963 Winner
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Written by
Edward Albee
Best Actor in Play
1963 Winner
Arthur Hill
Best Actress in a Play
1963 Winner
Uta Hagen
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Nominee
Melinda Dillon
Best Direction of a Play
1963 Winner
Directed by
Alan Schneider
Best Producer of a Play
1963 Winner
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Theatre World
Award
1963 Recipient
Melinda Dillon
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
,
A. B. W. Productions, Inc.
and
Pisces Productions, Inc.
Written by
Edward Albee
Directed by
Alan Schneider
Production Design by
William Ritman
Business Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
; Assistant to the Manager:
Michael Kasdan
Production Stage Manager:
Mark Wright
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Pepine
and
Richard d'Anjou
General Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
; Press Representative:
Michael Sean O'Shea
and
Eugene Secunda
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Don Josephson
; Photographer:
Alix Jeffry
; Assistant to the Director:
Joy Small
Uta Hagen
Martha
Arthur Hill
George
Melinda Dillon
Broadway debut
Honey
George Grizzard
Nick
Bill Berger
For matinee performances
Nick
Alternate
Avra Petrides
For matinee performances
Honey
Alternate
Kate Reid
For matinee performances
Martha
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
For matinee performances
George
Alternate
Standby:
James Karen
(George, Nick) and
Michaele Myers
(Honey, Martha)
Billy Rose Theatre
(Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
Press Representative:
Ruth Cage
Cast
Donald Davis
George
Jul 10, 1963 - ?
Alternate
George
Jan 06, 1964 - ?
Henderson Forsythe
George
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Alternate
Eileen Fulton
Honey
Apr 10, 1963 - ?
Uta Hagen
Martha
Sep 02, 1963 - ?
Arthur Hill
George
Sep 03, 1963 - ?
Nancy Kelly
Martha
Jul 08, 1963 - ?
Mercedes McCambridge
Martha
Jan 13, 1964 - ?
Rochelle Oliver
Honey
Apr 01, 1963 - ?
Honey
Mar 27, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Ben Piazza
Nick
Feb 04, 1963 - ?
Haila Stoddard
Martha
Sep 11, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Elaine Stritch
Martha
Apr 24, 1963 - ?
Alternate
Shepperd Strudwick
George
Aug 03, 1963 - ?
Tony Award®
Best Play
1963 Winner
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Written by
Edward Albee
Best Actor in Play
1963 Winner
Arthur Hill
Best Actress in a Play
1963 Winner
Uta Hagen
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Nominee
Melinda Dillon
Best Direction of a Play
1963 Winner
Directed by
Alan Schneider
Best Producer of a Play
1963 Winner
Produced by
Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Theatre World
Award
1963 Recipient
Melinda Dillon
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