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The Legend of Lizzie
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 09, 1959
Closing Date
Feb 10, 1959
Performances
2
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 09, 1959
Close Date: Feb 10, 1959
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
54th Street Theatre
(Feb 09, 1959 - Feb 10, 1959)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
Fall River, Massachusettes. Late 1800's.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hartney Arthur
and
Nat Stevens
Written by
Reginald Lawrence
; Incidental music by
Willard Straight
Directed by
Hartney Arthur
Scenic Design by
Ballou
; Lighting Design by
Lee Watson
Company Manager:
Mitchell Brower
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Leon Gersten
and
Albert Schoemann
Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
and
Anne Woll
Joyce Ballou
Bridget O'Hanlon
Grant Code
Dr. Stone
Rod Colbin
Officer Mead
Lance Cunard
Court Clerk
William Daniels
Assistant D. A. Cooper
Danny De Pace
Child
Richard Durham
Jury Foreman
Brendan Fay
Officer Long
Penny Grayam
Child
Frances Hammond
Matron Keenan
Alfred Hinckley
Defense Attorney Johnson
Stephen Joyce
Henry Appleton
Muriel Kirkland
Abby Borden
Jody Lane
Child
Barbara Lester
Townsperson
Mary Mace
Emma Borden
Jock MacGregor
Judge
Ruth Marion
Townsperson
Anne Meacham
Lizzie Borden
Douglass Montgomery
District Attorney Sewell
John Nutting
Child
Miriam Phillips
Mrs. Steers
Lou Polan
Marshal Haynes
Ed Printz
Court Stenographer
Elsa Raven
Minnie Jameson
Geraldine Rehrig
Clara Buchanan
Lee Richardson
Reverend Phipps
Frank M. Thomas
Andrew Borden
M. Throne
Stranger
Frank Tweddell
Uncle Morse
Understudies:
Rod Colbin
(Townsperson),
Richard Durham
(Reverend Phipps),
Brendan Fay
(Townsperson),
Barbara Lester
(Lizzie Borden, Bridget O'Hanlon),
Alan MacAteer
(Dr. Stone, Judge),
Jock MacGregor
(Uncle Morse),
Ruth Marion
(Matron Keenan, Mrs. Steers, Minnie Jameson),
Miriam Phillips
(Abby Borden),
Ed Printz
(Assistant D. A. Cooper, Henry Appleton),
Elsa Raven
(Emma Borden, Clara Buchanan),
Lee Richardson
(District Attorney Sewell) and
M. Throne
(Defense Attorney Johnson)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Ballou
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hartney Arthur
and
Nat Stevens
Written by
Reginald Lawrence
; Incidental music by
Willard Straight
Directed by
Hartney Arthur
Scenic Design by
Ballou
; Lighting Design by
Lee Watson
Company Manager:
Mitchell Brower
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Leon Gersten
and
Albert Schoemann
Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
and
Anne Woll
Joyce Ballou
Bridget O'Hanlon
Grant Code
Dr. Stone
Rod Colbin
Officer Mead
Lance Cunard
Court Clerk
William Daniels
Assistant D. A. Cooper
Danny De Pace
Child
Richard Durham
Jury Foreman
Brendan Fay
Officer Long
Penny Grayam
Child
Frances Hammond
Matron Keenan
Alfred Hinckley
Defense Attorney Johnson
Stephen Joyce
Henry Appleton
Muriel Kirkland
Abby Borden
Jody Lane
Child
Barbara Lester
Townsperson
Mary Mace
Emma Borden
Jock MacGregor
Judge
Ruth Marion
Townsperson
Anne Meacham
Lizzie Borden
Douglass Montgomery
District Attorney Sewell
John Nutting
Child
Miriam Phillips
Mrs. Steers
Lou Polan
Marshal Haynes
Ed Printz
Court Stenographer
Elsa Raven
Minnie Jameson
Geraldine Rehrig
Clara Buchanan
Lee Richardson
Reverend Phipps
Frank M. Thomas
Andrew Borden
M. Throne
Stranger
Frank Tweddell
Uncle Morse
Understudies:
Rod Colbin
(Townsperson),
Richard Durham
(Reverend Phipps),
Brendan Fay
(Townsperson),
Barbara Lester
(Lizzie Borden, Bridget O'Hanlon),
Alan MacAteer
(Dr. Stone, Judge),
Jock MacGregor
(Uncle Morse),
Ruth Marion
(Matron Keenan, Mrs. Steers, Minnie Jameson),
Miriam Phillips
(Abby Borden),
Ed Printz
(Assistant D. A. Cooper, Henry Appleton),
Elsa Raven
(Emma Borden, Clara Buchanan),
Lee Richardson
(District Attorney Sewell) and
M. Throne
(Defense Attorney Johnson)
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Ballou
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