PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 20, 1955
Closing Date
Sep 14, 1957
Performances
796
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Oct 20, 1955 - Sep 14, 1957)
Description
A comedy in two acts
Setting
In and above the United States of America. Now and a while back.
Theatre Leased by Herman Bernstein
Produced by Maurice Evans; Produced in association with Emmett Rogers
Written by Ira Levin; Adapted from the novel by Mac Hyman
Directed by Morton Da Costa
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
General Manager: Robert Rapport
Production Stage Manager: Edward Padula; Stage Manager: Jules Racine; Assistant Stage Mgr: Rex Everhart, Cecil Rutherford and Michael Thoma
Press Representative: Sol Jacobson, Lewis Harmon and Jay Russell; Advertising: Fred Golden
Carl Albertson
Inductee
 
Lt. Gardella
Co-Pilot
Royal Beal
General Pollard
Floyd Buckley
Pa Stockdale
Maree Dow
Rosabelle
 
Cigarette Girl
 
A Nurse
Rex Everhart
A Colonel
 
Lt. Abel
Howard Freeman
General Bush
Hazen Gifford
Lt. Bridges
Pilot
Andy Griffith
Will Stockdale
Bill Hinnant
Lt. Cover
Navigator
Earle Hyman
A Lieutennant
Ray Johnson
Classification Corporal
 
Aide to General Pollard
Edmund Johnston
Lt. Baker
Arthur P. Keegan
An Infantryman
 
Inductee
Don Knotts
Broadway debut
Preacher
 
Corporal, Manual Dexterity
Myron McCormick
Sergeant King
Roddy McDowall
Ben Whitledge
Robert McQuade
Inductee
James Millhollin
A Psychiatrist
Wynn Pearce
Broadway debut
Capt. Charles
 
Inductee
Ed Peck
A Captain
Jules Racine
Inductee
 
Air Force Policeman
Cecil Rutherford
Inductee
 
Lt. Kendall
Engineer
Michael Thoma
Bus Driver
O. Tolbert-Hewitt
Draft Man
 
A Senator
Robert Webber
Irvin Blanchard
Van Williams
Inductee

Alvin Theatre (Oct 20, 1955 - Sep 14, 1957)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Elwood Smith

Cast

Tucker Ashworth
Ben Whitledge
Jul 01, 1957 - ?
Louis Beachner
Ben Whitledge
Jack Collins
Draft Man
 
A Senator
Ossie Davis
A Lieutennant
Rex Everhart
Sergeant King
Eric Fleming
Irvin Blanchard
Will Geer
Pa Stockdale
Charles Hohman
Will Stockdale
Arte Johnson
Ben Whitledge
? - Jun 29, 1957
Ray Johnson
Inductee
 
Lt. Abel
 
A Colonel
Vincent Lynne
Lt. Cover
Navigator
Robert McQuade
Classification Corporal
William Mullaney
Preacher
 
Corporal, Manual Dexterity
Karl K. Redcoff
Lt. Baker
Alfred Sander
A Captain
Elwood Smith
A Lieutennant
Elwood Thompson
A Lieutennant
John Topa
A Senator
J. Robert Victor
Inductee
 
Lt. Gardella
Co-Pilot
Van Williams
Aide to General Pollard

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1956 Nominee
Andy Griffith

Best Scenic Design

1956 Winner
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin

Theatre World

Award

1956 Recipient
Andy Griffith
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