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Tall Story
Play
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 29, 1959
Closing Date
May 02, 1959
Performances
108
Play
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Open Date: Jan 29, 1959
Close Date: May 02, 1959
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(Jan 29, 1959 - May 02, 1959)
Description
A comedy in three acts
Setting
Custer College, a co-educational institution in the Midwest, United States.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Emmett Rogers
and
Robert Weiner
Written by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
; Suggested by the novel "The Homecoming Game" by
Howard Nemerov
; Featuring songs by
Joe Hornsby
,
Ben G. Allen
and
Jerry Teifer
; Music arranged by
Edward Thomas
Staged by
Herman Shumlin
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
; Assistant to Mr. Jenkins:
William Wallace Bellin
; Assistant to Mr. Taylor:
George Sullivan
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
Production Stage Manager:
Michael Thoma
; Stage Manager:
Richard Franchot
and
Edward Nayor
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Edmund Williams
,
Charles K. Robinson, Jr.
,
Donald Dawson
and
Wayne Tippit
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Lewis Harmon
and
Abner D. Klipstein
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Ingram Ash
Mason Adams
Sandy Hardy
John Astin
Collins
Nancy Baker
Connie
Joyce Bulifant
Nancy
Kevin Carpenter
Eddie
Marc Connelly
Professor Charles Osman
Hans Conried
Professor Leon Solomon
Donald Dawson
Joe
Robert Elston
Ray Blent
Rex Everhart
Clark
Patricia Finch
Frieda Jensen
Janet Fox
Hazel
Richard Franchot
Don
Hazen Gifford
Fred Jensen
Jeff Harris
Herb
Wyman
Sally Jessup
Agnes
Sherry Lafollette
Mary
Bob Lynn, Jr.
Myers
Ray Merritt
Albert Solomon
Charles K. Robinson, Jr.
Grant
Jamie Smith
Wesley Davis
Ralph Stantley
Mike Giardineri
Wayne Tippit
Walter
Simpson
Nina Wilcox
June Ryder
Edmund Williams
Dick Stevens
Tom Williams
Baker
Marian Winters
Myra Solomon
Robert Wright
President Harmon Nagel
Belasco Theatre
(Jan 29, 1959 - May 02, 1959)
Cast
Marion Brash
Nancy
Arny Freeman
Mike Giardineri
Harry Holcombe
President Harmon Nagel
Richard Kutney
Grant
Walter
Simpson
Bob Lynn, Jr.
Don
Edward Nayor
Don
Robert Redford
Broadway debut
Myers
Wayne Tippit
Grant
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1959 Nominee
Marc Connelly
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Emmett Rogers
and
Robert Weiner
Written by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
; Suggested by the novel "The Homecoming Game" by
Howard Nemerov
; Featuring songs by
Joe Hornsby
,
Ben G. Allen
and
Jerry Teifer
; Music arranged by
Edward Thomas
Staged by
Herman Shumlin
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Noel Taylor
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
; Assistant to Mr. Jenkins:
William Wallace Bellin
; Assistant to Mr. Taylor:
George Sullivan
General Manager:
Herman Bernstein
Production Stage Manager:
Michael Thoma
; Stage Manager:
Richard Franchot
and
Edward Nayor
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Edmund Williams
,
Charles K. Robinson, Jr.
,
Donald Dawson
and
Wayne Tippit
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Lewis Harmon
and
Abner D. Klipstein
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Ingram Ash
Mason Adams
Sandy Hardy
John Astin
Collins
Nancy Baker
Connie
Joyce Bulifant
Nancy
Kevin Carpenter
Eddie
Marc Connelly
Professor Charles Osman
Hans Conried
Professor Leon Solomon
Donald Dawson
Joe
Robert Elston
Ray Blent
Rex Everhart
Clark
Patricia Finch
Frieda Jensen
Janet Fox
Hazel
Richard Franchot
Don
Hazen Gifford
Fred Jensen
Jeff Harris
Herb
Wyman
Sally Jessup
Agnes
Sherry Lafollette
Mary
Bob Lynn, Jr.
Myers
Ray Merritt
Albert Solomon
Charles K. Robinson, Jr.
Grant
Jamie Smith
Wesley Davis
Ralph Stantley
Mike Giardineri
Wayne Tippit
Walter
Simpson
Nina Wilcox
June Ryder
Edmund Williams
Dick Stevens
Tom Williams
Baker
Marian Winters
Myra Solomon
Robert Wright
President Harmon Nagel
Belasco Theatre
(Jan 29, 1959 - May 02, 1959)
Cast
Marion Brash
Nancy
Arny Freeman
Mike Giardineri
Harry Holcombe
President Harmon Nagel
Richard Kutney
Grant
Walter
Simpson
Bob Lynn, Jr.
Don
Edward Nayor
Don
Robert Redford
Broadway debut
Myers
Wayne Tippit
Grant
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1959 Nominee
Marc Connelly
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