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Helen Hayes Theatre , (11/10/1960 - 3/04/1961)
First Preview:Nov 09, 1960 Total Previews:2
Opening Date:Nov 10, 1960   
Closing Date:Mar 04, 1961 Total Performances:132

Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: Ralph Bates' home in a suburb of a mid-southern city. Christmas Eve.


Production Staff
Produced by Cheryl Crawford
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by George Roy Hill
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Associate Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey; Assistant Scenic Design: Richard Casler; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Joe Codori
General Manager: Joseph Harris; Company Manager: Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager: William Chambers; Stage Manager: Arthur Marlowe
General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: David Powers, Lila Glaser and Ted Goldsmith; Bessie is trained and supplied by Howard Finkelstein of Animal Artists; Assistant to the Producer: Richard R. Chandler; Assistant to the Director: Nora Ahern
Cast
Barbara Baxley Isabel Haverstick
James Daly Ralph Bates
Robert Webber George Haverstick
Lester Mack Mr. McGillicuddy
Rosemary Murphy Dorothea Bates
Nancy R. Pollock Mrs. McGillicuddy
Helen Martin Susie
Charles McDaniel Police Officer
Understudies: Esther Benson (Dorothea Bates, Mrs. McGillicuddy), Arthur Marlowe (Mr. McGillicuddy, Police Officer), Charles McDaniel (George Haverstick, Ralph Bates) and Ann Wedgeworth (Isabel Haverstick)
1961 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Play
 Barbara Baxley [nominee]
1961 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Play
 Rosemary Murphy [nominee]