PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 10, 1960
Closing Date
Mar 04, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 09, 1960
1st Preview
Nov 09, 1960
Previews
2
Performances
132
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Nov 10, 1960 - Mar 04, 1961)
Setting
Ralph Bates' home in a suburb of a mid-southern city. Christmas Eve.
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
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 (Ralph Bates, George Haverstick) and Ann Wedgeworth (Isabel Haverstick)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Play

1961 Nominee
Barbara Baxley
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1961 Nominee
Rosemary Murphy
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