PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 15, 1953
Closing Date
Mar 24, 1956
Performances
1,027
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 15, 1953 - Mar 24, 1956)
Setting
Okinawa; Col. Purdy's and Capt. Fisby's Offices; Tobiki Village; The Teahouse of the August Moon
Theatre Owned / Operated by Martin Beck Theatre Corporation; General Manager for the Martin Beck Theatre Louis A. Lotito
Produced by Maurice Evans; Produced in association with George Schaefer
Written by John Patrick; Based on the novel by Vern Sneider; Music composed by Dai-Keong Lee
Directed by Robert Lewis; Miss Niki's dance by Yuki Shimoda
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Lighting Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Assistant to Mr. Taylor: George Sullivan
General Manager: Robert Rapport
Production Stage Manager: Billy Matthews; Stage Manager: Tom Hughes Sand; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jerry Fujikawa
Music Contractor: Max Marlin
Assistant to Mr. Evans: Emmett Rogers; Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon; Advertising Representative: Fred Golden; Assistant to the Director: Judd Mathison
John Forsythe
Capt. Fisby
David Wayne
Sakini
Paul Ford
Col. Wainright Purdy III
Larry Gates
Capt. McLean
William Hansen
Mr. Oshira
Mariko Niki
Lotus Blossom
Richard Akagi
Villager
Joyce Chen
The Daughter's Child
Norman Chi
Villager
Kaie Deei
Mr. Sumata
Jerry Fujikawa
Villager
Kikuo Hiromura
Mr. Sumata's Father
Kame Ishikawa
Ancient Man
Harry Jackson
Sgt. Gregovich
Laurence Kim
Villager
Mara Kim
Old Woman's Daughter
 
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Naoe Kondo
Old Woman
 
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Chuck Morgan
Mr. Hokaida
Shizu Moriya
Miss Higa Jiga
Frank Ogawa
Villager
Mary Ann Reeve
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Saki
Lady Astor
Kuraji Seida
Mr. Omura
Yuki Shimoda
Mr. Keora
Moy Moy Thom
The Daughter's Child
Vivian Thom
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Haim Winant
Mr. Seiko
Kenneth Wong
The Daughter's Child

Martin Beck Theatre (Oct 15, 1953 - Mar 24, 1956)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Yuki Shimoda

Cast

John Beal
Capt. Fisby
Paul Davis
Sgt. Gregovich
Mar 12, 1956 - Mar 24, 1956
Harry Jackson
Sgt. Gregovich
? - Mar 10, 1956
Terrance Kilburn
Sakini
Nov 21, 1955 - Jan 21, 1956
Scott McKay
Capt. Fisby
Burgess Meredith
Sakini
Eli Wallach
Sakini
? - Nov 19, 1955
Jonathan Harris
Capt. McLean
Peter Hobbs
Capt. McLean
Kenneth Chin
The Daughter's Child
Rodolfo Cornejo
The Daughter's Child
Jerry Fujikawa
Mr. Keora
Rita Gonzales
The Daughter's Child
Gerald Ito
Villager
Richard Loo
Villager
Barbara Luna
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Feb 01, 1954 - Dec 1954
Eileen NaKamura
Ladies League for Democratic Action
Understudies: Terrance Kilburn (Sakini) and Barbara Luna (Lotus Blossom, Old Woman's Daughter)

Tony Award®

Best Play

1954 Winner
Written by John Patrick
Produced by Maurice Evans ; Produced in association with George Schaefer

Best Actor in Play

1954 Winner
David Wayne

Best Scenic Design

1954 Winner
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1954 Winner
Written by John Patrick
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