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Major Barbara
Play
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 30, 1956
Closing Date
May 18, 1957
1st Preview
Oct 29, 1956
1st Preview
Oct 29, 1956
Previews
1
Performances
231
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Open Date: Oct 30, 1956
Close Date: May 18, 1957
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 30, 1956 - Nov 17, 1956)
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 19, 1956 - May 18, 1957)
Description
A play in four acts
Setting
A fashionable section of London, in the slums of London, and in a garden city outside London in the year 1905.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Robert L. Joseph
and
The Producers Theatre
Written by
George Bernard Shaw
Directed by
Charles Laughton
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Assistant to Mr. Oenslager:
Klaus Holm
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
; Company Manager:
George Oshrin
Production Stage Manager:
Harry Young
; Stage Manager:
Joanne Taylor
; Production Manager:
Louis Criss
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Glendon Allvine
and
Robert Feinberg
; Assistant to the Producer:
Louis Criss
; Production Coordinator:
Ira Bernstein
; Production Assistant:
Shirley Farmer
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
; Master Carpenter:
Howard McDonald
Glynis Johns
Barbara Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army
Charles Laughton
Andrew Undershaft
husband to Lady Britomart
Burgess Meredith
Adolphus Cusins
Barbara's fiance
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Lady Britomart Undershaft
Eli Wallach
Bill Walker
Colin Keith-Johnston
Peter Shirley
Nancy Malone
Jenny Hill
John Astin
Morrison
butler to Lady Britomart
Walter Burke
Snobby Price
Myra Carter
Sarah Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter
Frank Gero
Footman
to Lady Britomart
Sally Gracie
Rummy Mitchens
Louise Latham
Maid
to Lady Britomart
Richard Lupino
Charles Lomax
Sarah's fiance
Patricia Ripley
Mrs. Baines
Colonel in the Salvation Army
Frederic Warriner
Stephen Undershaft
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 30, 1956 - Nov 17, 1956)
Cast
Anne Jackson
Barbara Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 19, 1956 - May 18, 1957)
Morosco Theatre Managing Director:
Louis A. Lotito
Press Representative:
Anne Sloper
Cast
Roger Boxill
Footman
to Lady Britomart
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
Best Costume Design
1957 Nominee
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
Best Stage Technician
1957 Winner
Carpenter:
Howard McDonald
(posthumous)
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Robert L. Joseph
and
The Producers Theatre
Written by
George Bernard Shaw
Directed by
Charles Laughton
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Assistant to Mr. Oenslager:
Klaus Holm
; Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
; Company Manager:
George Oshrin
Production Stage Manager:
Harry Young
; Stage Manager:
Joanne Taylor
; Production Manager:
Louis Criss
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Glendon Allvine
and
Robert Feinberg
; Assistant to the Producer:
Louis Criss
; Production Coordinator:
Ira Bernstein
; Production Assistant:
Shirley Farmer
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
; Master Carpenter:
Howard McDonald
Glynis Johns
Barbara Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army
Charles Laughton
Andrew Undershaft
husband to Lady Britomart
Burgess Meredith
Adolphus Cusins
Barbara's fiance
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Lady Britomart Undershaft
Eli Wallach
Bill Walker
Colin Keith-Johnston
Peter Shirley
Nancy Malone
Jenny Hill
John Astin
Morrison
butler to Lady Britomart
Walter Burke
Snobby Price
Myra Carter
Sarah Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter
Frank Gero
Footman
to Lady Britomart
Sally Gracie
Rummy Mitchens
Louise Latham
Maid
to Lady Britomart
Richard Lupino
Charles Lomax
Sarah's fiance
Patricia Ripley
Mrs. Baines
Colonel in the Salvation Army
Frederic Warriner
Stephen Undershaft
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 30, 1956 - Nov 17, 1956)
Cast
Anne Jackson
Barbara Undershaft
Lady Britomart's daughter, Major of the Salvation Army
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 19, 1956 - May 18, 1957)
Morosco Theatre Managing Director:
Louis A. Lotito
Press Representative:
Anne Sloper
Cast
Roger Boxill
Footman
to Lady Britomart
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
Best Costume Design
1957 Nominee
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins
Best Stage Technician
1957 Winner
Carpenter:
Howard McDonald
(posthumous)
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