PlayRomantic ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 12, 1957
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1958
Performances
248
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Morosco Theatre
(Nov 12, 1957 - Jun 28, 1958)
Description
A romantic comedy in two acts and five scenes
Setting
The Chateau and Park of the Dutchess of Pont-au-Bronc.
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton); Produced in association with Milton Sperling
Written by Jean Anouilh; English version by Patricia Moyes; Incidental music by Vernon Duke; Lyrics and Orchestrations by: Vernon Duke
Staged by Albert Marre
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Feder; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robert O'Hearn; Assistant to Mr. White: Florence Klotz
General Manager: Victor Samrock; Company Manager: Ben Rosenberg
Production Stage Manager: George Hamlin; Stage Manager: Robert Fitzsimmons; Assistant Stage Mgr: E. W. Swackhamer; Production Assistant: Edward H. Davis
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Pianist: Edmund Horn
Production Associate: George Hamlin; Press Representative: William Fields; Press Associate: Walter Alford and Reginald Denenholz; Press Assistant: Mae Lyons; Assistant to the Director: Todd Bolender; Master Electrician: Harry Romar
Richard Burton
Prince Albert
Helen Hayes
The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc
Susan Strasberg
Amanda
A milliner
Glenn Anders
Lord Hector
Sig Arno
Ferdinand
A head waiter
Emil Borsody
The Cellist
George Ebeling
The Taxi Driver
Truman Gaige
Germain
A ghilly
Stanley Grover
The Singer
Edmund Horn
The Pianist
George Landolf
Footmen and Waiters
Seymour Miroff
The Violinist
Le Roi Operti
The Ice Cream Man
Frederick Rolf
Theophilus
A butler
Fred Starbuck
Footmen and Waiters
E. W. Swackhamer
Footmen and Waiters
Frederic Warriner
The Landlord

Morosco Theatre (Nov 12, 1957 - Jun 28, 1958)

Company Manager: Morton Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager: James Gelb

Cast

Urey Krasnopolsky
The Pianist
Ellen Madison
The Coat Room Attendant
Standby: Cavada Humphrey (The Duchess of Pont-Au-Bronc)
Understudies: Stanley Grover (The Taxi Driver), Ellen Madison (Amanda) and Reuben Singer (Ferdinand)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1958 Nominee
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Robert Anderson; Elmer Rice; Roger L. Stevens; John F. Wharton)
Written by Jean Anouilh
Translated by Patricia Moyes ; Produced in association with Milton Sperling
 

Best Actor in Play

1958 Nominee
Richard Burton

Best Actress in a Play

1958 Winner
Helen Hayes
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1958 Nominee
Sig Arno
 

Best Scenic Design

1958 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
 

Best Costume Design

1958 Nominee
Costume Design by Miles White

Stage Technician

1958 Winner
Electrician: Harry Romar
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