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The Entertainer
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 12, 1958
Closing Date
May 10, 1958
Performances
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Open Date: Feb 12, 1958
Close Date: May 10, 1958
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Feb 12, 1958 - May 10, 1958)
Description
A drama in three acts and fifteen scenes
Setting
A seaside resort in the north of England during the Suez Crisis, fall of 1956.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
The English Stage Company
and
L. O. P. Ltd.
Written by
John Osborne
; Incidental music by
John Addison
; Musical Director:
Gershon Kingsley
; Laurence Olivier's numbers arranged by
Honor Blair
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Scenic Design by
Alan Tagg
; Costume Design by
Clare Jeffrey
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Vince McKnight
Production Stage Manager:
Neil Hartley
; Stage Manager:
Ben Janney
,
Don Wilson
and
Roland Bull
General Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
; Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
and
Lewis Harmon
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Blaine-Thompson
; Production Assistant:
Eduard Fuller
; Assistant to Mr. Merrick:
David M. Pelham
Laurence Olivier
Archie Rice
Brenda De Banzie
Phoebe Rice
Archie's second wife
Joan Plowright
Jean Rice
Archie's daughter by first marriage
George Relph
Billy Rice
Archie's father
Jeri Archer
Britannia
Peter Donat
Graham
Jean's financé
Richard Pasco
Frank Rice
Archie & Phoebe's son
Guy Spaull
William Rice
Arcie's older brother
Standby:
Alfred Ryder
(Archie Rice)
Understudies:
Roland Bull
(Graham),
MacGregor Gibb
(William Rice),
Hazel Jones
(Phoebe Rice) and
Carol Teitel
(Jean Rice)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1958 Nominee
Laurence Olivier
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Nominee
George Relph
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Brenda De Banzie
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
David Merrick
; Produced by arrangement with
The English Stage Company
and
L. O. P. Ltd.
Written by
John Osborne
; Incidental music by
John Addison
; Musical Director:
Gershon Kingsley
; Laurence Olivier's numbers arranged by
Honor Blair
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Scenic Design by
Alan Tagg
; Costume Design by
Clare Jeffrey
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Vince McKnight
Production Stage Manager:
Neil Hartley
; Stage Manager:
Ben Janney
,
Don Wilson
and
Roland Bull
General Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
; Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
and
Lewis Harmon
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
Blaine-Thompson
; Production Assistant:
Eduard Fuller
; Assistant to Mr. Merrick:
David M. Pelham
Laurence Olivier
Archie Rice
Brenda De Banzie
Phoebe Rice
Archie's second wife
Joan Plowright
Jean Rice
Archie's daughter by first marriage
George Relph
Billy Rice
Archie's father
Jeri Archer
Britannia
Peter Donat
Graham
Jean's financé
Richard Pasco
Frank Rice
Archie & Phoebe's son
Guy Spaull
William Rice
Arcie's older brother
Standby:
Alfred Ryder
(Archie Rice)
Understudies:
Roland Bull
(Graham),
MacGregor Gibb
(William Rice),
Hazel Jones
(Phoebe Rice) and
Carol Teitel
(Jean Rice)
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1958 Nominee
Laurence Olivier
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1958 Nominee
George Relph
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Nominee
Brenda De Banzie
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