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A Shot in the Dark   

 
Booth Theatre , (10/18/1961 - 9/22/1962)
First Preview:Oct 17, 1961 Total Previews:1
Opening Date:Oct 18, 1961   
Closing Date:Sep 22, 1962 Total Performances:389

Category: Play, Farce, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The chamber of an examining magistrate (Juge d'Instruction) in Paris. The present.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Leland Hayward
Written by Marcel Achard; Adapted by Harry Kurnitz
Directed by Harold Clurman
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Lighting Design by Ben Edwards; Assistant to Mr. Edwards: Richard Burns
General Manager: Herman Bernstein; Company Manager: Richard Skinner
Production Stage Manager: David Gray, Jr.; Stage Manager: Pierre Epstein
Press Representative: Frank Goodman and Ben Washer; Press Assistant: David Rothenberg
Cast
Julie Harris Josefa Lantenay
Walter Matthau Benjamin Beaurevers
William Shatner Paul Sevigne
Pierre Epstein Guard
Hugh Franklin Lablache
Gene Saks Morestan
Louise Troy Dominique Beaurevers
Diana van der Vlis Antoinette Sevigne
Standby: J.D. Cannon (Morestan, Paul Sevigne)
Understudies: Jeanne Jerrems (Antoinette Sevigne, Dominique Beaurevers, Josefa Lantenay) and Joel Thomas (Benjamin Beaurevers, Lablache)
1962 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
winnerWalter Matthau [winner]