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Habeas Corpus   

 
Martin Beck Theatre , (11/25/1975 - 2/15/1976)
First Preview:Nov 18, 1975 Total Previews:7
Opening Date:Nov 25, 1975   
Closing Date:Feb 15, 1976 Total Performances:95

Category: Play, Farce, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: A refined English seaside resort, in the Wicksteed's home, and occasionally at the end of the West Pier.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Produced by James M. Nederlander, Victor Lurie and Michael Codron
Written by Alan Bennett; Music arranged by Dorothea Freitag
Directed by Frank Dunlop; Musical Staging by Riggs O'Hara
Scenic Design by Carl Toms; Costume Design by Carl Toms; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Wig Consultant: Paul Huntley
General Manager: Nelle Nugent; Company Manager: James Turner
Production Stage Manager: Frank Bayer; Stage Manager: Louis Pulvino
Musician: Dorothea Freitag, Judith Martin and Roberta Hankin; Music Contractor: Seymour Press
General Press Representative: Michael Alpert and Marilynn LeVine; Press Representative: Joshua Ellis; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Cast
June Havoc Mrs. Swabb
a cleaning lady
Celeste Holm Lady Rumpers
a pillar of the Empire
Jean Marsh Constance Wicksteed
the doctor's sister
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Wicksteed
the doctor's wife
Donald Sinden Arthur Wicksteed
a general practitioner
Kristoffer Tabori Dennis
the Wicksteeds' son
Constance Forslund Felicity Rumpers
Lady Rumpers' daughter
Richard Gere Mr. Shanks
a sales representative
Leo Leyden Patient
Stephen D. Newman Mr. Purdue
a sick man
Ian Trigger Sir Percy Shorter
a leading light in the medical profession
Paxton Whitehead Canon Throbbing
a celibate
Standby: Leo Leyden (Sir Percy Shorter)
Understudies: Tom Everett (Dennis, Mr. Purdue, Mr. Shanks), Stephen D. Newman (Arthur Wicksteed, Canon Throbbing), Holly Villaire (Constance Wicksteed, Felicity Rumpers) and Joyce Worsley (Lady Rumpers, Mrs. Swabb, Mrs. Wicksteed)
1976 Tony Award® Best Actor in Play
 Performer: Donald Sinden [nominee]
1976 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
winnerRachel Roberts [winner]
 June Havoc [nominee]