PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 17, 1955
Closing Date
Jun 02, 1956
Performances
229
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Nov 17, 1955 - Jun 02, 1956)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
The Trial.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden
Written by Jean Anouilh; Book adapted by Lillian Hellman; Incidental music by Leonard Bernstein
Directed by Joseph Anthony
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Assistant Scenic Design: John Harvey; Assistant Costume Design: Frank Spencer
General Manager: Max Allentuck; Company Manager: Richard Skinner
Production Stage Manager: Bill Ross; Stage Manager: Perry Bruskin; Assistant Stage Mgr: Joe Bernard
Choral singers by arrangement with The New York Pro Musica Antiqua
Press Representative: Richard Maney, Peggy Phillips and Martin Schwartz; Story and Play Department: Anne Gordon
Julie Harris
Joan
Theodore Bikel
Robert de Beaudricourt
Boris Karloff
Cauchon
Christopher Plummer
Warwick
Joseph Wiseman
The Inquisitor
Vincent Beck
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Joe Bernard
Scribe
 
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Charles Bressler
A Choral Singer
Arthur Burrows
A Choral Singer
Michael Conrad
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Ward Costello
Joan's Father
Roger De Koven
The Promoter
Joan Elan
The Young Queen
Bruce Gordon
Monsieur de la Tremouille
 
Captain La Hire
Edgar Grower
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Jean Hakes
A Choral Singer
Michael Higgins
Brother Ladvenu
Ann Hillary
Agnes Sorel
Lois Holmes
Mother
Milton Katselas
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Edward Knight
English Soldier
Elizabeth Lawrence
A Lady of the Court
William Lennard
A Monk
 
A Soldier
Brayton Lewis
A Choral Singer
Ruth Maynard
A Lady of the Court
Richard Nicholls
Archbishop of Rheims
Russell Oberlin
(countertenor)
A Choral Singer
Michael Price
A Monk
 
A Soldier
John Reese
Brother
Ralph Roberts
Executioner
Paul Roebling
The Dauphin
Pauline Seim
A Choral Singer
Rita Vale
Queen Yolande
Betty Wilson
A Choral Singer

Longacre Theatre (Nov 17, 1955 - Jun 02, 1956)

Cast

Leo Ciceri
Warwick

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in Play

1956 Nominee
Boris Karloff

Best Actress in a Play

1956 Winner
Julie Harris
 

Best Scenic Design

1956 Nominee
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner
 

Best Costume Design

1956 Nominee
Costume Design by Alvin Colt
 

Best Director

1956 Nominee
Directed by Joseph Anthony
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