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The Lark
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 17, 1955
Closing Date
Jun 02, 1956
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Open Date: Nov 17, 1955
Close Date: Jun 02, 1956
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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.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Awards
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
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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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