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Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 05, 1958
Closing Date
Nov 29, 1958
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Open Date: May 05, 1958
Close Date: Nov 29, 1958
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 05, 1958 - Jul 05, 1958)
Morosco Theatre
(Aug 20, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Description
A drama in three acts
Setting
In and around the little town of Güllen, somewhere in Europe.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Lunt-Fontanne Managing Director:
Louis A. Lotito
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
; Book adapted by
Maurice Valency
Directed by
Peter Brook
Production Design by
Teo Otto
; Miss Fontanne's Clothes by
Castillo
; Supervision & Lighting:
Paul Morrison
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
; General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
Production Stage Manager:
Frederic de Wilde
; Stage Manager:
John Maxtone-Graham
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Howard Fischer
,
Jonathan Anderson
,
Lesley Hunt
,
Frank Hamilton
and
Michael Chase
General Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
; Associate Press Representative:
Bob Ullman
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Production Assistant:
Doris Blum
; Casting:
Terry Fay
Lynn Fontanne
Claire Zachanassian
Alfred Lunt
Anton Schill
Marla Adams
Ottilie Schill
Schill's daughter
Frieda Altman
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Jonathan Anderson
First Conductor
David Clarke
Helmesberger
Second Man
Robert Donley
Townsman
Harrison Dowd
Vogel
Fourth Man
Myles Eason
Broadway debut
Pedro Cabral
Stanley Erickson
Broadway debut
Mike
a bodyguard
Howard Fischer
Doctor Nusslin
Vincent Gardenia
First Blind Man
William Hansen
Pastor
Alfred Hoffman
Second Blind Man
Lesley Hunt
Broadway debut
First Grandchild
John Kane
Truck Driver
Gertrude Kinnell
Frau Block
Joseph Leberman
Station Master
James MacAaron
Athlete
Lois McKim
Second Grandchild
Kent Montroy
Townsman
Edward Moor
Reporter
Daphne Newton
Frau Schill
Clarence Nordstrom
The Painter
Eric Porter
Burgomaster
Mayor
John Randolph
Police Chief Schultz
Milton Selzer
Wechsler
Third Man
Keneth Thornett
Hofbauer
First Man
William Thourlby
Max
a bodyguard
Ken Walken
Karl Schill
Schill's son
Peter Woodthorpe
Broadway debut
Professor Muller
John Wyse
Broadway debut
Bobby
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 05, 1958 - Jul 05, 1958)
Morosco Theatre
(Aug 20, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Company Manager:
Oscar Olesen
Cast
Frieda Altman
Frau Schill
Michael Chase
Townsman
Sarah Cunningham
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Robert Donley
Wechsler
Third Man
Frank Hamilton
First Conductor
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1959 Nominee
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Book adapted by
Maurice Valency
Best Actor in Play
1959 Nominee
Alfred Lunt
Best Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Lynn Fontanne
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Production Design by
Teo Otto
Best Direction
1959 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Brook
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Lunt-Fontanne Managing Director:
Louis A. Lotito
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
; Book adapted by
Maurice Valency
Directed by
Peter Brook
Production Design by
Teo Otto
; Miss Fontanne's Clothes by
Castillo
; Supervision & Lighting:
Paul Morrison
Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
; General Manager:
Oscar Olesen
Production Stage Manager:
Frederic de Wilde
; Stage Manager:
John Maxtone-Graham
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Howard Fischer
,
Jonathan Anderson
,
Lesley Hunt
,
Frank Hamilton
and
Michael Chase
General Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
; Associate Press Representative:
Bob Ullman
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
; Production Assistant:
Doris Blum
; Casting:
Terry Fay
Lynn Fontanne
Claire Zachanassian
Alfred Lunt
Anton Schill
Marla Adams
Ottilie Schill
Schill's daughter
Frieda Altman
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Jonathan Anderson
First Conductor
David Clarke
Helmesberger
Second Man
Robert Donley
Townsman
Harrison Dowd
Vogel
Fourth Man
Myles Eason
Broadway debut
Pedro Cabral
Stanley Erickson
Broadway debut
Mike
a bodyguard
Howard Fischer
Doctor Nusslin
Vincent Gardenia
First Blind Man
William Hansen
Pastor
Alfred Hoffman
Second Blind Man
Lesley Hunt
Broadway debut
First Grandchild
John Kane
Truck Driver
Gertrude Kinnell
Frau Block
Joseph Leberman
Station Master
James MacAaron
Athlete
Lois McKim
Second Grandchild
Kent Montroy
Townsman
Edward Moor
Reporter
Daphne Newton
Frau Schill
Clarence Nordstrom
The Painter
Eric Porter
Burgomaster
Mayor
John Randolph
Police Chief Schultz
Milton Selzer
Wechsler
Third Man
Keneth Thornett
Hofbauer
First Man
William Thourlby
Max
a bodyguard
Ken Walken
Karl Schill
Schill's son
Peter Woodthorpe
Broadway debut
Professor Muller
John Wyse
Broadway debut
Bobby
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 05, 1958 - Jul 05, 1958)
Morosco Theatre
(Aug 20, 1958 - Nov 29, 1958)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Company Manager:
Oscar Olesen
Cast
Frieda Altman
Frau Schill
Michael Chase
Townsman
Sarah Cunningham
Frau Burgomaster
Mayor's Wife
Robert Donley
Wechsler
Third Man
Frank Hamilton
First Conductor
Tony Award®
Best Play
1959 Nominee
Produced by
The Producers Theatre
Written by
Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Book adapted by
Maurice Valency
Best Actor in Play
1959 Nominee
Alfred Lunt
Best Actress in a Play
1959 Nominee
Lynn Fontanne
Best Scenic Design
1959 Nominee
Production Design by
Teo Otto
Best Direction
1959 Nominee
Directed by
Peter Brook
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