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Mar 13, 1968
Closing Date
Mar 30, 1968
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Mar 11, 1968
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Mar 11, 1968
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Open Date: Mar 13, 1968
Close Date: Mar 30, 1968
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Mar 13, 1968 - Mar 30, 1968)
Setting
The library of Senator MacGruder's House in Washington, D.C. An election year.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lester Osterman
; Associate Producer:
Simon L. Saltzman
Written by
Gore Vidal
Directed by
Joseph Anthony
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
; Special Assistant to Miss Aldredge:
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
William H. Batchelder
; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Marian Kinsella
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
Helen Richards
Production Stage Manager:
William Ross
; Stage Manager:
Bernard Pollock
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Secretary:
Edie Kean
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Assistant to the Director:
Vicki May
John Forsythe
Senator Mac Gruder
Kim Hunter
Miss Wilson
Rosemary Murphy
Estelle Mac Gruder
Carol Cole
Louise Hampton
Gene Blakely
Norris Blotner
Graham Brown
Broadway debut
Dr. Hampton
Zaida Coles
Mrs. Hampton
Staats Cotsworth
Senator Andrews
Norma Darden
Reporter
Robert Lawson
Second Photographer
John Marriott
Roger
John Newton
First Photographer
Marco St. John
Beany Mac Gruder
Eleanor Wilson
Mrs. Andrews
Understudies:
Gene Blakely
(Senator Mac Gruder),
Norma Darden
(Louise Hampton),
Javotte Greene
(Mrs. Hampton),
Stanley Greene
(Roger, Dr. Hampton),
Robert Lawson
(Beany Mac Gruder),
John Newton
(Senator Andrews, Norris Blotner) and
Virginia Robinson
(Estelle Mac Gruder, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Andrews)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1968 Nominee
Eleanor Wilson
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Saint Subber
and
Lester Osterman
; Associate Producer:
Simon L. Saltzman
Written by
Gore Vidal
Directed by
Joseph Anthony
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
; Special Assistant to Miss Aldredge:
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
William H. Batchelder
; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Marian Kinsella
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
Helen Richards
Production Stage Manager:
William Ross
; Stage Manager:
Bernard Pollock
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Secretary:
Edie Kean
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Assistant to the Director:
Vicki May
John Forsythe
Senator Mac Gruder
Kim Hunter
Miss Wilson
Rosemary Murphy
Estelle Mac Gruder
Carol Cole
Louise Hampton
Gene Blakely
Norris Blotner
Graham Brown
Broadway debut
Dr. Hampton
Zaida Coles
Mrs. Hampton
Staats Cotsworth
Senator Andrews
Norma Darden
Reporter
Robert Lawson
Second Photographer
John Marriott
Roger
John Newton
First Photographer
Marco St. John
Beany Mac Gruder
Eleanor Wilson
Mrs. Andrews
Understudies:
Gene Blakely
(Senator Mac Gruder),
Norma Darden
(Louise Hampton),
Javotte Greene
(Mrs. Hampton),
Stanley Greene
(Roger, Dr. Hampton),
Robert Lawson
(Beany Mac Gruder),
John Newton
(Senator Andrews, Norris Blotner) and
Virginia Robinson
(Estelle Mac Gruder, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Andrews)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1968 Nominee
Eleanor Wilson
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