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Two for the Seesaw
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 16, 1958
Closing Date
Oct 31, 1959
1st Preview
Jan 14, 1958
1st Preview
Jan 14, 1958
Previews
2
Performances
750
Play
Drama
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Jan 16, 1958
Close Date: Oct 31, 1959
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Jan 16, 1958 - Oct 31, 1959)
Description
A drama in three acts and nine scenes
Setting
The action takes place this past year, between Fall and Spring, in two rooms - Jerry's and Gittel's - in New York City.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Fred Coe
Written by
William Gibson
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Virginia Volland
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Phillip Pruneau
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Via
General Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
; Press Representative:
Ted Goldsmith
and
Gertrude Kirschner
Henry Fonda
Jerry Ryan
Jan 16, 1958 - Jun 28, 1958
Anne Bancroft
Broadway debut
Gittel Mosca
Jan 16, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959
Standby:
Philip Abbott
(Jerry Ryan) and
Gaby Rodgers
(Gittel Mosca)
Booth Theatre
(Jan 16, 1958 - Oct 31, 1959)
Company Manager:
Leon Spachner
Stage Manager:
Richard Via
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
William Armitage
and
Steven Meyer
Press Representative:
Howard Newman
Cast
Dana Andrews
Broadway debut
Jerry Ryan
Jun 30, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959
Lee Grant
Gittel Mosca
Jun 29, 1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Jeffrey Lynn
Jerry Ryan
Sep 10, 1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Hal March
Jerry Ryan
Jun 29, 1959 - Sep 05, 1959
Darren McGavin
Jerry Ryan
James Pritchett
Jerry Ryan
Sep 07, 1959 - Sep 09, 1959
Standby:
Lee Grant
(Gittel Mosca),
Bernice Massi
(Gittel Mosca),
Kevin McCarthy
(Jerry Ryan),
James Pritchett
(Jerry Ryan) and
Mary Tahmin
(Gittel Mosca)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Written by
William Gibson
Produced by
Fred Coe
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Winner
Anne Bancroft
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Theatre World
Award
1958 Recipient
Anne Bancroft
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Fred Coe
Written by
William Gibson
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Scenic Design by
George Jenkins
; Costume Design by
Virginia Volland
; Lighting Design by
George Jenkins
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Porter Van Zandt
; Stage Manager:
Phillip Pruneau
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Via
General Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
; Press Representative:
Ted Goldsmith
and
Gertrude Kirschner
Henry Fonda
Jerry Ryan
Jan 16, 1958 - Jun 28, 1958
Anne Bancroft
Broadway debut
Gittel Mosca
Jan 16, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959
Standby:
Philip Abbott
(Jerry Ryan) and
Gaby Rodgers
(Gittel Mosca)
Booth Theatre
(Jan 16, 1958 - Oct 31, 1959)
Company Manager:
Leon Spachner
Stage Manager:
Richard Via
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
William Armitage
and
Steven Meyer
Press Representative:
Howard Newman
Cast
Dana Andrews
Broadway debut
Jerry Ryan
Jun 30, 1958 - Jun 27, 1959
Lee Grant
Gittel Mosca
Jun 29, 1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Jeffrey Lynn
Jerry Ryan
Sep 10, 1959 - Oct 31, 1959
Hal March
Jerry Ryan
Jun 29, 1959 - Sep 05, 1959
Darren McGavin
Jerry Ryan
James Pritchett
Jerry Ryan
Sep 07, 1959 - Sep 09, 1959
Standby:
Lee Grant
(Gittel Mosca),
Bernice Massi
(Gittel Mosca),
Kevin McCarthy
(Jerry Ryan),
James Pritchett
(Jerry Ryan) and
Mary Tahmin
(Gittel Mosca)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1958 Nominee
Written by
William Gibson
Produced by
Fred Coe
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1958 Winner
Anne Bancroft
Best Director
1958 Nominee
Directed by
Arthur Penn
Theatre World
Award
1958 Recipient
Anne Bancroft
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