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A Month in the Country
Broadway
Revival
A Month in the Country
Broadway
Revival
Phoenix Theatre
189 Second Ave. (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ivan Sergeyevitch Turgenev
People (23)
Luther Adler
Ignaty Illyich Shpichelsky
(Original)
Tony Atkins
Kolia
(Original)
Olga Bielinska
Vera
(Original)
Sorrell Booke
Footman
(Original)
Stefan Gierasch
Matvei
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Shaaf
(Original)
Uta Hagen
Natalia Petrovna
(Original)
Ann Hennessey
Lizaveta Bogdanovna
(Original)
Anne Meara
Katia
(Original)
Mary Morris
Anna Semyenovna Yslaeva
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Rakitin
(Original)
Michael Strong
Yslaev
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Bolshintsov
(Original)
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Luther Adler
Ignaty Illyich Shpichelsky
(Original)
Tony Atkins
Kolia
(Original)
Olga Bielinska
Vera
(Original)
Sorrell Booke
Footman
(Original)
Stefan Gierasch
Matvei
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Shaaf
(Original)
Uta Hagen
Natalia Petrovna
(Original)
Ann Hennessey
Lizaveta Bogdanovna
(Original)
Anne Meara
Katia
(Original)
Mary Morris
Anna Semyenovna Yslaeva
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Rakitin
(Original)
Michael Strong
Yslaev
(Original)
Martin Wolfson
Bolshintsov
(Original)
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Ivan Sergeyevitch Turgenev
Writer
Emlyn Williams
Book Adaptation
Michael Redgrave
Director
Klaus Holm
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Samuel Matlowsky
Incidental Music
Robert Woods
Production Stage Manager
George Quick
Stage Manager
Ben Kornzweig
General Press Representative
The Phoenix Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
3
1956
Closing Date
May
13
1956
Performances
48
as of Dec 01, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1956
Theatre World Award
David Hedison
Winner
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