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A Taste of Honey
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A Taste of Honey Playbill - Oct 1960
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A Taste of Honey
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Shelagh Delaney
People (32)
Angela Lansbury
Helen
(Original)
Joan Plowright
Josephine
(Original)
Hermione Baddeley
Helen
(Replacement)
Nigel Davenport
Peter
(Original)
Andrew Ray
Geoffrey
(Original)
Billy Dee Williams
The Boy
(Original)
Frederick Combs
Geoffrey
(Replacement)
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Angela Lansbury
Helen
(Original)
Joan Plowright
Josephine
(Original)
Nigel Davenport
Peter
(Original)
Andrew Ray
Geoffrey
(Original)
Billy Dee Williams
The Boy
(Original)
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Shelagh Delaney
Writer
Tony Richardson
Director
George Devine
Director
Oliver Smith
Production Design
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
Bobby Scott
Incidental Music
Neil C. Hartley
Production Supervisor
Del Hughes
Production Stage Manager
Kathleen A. Sullivan
Stage Manager
James Stark
Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Shurtleff
Casting
Jack Schlissel
General Manager
Gino Giglio
Company Manager
Bill Doll
Press Representative
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Fred Golden
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David Merrick
Producer
Donald Albery
Produced by Arrangement with
Oscar Lewenstein
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
4
1960
Closing Date
Sep
9
1961
Performances
376
as of Jun 19, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1961
Best Foreign Play
Shelagh Delaney
Winner
Tony Award
1961
Best Actress in a Play
Joan Plowright
Winner
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