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A Visit to a Small Planet
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A Visit to a Small Planet Playbill - Feb 1957
A Visit to a Small Planet
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Gore Vidal
People (29)
Cyril Ritchard
Kreton
(Original)
Martyn Green
Kreton [Alternate]
(Original)
Kreton
(Replacement)
Eddie Mayehoff
General Tom Powers
(Original)
Francis Bethencourt
A Friend
(Original)
Sibyl Bowan
Reba Spelding
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Roger Spelding
(Original)
Bob Gothie
Aide
(Original)
John Hallow
Sound Man
(Original)
Conrad Janis
Conrad Mayberry
(Original)
Sarah Marshall
Ellen Spelding
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Cameraman
(Original)
Grenadier Saadi
Rosemary
(Original)
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Cyril Ritchard
Kreton
(Original)
Martyn Green
Kreton [Alternate]
(Original)
Eddie Mayehoff
General Tom Powers
(Original)
Francis Bethencourt
A Friend
(Original)
Sibyl Bowan
Reba Spelding
(Original)
Philip Coolidge
Roger Spelding
(Original)
Bob Gothie
Aide
(Original)
John Hallow
Sound Man
(Original)
Conrad Janis
Conrad Mayberry
(Original)
Sarah Marshall
Ellen Spelding
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Cameraman
(Original)
Grenadier Saadi
Rosemary
(Original)
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Gore Vidal
Writer
Cyril Ritchard
Director
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Patricia Zipprodt
Costume Supervisor
Feder
Lighting Design
Masque Sound Engineering Company
Sound Design
Robert O'Hearn
Assistant to Oliver Smith
Pat Chandler
Production Stage Manager
Pat Fowler
Stage Manager
Bebe Barron
The Emotional and Rather Alarming Vibrations Electronically Created
Louis Barron
The Emotional and Rather Alarming Vibrations Electronically Created
Sylvia Herscher
General Manager
Michael Goldreyer
Business Manager
William Fields
Press Representative
Walter Alford
Press Representative
George Axelrod
Producer
Clinton Wilder
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
7
1957
Closing Date
Jan
11
1958
Performances
388
as of Apr 02, 2026
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Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
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Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
Visit to a Small Planet - February 1957
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Awards
Tony Award
1957
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Oliver Smith
Nominee
1957
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Eddie Mayehoff
Nominee
1957
Best Actor in a Play
Cyril Ritchard
Nominee
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