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Avanti!
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Avanti! Playbill - Jan 1968
Avanti!
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Samuel Taylor
People (19)
Keith Baxter
Baldassare Pantaleone
(Original)
Loreto Caringi
A Porter
(Original)
Jennifer Hilary
Alison Ames
(Original)
Frank Nastasi
A Waiter
(Original)
Rik Pierce
John Wesley
(Original)
Robert Reed
Alexander Ben Claiborne
(Original)
Betsy von Furstenberg
Helen Claiborne
(Original)
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Keith Baxter
Baldassare Pantaleone
(Original)
Loreto Caringi
A Porter
(Original)
Jennifer Hilary
Alison Ames
(Original)
Frank Nastasi
A Waiter
(Original)
Rik Pierce
John Wesley
(Original)
Robert Reed
Alexander Ben Claiborne
(Original)
Betsy von Furstenberg
Helen Claiborne
(Original)
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Samuel Taylor
Writer
Nigel Patrick
Director
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Winn Morton
Costume Design
Randall Brooks
Stage Manager
Steven Meyer
Stage Manager
Maurice Winters
Business Manager
Morris Jacobs
Producer
Jerome Whyte
Produced in association with
Richard Rodgers
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
31
1968
Closing Date
Feb
17
1968
Performances
21
as of Nov 28, 2025
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