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Becket
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Becket Playbill - May 1961
Becket
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jean Anouilh
People (44)
Arthur Kennedy
Thomas Becket
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Henry II
(Original)
Marie Powers
The Queen Mother
(Original)
Hilary Beckett
His Daughter
(Original)
Mel Berger
First Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Third English Baron
(Original)
Marshall Breeden
Second Servant
(Original)
Nat Burns
A Saxon Peasant
(Original)
The Pope
(Original)
Nicolas Coster
A Soldier
(Original)
The Duke of Arundel
(Original)
Brian Crowe
A Young Monk
(Original)
Christopher Culkin
A Young Footsoldier
(Original)
Henry's Younger Son
(Original)
Robert Duke
Henry's Page
(Original)
Robert Eckles
Louis
(Original)
James Frawley
Second English Baron
(Original)
Second Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Margaret Hall
The Queen
(Original)
Ferdi Hoffman
Fourth English Baron
(Original)
Will Hussung
First French Baron
(Original)
The Bishop of Oxford
(Original)
William of Corbeil
(Original)
Edith Lebok
A French Girl
(Original)
Tom Leith
A Monk
(Original)
His Son
(Original)
Joanna Merlin
Gwendolen
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Gilbert Folliot
(Original)
Al Rand
A Servant
(Original)
Dennis Rosa
Henry's Elder Son
(Original)
Dino Terranova
A French Priest
(Original)
Cardinal Zambelli
(Original)
Victor Thorley
The Bishop of York
(Original)
The Provost Marshall
(Original)
Sydney Walker
A Priest
(Original)
Second French Baron
(Original)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Second English Baron
(Original)
Louis Zorich
An Old Footsoldier
(Original)
First English Baron
(Original)
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Arthur Kennedy
Thomas Becket
(Original)
Laurence Olivier
Henry II
(Original)
Marie Powers
The Queen Mother
(Original)
Hilary Beckett
His Daughter
(Original)
Mel Berger
First Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Third English Baron
(Original)
Marshall Breeden
Second Servant
(Original)
Nat Burns
A Saxon Peasant
(Original)
The Pope
(Original)
Nicolas Coster
A Soldier
(Original)
The Duke of Arundel
(Original)
Brian Crowe
A Young Monk
(Original)
Christopher Culkin
A Young Footsoldier
(Original)
Henry's Younger Son
(Original)
Robert Duke
Henry's Page
(Original)
Robert Eckles
Louis
(Original)
James Frawley
Second English Baron
(Original)
Second Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Margaret Hall
The Queen
(Original)
Ferdi Hoffman
Fourth English Baron
(Original)
Will Hussung
First French Baron
(Original)
The Bishop of Oxford
(Original)
William of Corbeil
(Original)
Edith Lebok
A French Girl
(Original)
Tom Leith
A Monk
(Original)
His Son
(Original)
Joanna Merlin
Gwendolen
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Gilbert Folliot
(Original)
Al Rand
A Servant
(Original)
Dennis Rosa
Henry's Elder Son
(Original)
Dino Terranova
A French Priest
(Original)
Cardinal Zambelli
(Original)
Victor Thorley
The Bishop of York
(Original)
The Provost Marshall
(Original)
Sydney Walker
A Priest
(Original)
Second French Baron
(Original)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Second English Baron
(Original)
Louis Zorich
An Old Footsoldier
(Original)
First English Baron
(Original)
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Jean Anouilh
Writer
Lucienne Hill
Translator
Peter Glenville
Staging
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Motley
Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
Laurence Rosenthal
Incidental Music
Neil C. Hartley
Production Supervisor
Lucia Victor
Production Stage Manager
Frank Dudley
Stage Manager
Val Wrenne
Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Shurtleff
Casting Director
Jack Schlissel
General Manager
Oliver W. Nicoll
Company Manager
James D. Proctor
Press Representative
David Merrick
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
8
1961
Closing Date
May
27
1961
Performances
27
as of Dec 04, 2025
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