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Bedtime Story
Broadway
One Act
Original
Bedtime Story
Broadway
One Act
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sean O'Casey
People (17)
Hume Cronyn
John Jo Mulligan
(Original)
William Biff McGuire
Daniel Halibut
(Original)
Jessica Tandy
Angela Nightingale
(Original)
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Hume Cronyn
John Jo Mulligan
(Original)
William Biff McGuire
Daniel Halibut
(Original)
Jessica Tandy
Angela Nightingale
(Original)
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Sean O'Casey
Writer
Hume Cronyn
Staging
David Hays
Setting
Lighting Design
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Paul Foley
Production Stage Manager
Marjorie Winfield
Stage Manager
Peter Davis
General Manager
Roy A. Somlyo
Company Manager
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
David Powers
Press Representative
Jack Isaacson
Advertising
Ingram Ash
Advertising
The Theatre Guild
Producer
Dore Schary
Producer
Henry T. Weinstein
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
15
1959
Closing Date
May
16
1959
Performances
37
as of Apr 02, 2026
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