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Billy Budd
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Billy Budd Playbill - Feb 1951
Billy Budd
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Louis O. Coxe
,
Robert Chapman
People (42)
Charles Nolte
Billy Budd
(Original)
Dennis King
Edward Fairfax Vere
(Original)
Torin Thatcher
John Claggart
(Original)
Martin Brandt
Byren
(Original)
Walter Burke
O'Daniel
(Original)
James Daly
Talbot
(Original)
Norman Ettlinger
Boardman Wyatt
(Original)
George Fells
The Dansker
(Original)
Henry Garrard
Rea
(Original)
Preston Hanson
John Ratcliffe
(Original)
Bernard Kates
Squeak
(Original)
Jack Manning
Gardiner
(Original)
Lee Marvin
Hallam
(Original)
Robert McQueeney
Duncan
(Original)
Jeff Morrow
Jenkins
(Original)
Kenneth Paine
Kincaid
(Original)
Judson Pratt
Payne
(Original)
Talbot
(Replacement)
Guy Spaull
Philip Michael Seymour
(Original)
Bertram Tanswell
Jackson
(Original)
Charles Carshon
Payne
(Replacement)
Stoll
(Original)
Robert Dudley
Sailor
(Original)
Stoll
(Replacement)
Bill Froelich
2nd Marine
(Original)
Sailor
(Replacement)
Charles Hudson
Messboy
(Original)
David Long
Drummer
(Original)
Winston Ross
Surgeon
(Original)
Leonard Yorr
Butler
(Original)
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Charles Nolte
Billy Budd
(Original)
Dennis King
Edward Fairfax Vere
(Original)
Torin Thatcher
John Claggart
(Original)
Martin Brandt
Byren
(Original)
Walter Burke
O'Daniel
(Original)
James Daly
Talbot
(Original)
Norman Ettlinger
Boardman Wyatt
(Original)
George Fells
The Dansker
(Original)
Henry Garrard
Rea
(Original)
Preston Hanson
John Ratcliffe
(Original)
Bernard Kates
Squeak
(Original)
Jack Manning
Gardiner
(Original)
Lee Marvin
Hallam
(Original)
Robert McQueeney
Duncan
(Original)
Jeff Morrow
Jenkins
(Original)
Kenneth Paine
Kincaid
(Original)
Judson Pratt
Payne
(Original)
Guy Spaull
Philip Michael Seymour
(Original)
Bertram Tanswell
Jackson
(Original)
Charles Carshon
Stoll
(Original)
Robert Dudley
Sailor
(Original)
Bill Froelich
2nd Marine
(Original)
Charles Hudson
Messboy
(Original)
David Long
Drummer
(Original)
Winston Ross
Surgeon
(Original)
Leonard Yorr
Butler
(Original)
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Louis O. Coxe
Writer
Robert Chapman
Writer
Herman Melville
Based on the novel
Norris Houghton
Director
Paul Morrison
Scenic Design
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Brooks Costume Company
Costumes
Alfred Barris
Wig Design
David Kanter
Production Supervisor
Bob Margulies
General Stage Manager
William Armitage
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Groll
General Manager
George Ross
Press Representative
Dorothy Ross
Press Representative
Chandler Cowles
Producer
Anthony B. Farrell
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
10
1951
Closing Date
May
12
1951
Performances
105
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1951
Best American Play
Louis O. Coxe
Robert Chapman
Nominee
Outer Critics Circle
1951
Outstanding Play
Winner
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