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Black Comedy
Broadway
One Act
Original
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Black Comedy Playbill - Feb 1967
Black Comedy
Broadway
One Act
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Peter Shaffer
People (37)
Donald Madden
Harold Gorringe
(Original)
Geraldine Page
Clea
(Original)
Camila Ashland
Miss Furnival
(Original)
Peter Bull
Colonel Melkett
(Original)
Pierre Epstein
Schuppanzigh
(Original)
Michael Miller
Georg Bamberger
(Original)
Jordan Christopher
Brindsley Miller
(Replacement)
Jennifer Tilston
Carol Melkett
(Replacement)
Martyn Green
Colonel Melkett
(Replacement)
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Michael Crawford
Brindsley Miller
(Original)
Donald Madden
Harold Gorringe
(Original)
Geraldine Page
Clea
(Original)
Lynn Redgrave
Carol Melkett
(Original)
Camila Ashland
Miss Furnival
(Original)
Peter Bull
Colonel Melkett
(Original)
Pierre Epstein
Schuppanzigh
(Original)
Michael Miller
Georg Bamberger
(Original)
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Peter Shaffer
Writer
John Dexter
Director
Alan Tagg
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
Jerry Adler
Production Supervisor
Randall Brooks
Production Stage Manager
Robert L. Borod
Stage Manager
Michael Miller
Assistant Stage Manager
Linda Otto
Casting
Jan Monkhouse
Production Assistant
Gloria Banta
Production Assistant
Hildy Parks
Production Associate
Roy A. Somlyo
General Manager
Jerry Arrow
Business Manager
James D. Proctor
General Press Representative
Max Gendel
Press Representative
Lawrence Belling
Press Representative
David Roggensack
Associate Press Representative
Lila Glaser King
Associate Press Representative
Ingram Ash
Advertising
Alexander H. Cohen
Producer
Sidney Lanier
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jan
31
1967
Opening Date
Feb
12
1967
Closing Date
Dec
2
1967
Previews
14
Performances
337
as of Jun 20, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1967
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Alan Tagg
Nominee
1967
Play
Nominee
1967
Best Actor in a Play
Donald Madden
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1966–1967
The 20th Annual Tony Awards - 1966
Annie Get Your Gun
A Hand Is on the Gate
A Delicate Balance
Manuela Vargas
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