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Break a Leg
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Break a Leg Playbill - April 1979
Break a Leg
Broadway
Original
Palace Theatre
160 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Ira Levin
People (34)
Julie Harris
Gertie Kessel
(Original)
Jack Weston
Dietrich Merkenschrift
(Original)
René Auberjonois
Johann Schiml
(Original)
Joseph Leon
Freitag
(Original)
David Margulies
Imre Laszlo
(Original)
James Cahill
Actor
(Original)
Carlo Mizzi
(Original)
Coachman
(Original)
Painter
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Michael Connolly
Pepi Lubauer
(Original)
Timothy Lewis
Actor
(Original)
Stagehand
(Original)
Natalie Norwick
Actress
(Original)
Patricia O'Connell
Actress
(Original)
Cleaning Woman
(Original)
Mitzi Karlowe
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Wardrobe Mistress
(Original)
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Julie Harris
Gertie Kessel
(Original)
Jack Weston
Dietrich Merkenschrift
(Original)
René Auberjonois
Johann Schiml
(Original)
Joseph Leon
Freitag
(Original)
David Margulies
Imre Laszlo
(Original)
James Cahill
Actor
(Original)
Carlo Mizzi
(Original)
Coachman
(Original)
Painter
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Michael Connolly
Pepi Lubauer
(Original)
Timothy Lewis
Actor
(Original)
Stagehand
(Original)
Natalie Norwick
Actress
(Original)
Patricia O'Connell
Actress
(Original)
Cleaning Woman
(Original)
Mitzi Karlowe
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Wardrobe Mistress
(Original)
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Ira Levin
Writer
Charles Nelson Reilly
Director
Atsumi Sakato
Japanese Movement Consultant
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Marc B. Weiss
Lighting Design
Ray Iagnocco
Hair Design
Timothy Helgeson
Assistant Director
Claire Nichtern
Production Associate
Peter Lawrence
Production Stage Manager
Fred Chalfy
Stage Manager
Jim Woolley
Stage Manager
Arthur P. Siccardi
Technical Coordinator
Feuer & Ritzer
Casting
Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.
General Manager
James Mennen
Company Manager
Solters & Roskin, Inc.
General Press Representative
Ash / LeDonne
Advertising
Stephen R. Friedman
Producer
Irwin Meyer
Producer
Kenneth D. Laub
Producer
Arthur Mogull
Produced in Association with
Jerold H. Rubenstein
Produced in Association with
Warner Plays, Inc.
Produced In Association With
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Pro Info
First Preview
Apr
19
1979
Opening Date
Apr
29
1979
Closing Date
Apr
29
1979
Previews
12
Performances
1
as of Dec 03, 2025
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