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Caligula
Broadway
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Caligula Playbill - March 1960
Caligula
Broadway
Play
Original
54th Street Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
The life of Caligula, the half-mad, dictatorial Roman emperor, is dramatized by Albert Camus.
playwright:
Albert Camus
People (54)
Henri Leon Baker
Slave
(Original)
Marion Baker
Wife
(Original)
Michael Baseleon
Slave
(Original)
Matt Bennett
Soldier
(Original)
Edward Binns
Helicon
(Original)
Gordon Blackmon
Soldier
(Original)
Sorrell Booke
Darling
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Cherae
(Original)
Paul Cambeilh
1st Poet
(Original)
Roger C. Carmel
3rd Poet
(Original)
Cliff Carnell
Soldier
(Original)
Edgar Daniels
Lucius
(Original)
Clifford David
Scipio
(Original)
Colleen Dewhurst
Caesonia
(Original)
Harrison Dowd
Mereia
(Original)
Bill Fletcher
Soldier
(Original)
Francesca Fontaine
Wife
(Original)
Gene Gregory
6th Poet
(Original)
Kenneth Haigh
Caligula
(Original)
Barbara Hall
Wife
(Original)
Wyley Hancock
Patrician
(Original)
Dal Jenkins
5th Poet
(Original)
Al Kavanagh
Patrician
(Original)
Sandra Kazan
Mucius' Wife
(Original)
Frank Kooman
Soldier
(Original)
Alfred Leberfeld
Patrician
(Original)
Ralph Lee
2nd Poet
(Original)
Grant Michaels
Soldier
(Original)
T.J. Murphy
Soldier
(Original)
Ralph Newman
Slave
(Original)
James O'Rear
Cassius
(Original)
Gene Pellegrini
Guard
(Original)
Garth Pillsbury
Slave
(Original)
John Ramondetta
Metullus
(Original)
Nick Savian
Patrician
(Original)
Victor Thorley
Mucius
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Octavius
(Original)
John Tyranos
Soldier
(Original)
Frederic Warriner
Major Domo
(Original)
John Wynne-Evans
4th Poet
(Original)
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Henri Leon Baker
Slave
(Original)
Marion Baker
Wife
(Original)
Michael Baseleon
Slave
(Original)
Matt Bennett
Soldier
(Original)
Edward Binns
Helicon
(Original)
Gordon Blackmon
Soldier
(Original)
Sorrell Booke
Darling
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Cherae
(Original)
Paul Cambeilh
1st Poet
(Original)
Roger C. Carmel
3rd Poet
(Original)
Cliff Carnell
Soldier
(Original)
Edgar Daniels
Lucius
(Original)
Clifford David
Scipio
(Original)
Colleen Dewhurst
Caesonia
(Original)
Harrison Dowd
Mereia
(Original)
Bill Fletcher
Soldier
(Original)
Francesca Fontaine
Wife
(Original)
Gene Gregory
6th Poet
(Original)
Kenneth Haigh
Caligula
(Original)
Barbara Hall
Wife
(Original)
Wyley Hancock
Patrician
(Original)
Dal Jenkins
5th Poet
(Original)
Al Kavanagh
Patrician
(Original)
Sandra Kazan
Mucius' Wife
(Original)
Frank Kooman
Soldier
(Original)
Alfred Leberfeld
Patrician
(Original)
Ralph Lee
2nd Poet
(Original)
Grant Michaels
Soldier
(Original)
T.J. Murphy
Soldier
(Original)
Ralph Newman
Slave
(Original)
James O'Rear
Cassius
(Original)
Gene Pellegrini
Guard
(Original)
Garth Pillsbury
Slave
(Original)
John Ramondetta
Metullus
(Original)
Nick Savian
Patrician
(Original)
Victor Thorley
Mucius
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Octavius
(Original)
John Tyranos
Soldier
(Original)
Frederic Warriner
Major Domo
(Original)
John Wynne-Evans
4th Poet
(Original)
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Albert Camus
Writer
Justin O'Brien
Book Adaptation
Sidney Lumet
Director
Will Steven Armstrong
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
David Amram
Incidental Music
Richard Evans
Production Stage Manager
Richard Casey
Stage Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Ben Washer
Press Representative
Ruth Cage
Press Representative
Chandler Cowles
Producer
Charles Bowden
Producer
Ridgely Bullock
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
16
1960
Closing Date
Mar
19
1960
Performances
38
as of Dec 01, 2025
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Caligula - March 1, 1960
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Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
Caligula - March 1, 1960
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Awards
Tony Award
1960
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Will Steven Armstrong
Nominee
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