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Compulsion
Broadway
Original
Ambassador Theatre
219 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Cy Coleman
playwright:
Meyer Levin
People (54)
Roddy McDowall
Artie Straus
(Original)
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner (1924)
(Original)
Howard Da Silva
Horn
(Original)
Ben Astar
Charles Kessler
(Original)
Dr. Allman
(Original)
Ina Balin
Ruth Goldenberg
(Original)
Helen Baron
Sandra Mannheimer
(Original)
Julian Barry
Willie Weiss
(Original)
Joseph Beruh
A Drugstore Clerk
(Original)
A Prison Guard
(Original)
A Waiter
(Original)
Danny Mines
(Original)
Al
(Replacement)
James Bender
Tom Daly
(Original)
Michael Constantine
Al
(Original)
Jonathan Wilk
(Original)
Joan Croydon
Mrs. Straus
(Original)
Edward Cullen
Judge Matthewson
(Original)
Roger De Koven
Ferdinand Feldscher
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Dr. Stauffer
(Original)
Chris Gampel
Emil
(Original)
Judd Steiner (today)
(Original)
Stefan Gierasch
Max Steiner
(Original)
Gerald Gordon
Sid Silver (1924)
(Original)
Sid Silver (today)
(Original)
Mark Gordon
A Bartender
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Michael Gough
Dr. Ball
(Original)
Lloyd Gough
Dr. McNarry
(Original)
James Greene
Dr. Vincenti
(Original)
Mr. Farmer
(Original)
Ted Gunther
Swasey
(Original)
Earl Hammond
James Straus
(Original)
Muriel Higgins
First Girl
(Original)
Bernard Lenrow
Judah Steiner, Jr.
(Original)
Barbara Loden
Myra Seligman
(Original)
John Marley
Mike Prager
(Original)
Barbara Miners
Third Girl
(Original)
Gina Petrushka
Elsie Kessler
(Original)
Suzanne Pleshette
Fourth Girl
(Original)
Ruth Goldenberg
(Replacement)
James Ray
Lyman
(Original)
Raphael Goetz
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
A Medium
(Original)
Aunt Bertha
(Original)
Patricia Roe
A Girl on the Telephone
(Original)
Second Girl
(Original)
Luchino Solito de Solis
Billy Straus
(Original)
Paul Stevens
Padua
(Original)
D. J. Sullivan
Milt Lewis
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
McNamara
(Original)
Maybelle Wright
Peg Sweet
(Original)
Ben Yaffee
Oliver Steger
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Jonathan Wilk
(Replacement)
Elizabeth Hubbard
Sandra Mannheimer
(Replacement)
Third Girl
(Replacement)
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Roddy McDowall
Artie Straus
(Original)
Dean Stockwell
Judd Steiner (1924)
(Original)
Howard Da Silva
Horn
(Original)
Ben Astar
Charles Kessler
(Original)
Dr. Allman
(Original)
Ina Balin
Ruth Goldenberg
(Original)
Helen Baron
Sandra Mannheimer
(Original)
Julian Barry
Willie Weiss
(Original)
Joseph Beruh
A Drugstore Clerk
(Original)
A Prison Guard
(Original)
A Waiter
(Original)
Danny Mines
(Original)
James Bender
Tom Daly
(Original)
Michael Constantine
Al
(Original)
Jonathan Wilk
(Original)
Joan Croydon
Mrs. Straus
(Original)
Edward Cullen
Judge Matthewson
(Original)
Roger De Koven
Ferdinand Feldscher
(Original)
Reynolds Evans
Dr. Stauffer
(Original)
Chris Gampel
Emil
(Original)
Judd Steiner (today)
(Original)
Stefan Gierasch
Max Steiner
(Original)
Gerald Gordon
Sid Silver (1924)
(Original)
Sid Silver (today)
(Original)
Mark Gordon
A Bartender
(Original)
Prison Guard
(Original)
Michael Gough
Dr. Ball
(Original)
Lloyd Gough
Dr. McNarry
(Original)
James Greene
Dr. Vincenti
(Original)
Mr. Farmer
(Original)
Ted Gunther
Swasey
(Original)
Earl Hammond
James Straus
(Original)
Muriel Higgins
First Girl
(Original)
Bernard Lenrow
Judah Steiner, Jr.
(Original)
Barbara Loden
Myra Seligman
(Original)
John Marley
Mike Prager
(Original)
Barbara Miners
Third Girl
(Original)
Gina Petrushka
Elsie Kessler
(Original)
Suzanne Pleshette
Fourth Girl
(Original)
James Ray
Lyman
(Original)
Raphael Goetz
(Original)
Dorothy Raymond
A Medium
(Original)
Aunt Bertha
(Original)
Patricia Roe
A Girl on the Telephone
(Original)
Second Girl
(Original)
Luchino Solito de Solis
Billy Straus
(Original)
Paul Stevens
Padua
(Original)
D. J. Sullivan
Milt Lewis
(Original)
Elliot Sullivan
McNamara
(Original)
Maybelle Wright
Peg Sweet
(Original)
Ben Yaffee
Oliver Steger
(Original)
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Meyer Levin
Dramatization (Producer's Version)
Cy Coleman
Original Music
Alex Segal
Director
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
John Boxer
Costume Design
Charles Elson
Lighting Design
John Paul
Production Stage Manager
Joseph Kapfer
Stage Manager
Julian Barry
Assistant Stage Manager
Joseph Beruh
Assistant Stage Manager
Samuel J. Friedman
Publicity Director
Bob Ullman
Press Representative
Shirley Herz
Press Representative
Michael Myerberg
Producer
Len S. Gruenberg
Produced in Association With
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
24
1957
Closing Date
Feb
22
1958
Performances
140
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1958
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Peter Larkin
Nominee
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A First Look at Compulsion, With Mandy Patinkin, at the Public
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