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Danton's Tod
Broadway
Revival
Danton's Tod
Broadway
Revival
Vivian Beaumont Theater
150 W. 65th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Marc Blitzstein
playwright:
Georg Buchner
,
Geoffrey Dunlop
People (53)
Ruth Attaway
Woman
(Original)
Frank Bayer
Young Man with Matou Balloon
(Original)
Stanley Beck
Executioner
(Original)
Alan Bergmann
George Danton
(Original)
Roscoe Lee Browne
St. Just
(Original)
Edward Cicciarelli
Soldier
(Original)
Young Gentleman
(Original)
Mariclare Costello
Robespierre's Servant
(Original)
James Dukas
Dumas
(Original)
Gail Fisher
Lucille
(Original)
Ray Fry
Morel
(Original)
Robert Gerringer
Simon
(Original)
Michael Granger
Hérault-Séchelles
(Original)
James Greene
Citizen
(Original)
Husband
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Citizen
(Original)
Robert Haswell
General Dillon
(Original)
Marcie Hubert
Marion
(Original)
Elizabeth Huddle
Eugénie
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Philippeau
(Original)
Stacy Keach
Cutler
(Original)
Turnkey
(Original)
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Beggar
(Original)
Citizen
(Original)
Beatrice Manley
Lady
(Original)
Wife
(Original)
Paul Mann
Collot d'Herbois
(Original)
Glenn Mazen
Fouquier
(Original)
Carlo Mazzone-Clementi
Puppeteer
(Original)
Claudette Nevins
Julie
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Laflotte
(Original)
Priscilla Pointer
Lady
(Original)
Tom Rosqui
Citizen Barére
(Original)
Diane Shalet
Rosalie
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Camille Desmoulins
(Original)
David J. Stewart
Lacroix
(Original)
David Sullivan
Gentleman
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Robert Symonds
Robespierre
(Original)
Shirley Jac Wagner
Simon's Wife
(Original)
Jack Waltzer
Citizen
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Executioner
(Original)
Legendre
(Original)
Kate Wilkinson
Madame
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Edward Winter
Deputy from Lyons
(Original)
Jailer
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Erica Yohn
Adelaide
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Louis Zorich
Billaud
(Original)
Eileen Dolphin
Child
(Original)
Matthew Pryor
Child
(Original)
Paul Dwyer
Child
(Original)
Barry Symonds
Child [Alternate]
(Original)
Victoria Symonds
Child [Alternate]
(Original)
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Ruth Attaway
Woman
(Original)
Frank Bayer
Young Man with Matou Balloon
(Original)
Stanley Beck
Executioner
(Original)
Alan Bergmann
George Danton
(Original)
Roscoe Lee Browne
St. Just
(Original)
Edward Cicciarelli
Soldier
(Original)
Young Gentleman
(Original)
Mariclare Costello
Robespierre's Servant
(Original)
James Dukas
Dumas
(Original)
Gail Fisher
Lucille
(Original)
Ray Fry
Morel
(Original)
Robert Gerringer
Simon
(Original)
Michael Granger
Hérault-Séchelles
(Original)
James Greene
Citizen
(Original)
Husband
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Citizen
(Original)
Robert Haswell
General Dillon
(Original)
Marcie Hubert
Marion
(Original)
Elizabeth Huddle
Eugénie
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Philippeau
(Original)
Stacy Keach
Cutler
(Original)
Turnkey
(Original)
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Beggar
(Original)
Citizen
(Original)
Beatrice Manley
Lady
(Original)
Wife
(Original)
Paul Mann
Collot d'Herbois
(Original)
Glenn Mazen
Fouquier
(Original)
Carlo Mazzone-Clementi
Puppeteer
(Original)
Claudette Nevins
Julie
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Laflotte
(Original)
Priscilla Pointer
Lady
(Original)
Tom Rosqui
Citizen Barére
(Original)
Diane Shalet
Rosalie
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Camille Desmoulins
(Original)
David J. Stewart
Lacroix
(Original)
David Sullivan
Gentleman
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Robert Symonds
Robespierre
(Original)
Shirley Jac Wagner
Simon's Wife
(Original)
Jack Waltzer
Citizen
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Executioner
(Original)
Legendre
(Original)
Kate Wilkinson
Madame
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Edward Winter
Deputy from Lyons
(Original)
Jailer
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Erica Yohn
Adelaide
(Original)
Woman
(Original)
Louis Zorich
Billaud
(Original)
Eileen Dolphin
Child
(Original)
Matthew Pryor
Child
(Original)
Paul Dwyer
Child
(Original)
Barry Symonds
Child [Alternate]
(Original)
Victoria Symonds
Child [Alternate]
(Original)
View All Cast
Georg Buchner
Writer
Herbert Blau
New English version
Director
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
James Hart Stearns
Costume Design
Frederic de Wilde
Production Stage Manager
James Kershaw
Production Stage Manager
Lincoln Center Theater
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
12
1965
Opening Date
Oct
21
1965
Closing Date
Nov
1
1965
Previews
10
Performances
46
as of Jul 14, 2025
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