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David's Crown
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David's Crown
Broadway
Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Shlomo Rosovsky
People (33)
Aharon Meskin
King David
(Original)
Chaim Amitai
Adoniyahu
(Original)
Abraham Baratz
Eliphelet
(Original)
Zvi Ben-Haim
Simei
(Original)
Menachem Benyamini
Achitophel
(Original)
Joshua Bertonov
Joab
(Original)
Shlomo Bruk
Hushai
(Original)
Shoshanna Duer
Ethiopian Sorceress
(Original)
Shimon Finkel
Amnon
(Original)
Zvi Friedland
Absalom
(Original)
Raphael Klatzkin
Solomon
(Original)
Hannah Rovina
Tamar
(Original)
Jehudah Rubinstein
Elder
(Original)
Itzhak Shulman
Courier
(Original)
David Vardi
Elder
(Original)
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Aharon Meskin
King David
(Original)
Chaim Amitai
Adoniyahu
(Original)
Abraham Baratz
Eliphelet
(Original)
Zvi Ben-Haim
Simei
(Original)
Menachem Benyamini
Achitophel
(Original)
Joshua Bertonov
Joab
(Original)
Shlomo Bruk
Hushai
(Original)
Shoshanna Duer
Ethiopian Sorceress
(Original)
Shimon Finkel
Amnon
(Original)
Zvi Friedland
Absalom
(Original)
Raphael Klatzkin
Solomon
(Original)
Hannah Rovina
Tamar
(Original)
Jehudah Rubinstein
Elder
(Original)
Itzhak Shulman
Courier
(Original)
David Vardi
Elder
(Original)
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Writer
I. Lamdan
Translation
Shlomo Rosovsky
Music
Alexei D. Dicky
Director
M. Schmidt
Scenic Design
Robert Woods
Production Manager
Jehudah Rubinstein
Technical Supervisor
Martin Ritt
American Production Supervisor
Samuel Leve
American Technical Supervisor
Alan Schneider
Casting
Chandos Sweet
Company Manager
Gerald Goode
Press Representative
William Fields
Press Representative
William Mercur
Jewish Press
Theatre Incorporated
Producer
American Fund for Palestinian Institutions
Producer
Habimah
Original Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
8
1948
Closing Date
May
13
1948
Performances
8
as of Feb 01, 2026
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