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Gideon
Broadway
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Gideon Playbill - Nov 1961
Gideon
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paddy Chayefsky
People (44)
Douglas Campbell
Gideon
(Original)
Angel
(Replacement)
Fredric March
Angel
(Original)
Gerald Hiken
Gideon
(Replacement)
Eric Berry
Shillem
(Original)
Lorraine Egypt
Orpah
(Original)
David Hooks
Jahleel
(Original)
Ozni
(Original)
Mitchell Jason
Joash
(Original)
Victor Kilian
Abimelech
(Original)
Marc Lenard
Malchiel
(Original)
Alan Manson
Hezekiah
(Original)
Ivor Francis
Jahleel
(Replacement)
Ozni
(Replacement)
Alan Bergmann
Malchiel
(Replacement)
Zebah
(Original)
Florence Anglin
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Anna Berger
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Bernard Chessler
Soldier
(Original)
Martin Garner
Helek
(Original)
Bathsheba Garnett
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Edward K. Holmes
Shethulah
(Original)
Tom Klunis
Soldier
(Original)
Gubi Mann
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Paul Marin
Zalmunna
(Original)
Amnon Meskin
Soldier
(Original)
Zebah
(Replacement)
Meir Ovadia
Soldier
(Original)
George Segal
Purah
(Original)
Ilene Tema
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Robert Weiss
Jether
(Original)
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Douglas Campbell
Gideon
(Original)
Fredric March
Angel
(Original)
Eric Berry
Shillem
(Original)
Lorraine Egypt
Orpah
(Original)
David Hooks
Jahleel
(Original)
Ozni
(Original)
Mitchell Jason
Joash
(Original)
Victor Kilian
Abimelech
(Original)
Marc Lenard
Malchiel
(Original)
Alan Manson
Hezekiah
(Original)
Florence Anglin
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Anna Berger
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Alan Bergmann
Zebah
(Original)
Bernard Chessler
Soldier
(Original)
Martin Garner
Helek
(Original)
Bathsheba Garnett
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Edward K. Holmes
Shethulah
(Original)
Tom Klunis
Soldier
(Original)
Gubi Mann
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Paul Marin
Zalmunna
(Original)
Amnon Meskin
Soldier
(Original)
Meir Ovadia
Soldier
(Original)
George Segal
Purah
(Original)
Ilene Tema
Woman of Manasseh and Succoth
(Original)
Robert Weiss
Jether
(Original)
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Paddy Chayefsky
Writer
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
David Hays
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Domingo A. Rodriguez
Costume Design
Meir Ovadia
Folk Melodies and Dance Movement
Porter Van Zandt
Production Stage Manager
George Thorn
Stage Manager
Ken Costigan
Stage Manager
Joseph Harris
General Manager
Al Jones
Company Manager
Gertrude Kirschner
Press Representative
Tony Geiss
Press Representative
Violet Welles
Press Assistant
Fred Coe
Producer
Arthur Cantor
Producer
Carnegie Productions, Inc.
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Nov
8
1961
Opening Date
Nov
9
1961
Closing Date
Jun
2
1962
Previews
2
Performances
236
as of Dec 03, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1962
Best American Play
Paddy Chayefsky
Nominee
Tony Award
1962
Best Actor in a Play
Fredric March
Nominee
1962
Best Direction of a Play
Tyrone Guthrie
Nominee
1962
Producer of a Play
Arthur Cantor
Fred Coe
Nominee
1962
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