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Johnny Johnson Playbill - Jan 1937
Johnny Johnson
Broadway
Original
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Kurt Weill
playwright:
Paul Green
People (49)
Luther Adler
Belgian Major-General
(Original)
Brother Henry
(Original)
English Sergeant
(Original)
Peter Ainsley
Soldier
(Original)
Katherine Allen
Dr. Mahodan's Secretary
(Original)
James Blake
Soldier
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
American Commander-in-Chief
(Original)
Brother Claude
(Original)
Grandpa Joe
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Minny Belle Tompkins
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Anguish Howington
(Original)
Jean Burton
Song
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Chief of the Allied High Command
(Original)
Dr. Mahodan
(Original)
William Challee
Doctor
(Original)
Private Fairfax
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Brother George
(Original)
Dr. McBray
(Original)
French Major-General
(Original)
Russell Collins
Johnny Johnson
(Original)
Curt Conway
Boy
(Original)
Brother William
(Original)
Private Patrick O'Day
(Original)
John Garfield
Johann Lang
(Original)
Judson Hall
British Soldier
(Original)
Orin Jannings
His Majesty, The King
(Original)
Robert Joseph
Brother Jim
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Dr. Frewd
(Original)
Private Kearns
(Original)
Thomas C. Kennedy
Scottish Colonel
(Original)
Tony Kraber
Brother Theodore
(Original)
Editor
(Original)
Private Harwood
(Original)
Will Lee
Photographer
(Original)
Private Goldberger
(Original)
Robert Lewis
French Premier
(Original)
Mayor
(Original)
Paul Mann
German Priest
(Original)
Orderly
(Original)
Sanford Meisner
Captain Valentine
(Original)
Paula Miller
French Nurse
(Original)
John Most
British Commander-in-Chief
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Sister from the O.D.S.D.L.D.
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
West Point Lieutenant
(Original)
Herbert Ratner
Attendant
(Original)
Military Policeman
(Original)
Private Svenson
(Original)
Eddie Ryan
Anguish Howington, Jr.
(Original)
Jack Saltzman
Liason Officer
(Original)
Alfred Saxe
American Priest
(Original)
Susanna Senior
Aggie Tompkins
(Original)
Art Smith
Brother Thomas
(Original)
Doctor
(Original)
Sergeant Jackson
(Original)
Eunice Stoddard
Camp Doll
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Brother Hiram
(Original)
Corporal George
(Original)
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Luther Adler
Belgian Major-General
(Original)
Brother Henry
(Original)
English Sergeant
(Original)
Peter Ainsley
Soldier
(Original)
Katherine Allen
Dr. Mahodan's Secretary
(Original)
James Blake
Soldier
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
American Commander-in-Chief
(Original)
Brother Claude
(Original)
Grandpa Joe
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Minny Belle Tompkins
(Original)
Grover Burgess
Anguish Howington
(Original)
Jean Burton
Song
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Chief of the Allied High Command
(Original)
Dr. Mahodan
(Original)
William Challee
Doctor
(Original)
Private Fairfax
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Brother George
(Original)
Dr. McBray
(Original)
French Major-General
(Original)
Russell Collins
Johnny Johnson
(Original)
Curt Conway
Boy
(Original)
Brother William
(Original)
Private Patrick O'Day
(Original)
John Garfield
Johann Lang
(Original)
Judson Hall
British Soldier
(Original)
Orin Jannings
His Majesty, The King
(Original)
Robert Joseph
Brother Jim
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Dr. Frewd
(Original)
Private Kearns
(Original)
Thomas C. Kennedy
Scottish Colonel
(Original)
Tony Kraber
Brother Theodore
(Original)
Editor
(Original)
Private Harwood
(Original)
Will Lee
Photographer
(Original)
Private Goldberger
(Original)
Robert Lewis
French Premier
(Original)
Mayor
(Original)
Paul Mann
German Priest
(Original)
Orderly
(Original)
Sanford Meisner
Captain Valentine
(Original)
Paula Miller
French Nurse
(Original)
John Most
British Commander-in-Chief
(Original)
Ruth Nelson
Sister from the O.D.S.D.L.D.
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
West Point Lieutenant
(Original)
Herbert Ratner
Attendant
(Original)
Military Policeman
(Original)
Private Svenson
(Original)
Eddie Ryan
Anguish Howington, Jr.
(Original)
Jack Saltzman
Liason Officer
(Original)
Alfred Saxe
American Priest
(Original)
Susanna Senior
Aggie Tompkins
(Original)
Art Smith
Brother Thomas
(Original)
Doctor
(Original)
Sergeant Jackson
(Original)
Eunice Stoddard
Camp Doll
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Brother Hiram
(Original)
Corporal George
(Original)
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Paul Green
Writer
Kurt Weill
Music
Nesca Realty Co., Inc.
Theatre Owner/Operator
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Paul Du Pont
Costume Design
Michael Gordon
Stage Manager
Alfred Saxe
Assistant Stage Manager
Bess Eitingon
Assistant Stage Manager
Judson Hall
Assistant Stage Manager
Isaac Benesch
Technical Director
Philip Adler
Business Manager
Emmanuel Eisenberg
Press Representative
Lee Strasberg
Staging
The Group Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
19
1936
Closing Date
Jan
16
1937
Performances
68
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1937
Best American Play
Paul Green
Nominee
Other Broadway Productions
Johnny Johnson
- Apr 11, 1971
Edison Theatre (Revival)