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Mandingo
Broadway
Original
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Mandingo Playbill - Opening Night, May 1961
Mandingo
Broadway
Original
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jack Kirkland
People (26)
Fran Bennett
Lucy
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Lucretia Borgia
(Original)
Vinie Burrows
Tense
(Original)
Duke Farley
Calvin Brownlee
(Original)
Maurishka Ferro
Ellen
(Original)
Brooke Hayward
Blanche Maxwell
(Original)
Dennis Hopper
Hammond Maxwell
(Original)
Philip Huston
Doc Redfield
(Original)
Arnold Moore
Meg
(Original)
Ronald Moore
Alpha
(Original)
Clark Morgan
Memnon
(Original)
Verta Smart
Big Pearl
(Original)
Arnold Soboloff
Neri
(Original)
Rockne Tarkington
Mede
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Warren Maxwell
(Original)
John A. Topa
Remick
(Original)
Coley Wallace
Topaz
(Original)
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Fran Bennett
Lucy
(Original)
Georgia Burke
Lucretia Borgia
(Original)
Vinie Burrows
Tense
(Original)
Duke Farley
Calvin Brownlee
(Original)
Maurishka Ferro
Ellen
(Original)
Brooke Hayward
Blanche Maxwell
(Original)
Dennis Hopper
Hammond Maxwell
(Original)
Philip Huston
Doc Redfield
(Original)
Arnold Moore
Meg
(Original)
Ronald Moore
Alpha
(Original)
Clark Morgan
Memnon
(Original)
Verta Smart
Big Pearl
(Original)
Arnold Soboloff
Neri
(Original)
Rockne Tarkington
Mede
(Original)
Franchot Tone
Warren Maxwell
(Original)
John A. Topa
Remick
(Original)
Coley Wallace
Topaz
(Original)
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Jack Kirkland
Writer
Kyle Onstott
Based on the novel by
Louis MacMillan
Director
Frederick Fox
Production Design
Lighting Design
James S. Gelb
Production Stage Manager
Pierre Epstein
Stage Manager
Bill Doll
Press Representative
Billy Baxter
Producer
Edward Friedman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
22
1961
Closing Date
May
27
1961
Performances
8
as of Dec 05, 2025
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