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Manon Lescaut
Broadway
Revival
Manon Lescaut
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Giacomo Puccini
playwright:
Theodore Burt Sayre
People (17)
Norbert Ardelli
The Chevalier Des Grieux
(Original)
John DeSurra
Lescaut
(Original)
Thomas Hayward
Edmondo
(Original)
William Horne
The Chevalier Des Grieux
(Original)
Dorothy Kirsten
Manon Lescaut
(Original)
Ralph Telasko
Geronte De Ravoir
(Original)
Emanuel Kazaras
A Lamplighter
(Original)
Helen LeClaire
A Singer
(Original)
Eduardo Rael
The Dancing-Master
(Original)
Rudy Trautman
The Innkeeper
(Original)
Arthur Ulisse
The Dancing-Master
(Original)
Edward Visca
A Lamplighter
(Original)
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Norbert Ardelli
The Chevalier Des Grieux
(Original)
John DeSurra
Lescaut
(Original)
Thomas Hayward
Edmondo
(Original)
William Horne
The Chevalier Des Grieux
(Original)
Dorothy Kirsten
Manon Lescaut
(Original)
Ralph Telasko
Geronte De Ravoir
(Original)
Emanuel Kazaras
A Lamplighter
(Original)
Helen LeClaire
A Singer
(Original)
Eduardo Rael
The Dancing-Master
(Original)
Rudy Trautman
The Innkeeper
(Original)
Arthur Ulisse
The Dancing-Master
(Original)
Edward Visca
A Lamplighter
(Original)
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Marcel Prevost
Book
Giacomo Puccini
Composer
José Ruben
Staging
New York City Center Light Opera Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
9
1944
Closing Date
Nov
16
1944
Performances
2
as of Mar 05, 2026
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