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Mary, Mary
Broadway
Original
Helen Hayes Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jean Kerr
People (51)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Mary McKellaway
(Original)
Barry Nelson
Bob McKellaway
(Original)
Michael Rennie
Dirk Winsten
(Original)
William Biff McGuire
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
William Prince
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
George Grizzard
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
Murray Hamilton
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
Tom Poston
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
Scott McKay
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
Wayne Carson
Bob McKellaway
(Replacement)
Howard Morton
Dirk Winsten
(Replacement)
Edward Mulhare
Dirk Winsten
(Replacement)
Michael Wilding
Dirk Winsten
(Replacement)
Tom Helmore
Dirk Winsten
(Replacement)
Michael Evans
Dirk Winsten
(Replacement)
Diana Lynn
Mary McKellaway
(Replacement)
Mindy Carson
Mary McKellaway
(Replacement)
Julia Meade
Mary McKellaway
(Replacement)
Inger Stevens
Mary McKellaway
(Replacement)
Nancy Olson
Mary McKellaway
(Replacement)
John Cromwell
Oscar Nelson
(Original)
Betsy von Furstenberg
Tiffany Richards
(Original)
Howard St. John
Oscar Nelson
(Replacement)
Clinton Sundberg
Oscar Nelson
(Replacement)
Alan Bunce
Oscar Nelson
(Replacement)
Hiram Sherman
Oscar Nelson
(Replacement)
Judy Lewis
Tiffany Richards
(Replacement)
Ellen Weston
Tiffany Richards
(Replacement)
Elizabeth St. Clair
Tiffany Richards
(Replacement)
Katherine Hays
Tiffany Richards
(Replacement)
Carrie Nye
Tiffany Richards
(Replacement)
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Barbara Bel Geddes
Mary McKellaway
(Original)
Barry Nelson
Bob McKellaway
(Original)
Michael Rennie
Dirk Winsten
(Original)
John Cromwell
Oscar Nelson
(Original)
Betsy von Furstenberg
Tiffany Richards
(Original)
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Jean Kerr
Writer
Joseph Anthony
Director
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Peggy Clark
Lighting Design
Kenneth (at Lilly Daché)
Hair Design
Bill Ross
Production Stage Manager
John Drew Devereaux
Stage Manager
Terry Fay
Casting
Victor Samrock
General Manager
Ben Rosenberg
Company Manager
Merle Debuskey
Press Representative
Seymour Krawitz
Press Representative
Roger L. Stevens
Producer
Lyn Austin
Associate Producer
Collin Productions, Inc.
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
6
1961
Opening Date
Mar
8
1961
Closing Date
Dec
12
1964
Previews
2
Performances
1,572
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1961
Best Actress in a Play
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nominee
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