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Once There Was a Russian
Broadway
Original
Once There Was a Russian
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sam Spewack
People (31)
Tom Brannum
Muralov
(Original)
Roger C. Carmel
Pasha
(Original)
Eric Christmas
Admiral Radbury
(Original)
Steven Frey
Soldier
(Original)
Carol Grace
Vera
(Original)
Louis Guss
Baron Razumni
(Original)
Michael Lewis
Prince Nassau Von Siegen
(Original)
Ryan MacDonald
Officer
(Original)
Walter Matthau
Potemkin
(Original)
Kennard Melton
Eunuch
(Original)
Alberta Nelson
Servant
(Original)
Julie Newmar
Sura
(Original)
Laen Retlaw
Barber
(Original)
Francoise Rosay
Catherine the Great
(Original)
Siegfried Rumann
Polgunov
(Original)
Tom Rummler
Soldier
(Original)
Albert Salmi
John Paul Jones
(Original)
Marvin Silbersher
Kolbas
(Original)
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Tom Brannum
Muralov
(Original)
Roger C. Carmel
Pasha
(Original)
Eric Christmas
Admiral Radbury
(Original)
Steven Frey
Soldier
(Original)
Carol Grace
Vera
(Original)
Louis Guss
Baron Razumni
(Original)
Michael Lewis
Prince Nassau Von Siegen
(Original)
Ryan MacDonald
Officer
(Original)
Walter Matthau
Potemkin
(Original)
Kennard Melton
Eunuch
(Original)
Alberta Nelson
Servant
(Original)
Julie Newmar
Sura
(Original)
Laen Retlaw
Barber
(Original)
Francoise Rosay
Catherine the Great
(Original)
Siegfried Rumann
Polgunov
(Original)
Tom Rummler
Soldier
(Original)
Albert Salmi
John Paul Jones
(Original)
Marvin Silbersher
Kolbas
(Original)
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Sam Spewack
Writer
Gene Frankel
Director
Tony Walton
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Design
Walter Neal
Production Stage Manager
Leon Gersten
Stage Manager
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
Leonard Key
Producer
Morton Segal
Producer
Kenneth Schwartz
Producer
Mel Howard
Producer
Dick Randall
Producer
Justin Sturm
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Feb
17
1961
Opening Date
Feb
18
1961
Closing Date
Feb
18
1961
Previews
1
Performances
1
as of Dec 04, 2025
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