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Peer Gynt
Broadway
Revival
Peer Gynt
Broadway
Revival
ANTA Playhouse
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Edvard Grieg
playwright:
Henrik Ibsen
People (40)
John Garfield
Peer Gynt
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Aase
(Original)
Pearl Lang
Solveig
(Original)
Sono Osato
Anitra
(Original)
Joseph Anthony
Dr. Begriffenfeldt
(Original)
Monsieur Ballon
(Original)
Solveig's Father
(Original)
Aviva
Singer
(Original)
Lisa Baker
Ensemble
(Original)
Kari
(Original)
Mads Mother
(Original)
Edward Binns
Ensemble
(Original)
Herr Von Eberkopf
(Original)
Mads Father
(Original)
Patricia Birsh
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Boley
An Elderly Woman
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Beverlee Bozeman
3rd Herd Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherry Britton
A Greenclad Woman
(Original)
Irving Burton
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rebecca Darke
Ensemble
(Original)
Ingrid
(Original)
Bob Emmett
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Feury
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Gaye
2nd Herd Girl
(Original)
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Gordon
A Thief
(Original)
An Elderly Man
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
The Master Cook
(Original)
Anne Hegira
Ensemble
(Original)
Solveig's Mother
(Original)
Hillel
The Flutist
(Original)
Stuart Hodes
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Horner
A Healer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
The Ugly Brat
(Original)
Karl Malden
A Buttonmolder
(Original)
Peggy Meredith
Ensemble
(Original)
Ingrid's Mother
(Original)
Mahlon Naill
Ensemble
(Original)
Mads Moen
(Original)
Lucille Patton
1st Herd Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Ingrid's Father
(Original)
The Troll King
(Original)
Richard Purdy
Ensemble
(Original)
Hussein
(Original)
Mr. Cotton
(Original)
John Randolph
Aslak
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Herr Trompetstraale
(Original)
The Voice
(Original)
Lou Yetter
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
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John Garfield
Peer Gynt
(Original)
Mildred Dunnock
Aase
(Original)
Pearl Lang
Solveig
(Original)
Sono Osato
Anitra
(Original)
Joseph Anthony
Dr. Begriffenfeldt
(Original)
Monsieur Ballon
(Original)
Solveig's Father
(Original)
Aviva
Singer
(Original)
Lisa Baker
Ensemble
(Original)
Kari
(Original)
Mads Mother
(Original)
Edward Binns
Ensemble
(Original)
Herr Von Eberkopf
(Original)
Mads Father
(Original)
Patricia Birsh
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Anne Boley
An Elderly Woman
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Beverlee Bozeman
3rd Herd Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherry Britton
A Greenclad Woman
(Original)
Irving Burton
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Rebecca Darke
Ensemble
(Original)
Ingrid
(Original)
Bob Emmett
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Margaret Feury
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Gaye
2nd Herd Girl
(Original)
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ray Gordon
A Thief
(Original)
An Elderly Man
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
The Master Cook
(Original)
Anne Hegira
Ensemble
(Original)
Solveig's Mother
(Original)
Hillel
The Flutist
(Original)
Stuart Hodes
Anitra's Attendant
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Horner
A Healer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
The Ugly Brat
(Original)
Karl Malden
A Buttonmolder
(Original)
Peggy Meredith
Ensemble
(Original)
Ingrid's Mother
(Original)
Mahlon Naill
Ensemble
(Original)
Mads Moen
(Original)
Lucille Patton
1st Herd Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Ingrid's Father
(Original)
The Troll King
(Original)
Richard Purdy
Ensemble
(Original)
Hussein
(Original)
Mr. Cotton
(Original)
John Randolph
Aslak
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Herr Trompetstraale
(Original)
The Voice
(Original)
Lou Yetter
Dancer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
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Henrik Ibsen
Writer
Hillel
Near East Music
Aviva
Near East Music
Paul Green
Book Adaptation
Lee Strasberg
Staging
Valerie Bettis
Choreographer
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
Lan Adomian
Incidental Music
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
Roger L. Stevens
Produced in association with
The American National Theatre and Academy
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
28
1951
Closing Date
Feb
24
1951
Performances
32
as of Dec 03, 2025
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