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Rashomon
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Rashomon Playbill - Feb 1959
Rashomon
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Michael Kanin
,
Fay Kanin
People (29)
Jack Bittner
Deputy
(Original)
Claire Bloom
Wife
(Original)
Elsa Freed
Medium
(Original)
Oscar Homolka
Wigmaker
(Original)
Michael Shillo
Priest
(Original)
Rod Steiger
Bandit
(Original)
Akim Tamiroff
Woodcutter
(Original)
Ruth White
Mother
(Original)
Noel Willman
Husband
(Original)
Vincent Gardenia
Deputy
(Replacement)
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Jack Bittner
Deputy
(Original)
Claire Bloom
Wife
(Original)
Elsa Freed
Medium
(Original)
Oscar Homolka
Wigmaker
(Original)
Michael Shillo
Priest
(Original)
Rod Steiger
Bandit
(Original)
Akim Tamiroff
Woodcutter
(Original)
Ruth White
Mother
(Original)
Noel Willman
Husband
(Original)
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Fay Kanin
Writer
Michael Kanin
Writer
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
From stories by
Peter Glenville
Staging
Oliver Messel
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jo Mielziner
Lighting Design
Laurence Rosenthal
Incidental Music
Jose Véga
Production Stage Manager
Fred Baker
Stage Manager
Robert Paschall
Stage Manager
Torao Mori
Fight Director
Joseph Harris
General Manager
Arthur Cantor
Press Representative
Gertrude Kirschner
Press Representative
David Susskind
Producer
Hardy Smith
Producer
Michael Abbott
Associate Producer
Peter Cookson
Produced by Arrangement With
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
27
1959
Closing Date
Jun
13
1959
Performances
159
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Rashomon - February 1959
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Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
Rashomon - February 1959
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Awards
Outer Critics Circle
1959
Outstanding Set Design
Oliver Messel
Winner
Tony Award
1959
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Oliver Messel
Nominee
1959
Direction (pre-1960)
Peter Glenville
Nominee
1959
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Oliver Messel
Nominee
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