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Ruddigore
Broadway
Revival
Ruddigore
Broadway
Revival
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Isidore Godfrey
,
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (22)
Donald Adams
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd
(Original)
John Banks
Old Adam Goodheart
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Zorah
(Original)
Joyce Farrer
Ruth
(Original)
Cynthia Morey
Rose Maybud
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Richard Dauntless
(Original)
Peter Pratt
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
(Original)
May Sanderson
Zorah
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Mad Margaret
(Original)
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Donald Adams
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd
(Original)
John Banks
Old Adam Goodheart
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Zorah
(Original)
Joyce Farrer
Ruth
(Original)
Cynthia Morey
Rose Maybud
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Richard Dauntless
(Original)
Peter Pratt
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
(Original)
May Sanderson
Zorah
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Mad Margaret
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Robert A. Gibson
Director
Peter Goffin
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jerome Stephens
Stage Manager
Herbert Newby
Stage Manager
Harry Haste
Stage Manager
Frederic Lloyd
General Manager
Les Appleby
Company Manager
Gerald Goode
Press Representative
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
20
1955
Closing Date
Oct
22
1955
Performances
8
as of Dec 05, 2025
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