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Summer and Smoke
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Summer and Smoke Playbill - Nov 1948
Summer and Smoke
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
239 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Tennessee Williams
People (27)
Tod Andrews
John Buchanan, Jr.
(Original)
Monica Boyar
Rosa Gonzales
(Original)
Sid Cassel
Papa Gonzales
(Original)
Marga Ann Deighton
Mrs. Winemiller
(Original)
Donald Hastings
Young John
(Original)
Anne Jackson
Nellie Ewell
(Original)
Ellen James
Rosemary
(Original)
Spencer James
Vernon
(Original)
William Layton
Dusty
(Original)
Betty Greene Little
Mrs. Bassett
(Original)
Arlene McQuade
Young Alma
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Roger Doremus
(Original)
Hildy Parks
A Girl
(Original)
Margaret Phillips
Alma Winemiller
(Original)
Ralph Theadore
Dr. Buchanan
(Original)
Raymond Van Sickle
The Reverend Winemiller
(Original)
Ray Walston
Archie Kramer
(Original)
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Tod Andrews
John Buchanan, Jr.
(Original)
Monica Boyar
Rosa Gonzales
(Original)
Sid Cassel
Papa Gonzales
(Original)
Marga Ann Deighton
Mrs. Winemiller
(Original)
Donald Hastings
Young John
(Original)
Anne Jackson
Nellie Ewell
(Original)
Ellen James
Rosemary
(Original)
Spencer James
Vernon
(Original)
William Layton
Dusty
(Original)
Betty Greene Little
Mrs. Bassett
(Original)
Arlene McQuade
Young Alma
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Roger Doremus
(Original)
Hildy Parks
A Girl
(Original)
Margaret Phillips
Alma Winemiller
(Original)
Ralph Theadore
Dr. Buchanan
(Original)
Raymond Van Sickle
The Reverend Winemiller
(Original)
Ray Walston
Archie Kramer
(Original)
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Tennessee Williams
Writer
Margo Jones
Staging
Producer
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
John Harvey
Assistant to Mr. Mielziner
Paul Bowles
Incidental Music
Henri Caubisens
Stage Manager
Manning Gurian
General Manager
Morry Efron
Company Manager
Sol Jacobson
Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1948
Closing Date
Jan
1
1949
Performances
102
as of Jul 17, 2025
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Summer and Smoke - November 1948
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Summer and Smoke - November 1948
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1949
Theatre World Award
Tod Andrews
Winner
Tony Award
1949
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Jo Mielziner
Winner
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