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Tchin-Tchin
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Tchin-Tchin Playbill - Oct 1962
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Tchin-Tchin
Broadway
Original
Plymouth Theatre
236 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sidney Michaels
People (31)
Margaret Leighton
Pamela Pew-Pickett
(Original)
Anthony Quinn
Caesario Grimaldi
(Original)
Jack Klugman
Caesario Grimaldi
(Replacement)
Arlene Francis
Pamela Pew-Pickett
(Replacement)
Jean Barker
Person
(Original)
Sandy Baron
Person
(Original)
Charles Grodin
Robert Pickett
(Original)
Robert Dressler
Person
(Replacement)
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Margaret Leighton
Pamela Pew-Pickett
(Original)
Anthony Quinn
Caesario Grimaldi
(Original)
Jean Barker
Person
(Original)
Sandy Baron
Person
(Original)
Charles Grodin
Robert Pickett
(Original)
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Sidney Michaels
Writer
François Billetdoux
Based on the play by
Peter Glenville
Director
Will Steven Armstrong
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Michel Kazan
Hair Design
John Conklin
Assistant to Mr. Armstrong
Neil C. Hartley
Production Supervisor
Joseph Brownstone
Production Stage Manager
Martin Gold
Stage Manager
Warren Lyons
Assistant Stage Manager
Jack Schlissel
General Manager
Manny Davis
Company Manager
Eugene V. Wolsk
Company Manager
Frank Goodman
General Press Representative
Ben Washer
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
David Merrick
Producer
Warner LeRoy
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
23
1962
Opening Date
Oct
25
1962
Closing Date
May
18
1963
Previews
3
Performances
222
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1963
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Will Steven Armstrong
Nominee
1963
Best Direction of a Play
Peter Glenville
Nominee
1963
Best Actress in a Play
Margaret Leighton
Nominee
1963
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