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The Birthday Party
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The Birthday Party Playbill - Oct 1967
The Birthday Party
Broadway
Play
Drama
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A man in a shabby boarding house is terrorized by two gentlemen from the "organization."
playwright:
Harold Pinter
People (23)
Alexandra Berlin
Lulu
(Original)
Ed Flanders
Goldberg
(Original)
Henderson Forsythe
Petey
(Original)
James Patterson
Stanley
(Original)
Ruth White
Meg
(Original)
Edward Winter
McCann
(Original)
Jordan Charney
Stanley
(Replacement)
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Alexandra Berlin
Lulu
(Original)
Ed Flanders
Goldberg
(Original)
Henderson Forsythe
Petey
(Original)
James Patterson
Stanley
(Original)
Ruth White
Meg
(Original)
Edward Winter
McCann
(Original)
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Harold Pinter
Writer
Alan Schneider
Director
William Ritman
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Tharon Musser
Lighting Design
John Drew Devereaux
Production Stage Manager
Victor Samrock
General Manager
Ben Rosenberg
Company Manager
David P. Rothenberg
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
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Haila Stoddard
Producer
Mark Wright
Producer
Leonard S. Field
Producer
Duane Wilder
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Sep
16
1967
Opening Date
Oct
3
1967
Closing Date
Jan
20
1968
Previews
9
Performances
126
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1968
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Ruth White
Nominee
1968
Best Featured Actor in a Play
James Patterson
Winner
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