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The Carefree Tree
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The Carefree Tree
Broadway
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Phoenix Theatre
189 Second Ave. (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (41)
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Frederic Warriner
Feng Chu
(Original)
Mitchell Agruss
A Soldier
(Original)
An Old Man
(Original)
The Red Bandit
(Original)
Alvin Ailey
Ensemble
(Original)
The Purple Bandit
(Original)
Rachel Armour
Ensemble
(Original)
Nancy Baker
A Widow Yang
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Diana Barth
Ensemble
(Original)
Olga Bielinska
A Widow Yang
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Sorrell Booke
A Soldier
(Original)
Allen Chin
Ensemble
(Original)
Chuan
The Empress's Chancellor
(Original)
Albert Corbin
A Wolf
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Thayer David
The Sixth Son
(Original)
Kelton Garwood
A Soldier
(Original)
Larry Gates
The Storyman
(Original)
David Gold
Ensemble
(Original)
The Green Bandit
(Original)
Farley Granger
Mu Yi
(Original)
The Actorman
(Original)
Michael Higgins
The Fifth Son
(Original)
Harry Lum
Ensemble
(Original)
Edith Meiser
The Widow Yang
(Original)
Janice Rule
The Princess
(Original)
Sylvia Short
A Widow Yang
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Frances Sternhagen
A Widow Yang
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Jerry Stiller
The Propertyman
(Original)
Sada Thompson
Feng Nan
(Original)
Dee Victor
The Princess's Maid
(Original)
Blanche Yurka
The Empress Dowager
(Original)
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Aldyth Morris
Writer
Jack Landau
Director
Scenic Design
Patricia Birch
Dance Sequences Supervision
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Design
Stanley Simmons
Assistant Costume Design
Aaron Avshalomov
Incidental Music
Richard Blofson
Stage Manager
Kelton Garwood
Stage Manager
Nathan Parnes
Company Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Press Representative
The Phoenix Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
11
1955
Closing Date
Oct
30
1955
Performances
24
as of Jul 16, 2025
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