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The Cocktail Party
Broadway
Revival
The Cocktail Party
Broadway
Revival
Lyceum Theatre
149 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
T.S. Eliot
People (16)
Brian Bedford
Edward Chamberlayne
(Original)
Patricia Conolly
Celia Coplestone
(Original)
Keene Curtis
Alexander MacColgie Gibbs
(Original)
Etain O'Malley
A Nurse - Secretary
(Original)
Frances Sternhagen
Lavinia Chamberlayne
(Original)
Nancy Walker
Julia (Mrs. Shuttlethwaite)
(Original)
Sydney Walker
An Unidentified Guest (later, Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly)
(Original)
James Whittle
A Caterer's Man
(Original)
Ralph Williams
Peter Quilpe
(Original)
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Brian Bedford
Edward Chamberlayne
(Original)
Patricia Conolly
Celia Coplestone
(Original)
Keene Curtis
Alexander MacColgie Gibbs
(Original)
Etain O'Malley
A Nurse - Secretary
(Original)
Frances Sternhagen
Lavinia Chamberlayne
(Original)
Nancy Walker
Julia (Mrs. Shuttlethwaite)
(Original)
Sydney Walker
An Unidentified Guest (later, Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly)
(Original)
James Whittle
A Caterer's Man
(Original)
Ralph Williams
Peter Quilpe
(Original)
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T.S. Eliot
Writer
Philip Minor
Director
Nancy Potts
Costume Design
James Tilton
Lighting Design
Jack O'Brien
Assistant Director
George Darveris
Stage Manager
APA-Phoenix Repertory Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1968
Closing Date
Apr
26
1969
Performances
44
as of Jan 31, 2026
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