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The Cool World
Broadway
Original
The Cool World
Broadway
Original
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
230 W. 49th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Warren Miller
,
Robert Rossen
People (39)
Art Aveilhe
Lucky
(Original)
Ethel Ayler
Woman at the Beach
(Original)
Don Blakely
Savage
(Original)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Royal Baron
(Original)
Marvin Felix Camillo
Bebop
(Original)
Alice Childress
Mrs. Thurston
(Original)
Herbert Coleman
Saint
(Original)
David Downing
Boy
(Original)
Clebert Ford
Foxy
(Original)
George Gatlin
Cowboy
(Original)
Maxwell Glanville
Pusher
(Original)
Martin Golar
Rod
(Original)
Lynn Hamilton
Mrs. Custis
(Original)
Philip Hepburn
Mau Mau
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Harrison Thurston
(Original)
Calvin Lockhart
Blood
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Gramma Custis
(Original)
Jim Oyster
First Policeman
(Original)
Old Man
(Original)
Ray Saint Jacques
Priest
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Father Christmas
(Original)
Harold Scott
Chester
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Hurst
(Original)
Hilda Simms
Miss Dewpont
(Original)
Cheyenne Sorocki
Cherokee
(Original)
Melvin Stewart
Hermit
(Original)
Cicely Tyson
Girl
(Original)
Lamont Washington
Little Man
(Original)
Alease Whittington
Lu Ann
(Original)
Billy Dee Williams
Duke Custis
(Original)
Duke Williams
Second Policeman
(Original)
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Art Aveilhe
Lucky
(Original)
Ethel Ayler
Woman at the Beach
(Original)
Don Blakely
Savage
(Original)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Royal Baron
(Original)
Marvin Felix Camillo
Bebop
(Original)
Alice Childress
Mrs. Thurston
(Original)
Herbert Coleman
Saint
(Original)
David Downing
Boy
(Original)
Clebert Ford
Foxy
(Original)
George Gatlin
Cowboy
(Original)
Maxwell Glanville
Pusher
(Original)
Martin Golar
Rod
(Original)
Lynn Hamilton
Mrs. Custis
(Original)
Philip Hepburn
Mau Mau
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Harrison Thurston
(Original)
Calvin Lockhart
Blood
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Gramma Custis
(Original)
Jim Oyster
First Policeman
(Original)
Old Man
(Original)
Ray Saint Jacques
Priest
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Father Christmas
(Original)
Harold Scott
Chester
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Hurst
(Original)
Hilda Simms
Miss Dewpont
(Original)
Cheyenne Sorocki
Cherokee
(Original)
Melvin Stewart
Hermit
(Original)
Cicely Tyson
Girl
(Original)
Lamont Washington
Little Man
(Original)
Alease Whittington
Lu Ann
(Original)
Billy Dee Williams
Duke Custis
(Original)
Duke Williams
Second Policeman
(Original)
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Warren Miller
Writer
Based on the novel by
Robert Rossen
Writer
Director
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Charles Durand
Production Stage Manager
Louis Criss
Stage Manager
Roy A. Somlyo
Company Manager
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
Lester Osterman, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
22
1960
Closing Date
Feb
23
1960
Performances
2
as of Dec 20, 2025
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