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The Good Woman of Setzuan
Broadway
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The Good Woman of Setzuan
Broadway
Original
Phoenix Theatre
189 Second Ave. (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bertolt Brecht
People (42)
Richard Blackmarr
Gentleman
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Glen Cannon
Boy
(Original)
Shu-Ren Cheng
Child
(Original)
Irene Dailey
Mrs. Shin
(Original)
George Ebeling
Third God
(Original)
Jenny Egan
Carpet Dealer's Wfie
(Original)
William Grannell
Unemployed Man
(Original)
Uta Hagen
Shen Te
(Original)
Gerald Hiken
Wong
(Original)
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Yang
(Original)
Kay Levy
Young Girl
(Original)
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Mi Tzu
(Original)
Gerald McGonagill
Husband
(Original)
Anne Meara
Niece
(Original)
Edward Morehouse
Grandfather
(Original)
Zero Mostel
Mr. Shu Fu
(Original)
Bart Murphy
Gentleman
(Original)
Priest
(Original)
William Myers
Brother
(Original)
Louis Negin
Boy
(Original)
Marion Paone
Wife
(Original)
Byrne Piven
Carpenter
(Original)
Nancy Quint
Sister-in-Law
(Original)
Logan Ramsey
Second God
(Original)
Gene Saks
First God
(Original)
Albert Salmi
Yang Sun
(Original)
Rose Schulman
Old Whore
(Original)
Jerry Stiller
Policeman
(Original)
Neil Vipond
Nephew
(Original)
Mervin Williams
Carpet Dealer
(Original)
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Richard Blackmarr
Gentleman
(Original)
Waiter
(Original)
Glen Cannon
Boy
(Original)
Shu-Ren Cheng
Child
(Original)
Irene Dailey
Mrs. Shin
(Original)
George Ebeling
Third God
(Original)
Jenny Egan
Carpet Dealer's Wfie
(Original)
William Grannell
Unemployed Man
(Original)
Uta Hagen
Shen Te
(Original)
Gerald Hiken
Wong
(Original)
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Yang
(Original)
Kay Levy
Young Girl
(Original)
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Mi Tzu
(Original)
Gerald McGonagill
Husband
(Original)
Anne Meara
Niece
(Original)
Edward Morehouse
Grandfather
(Original)
Zero Mostel
Mr. Shu Fu
(Original)
Bart Murphy
Gentleman
(Original)
Priest
(Original)
William Myers
Brother
(Original)
Louis Negin
Boy
(Original)
Marion Paone
Wife
(Original)
Byrne Piven
Carpenter
(Original)
Nancy Quint
Sister-in-Law
(Original)
Logan Ramsey
Second God
(Original)
Gene Saks
First God
(Original)
Albert Salmi
Yang Sun
(Original)
Rose Schulman
Old Whore
(Original)
Jerry Stiller
Policeman
(Original)
Neil Vipond
Nephew
(Original)
Mervin Williams
Carpet Dealer
(Original)
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Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Eric Bentley
Book Adaptor
Director
Wolfgang Roth
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Design
Paul Dessau
Incidental Music
Robert Woods
Production Stage Manager
Stark Hesseltine
Stage Manager
Richard Blackmarr
Stage Manager
Carl Fisher
General Manager
Nathan Parnes
Company Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Press Representative
Robert Ganshaw
Press Representative
The Phoenix Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
18
1956
Closing Date
Jan
6
1957
Performances
24
as of Dec 05, 2025
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