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The Insect Comedy
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Revival
The Insect Comedy
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Karel Capek
,
Josef Capek
People (35)
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Ted Allegretti
Another Ant
(Original)
Tom Avera
Journalist
(Original)
Victor
(Original)
Robert Busch
1st Snail
(Original)
Another Male Beetle
(Original)
Mack Busch
2nd Snail
(Original)
Another Messenger
(Original)
Stanley Carlson
Male Beetle
(Original)
Robert Carroll
2nd Engineer
(Original)
Ichneumon Fly
(Original)
Leonardo Cimino
Blind Ant
(Original)
Chevi Colton
Bond Salesman
(Original)
Ichneumon Fly's Larva
(Original)
George Coulouris
The Vagrant
(Original)
José Ferrer
Felix
(Original)
Yellow Commander
(Original)
Rita Gam
Clythia
(Original)
Claire Hale
3rd Moth
(Original)
Young Butterfly
(Original)
George Hall
A Traitor
(Original)
Joyce Hill
War Worker
(Original)
Phyllis Hill
Iris
(Original)
Paula Laurence
Female Beetle
(Original)
Betty Low
2nd Moth
(Original)
Young Butterfly
(Original)
Annabelle Lyon
4th Moth
(Original)
Female Cricket
(Original)
Young Butterfly
(Original)
Nan McFarland
Woman
(Original)
Arthur Newman
Wood Cutter
(Original)
Thomas Poston
Otakar
(Original)
Quartermaster
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
1st Engineer
(Original)
Mildred Joanne Smith
Chrysalis
(Original)
Robinson Stone
Inventor
(Original)
The Professor
(Original)
Ray Walston
Male Cricket
(Original)
Telegrapher
(Original)
Sidney Walters
An Ant
(Original)
Jane White
1st Moth
(Original)
Young Butterfly
(Original)
Bert Whitley
Parasite
(Original)
Wounded Man
(Original)
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Josef Capek
Writer
Karel Capek
Writer
Owen Davis
Book Adaptation
José Ferrer
Staging
Hanya Holm
Choreographer
Herbert Brodkin
Scenic Design
Emeline C. Roche
Costume Design
New York City Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
3
1948
Closing Date
Jun
12
1948
Performances
14
as of Dec 04, 2025
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