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The Survivors
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The Survivors
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Irwin Shaw
,
Peter Viertel
People (30)
Louis Calhern
Vincent Keyes
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Steve Decker
(Original)
Russell Collins
Roy Clemens
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Jodine Decker
(Original)
Marc Lawrence
Rutson Hedge
(Original)
E. G. Marshall
Finlay Decker
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Tom Cameron
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Jane Decker
(Original)
Marianne Stewart
Lucy Dunne
(Original)
Guy Arbury
Reverend Hoyt
(Original)
Edwin Bruce
Marcus Hedge
(Original)
Neil Fitzgerald
Alcott
(Original)
Thomas Hoier
Sheriff Bagley
(Original)
Kevin McCarthy
Morgan Decker
(Original)
Edith Rand
Townsperson
(Original)
Edgar Small
Townsperson
(Original)
Eugene Steiner
Townsperson
(Original)
Kenneth Tobey
Leonard Hawkes
(Original)
Ray Walston
Townsperson
(Original)
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Louis Calhern
Vincent Keyes
(Original)
Richard Basehart
Steve Decker
(Original)
Russell Collins
Roy Clemens
(Original)
Hume Cronyn
Jodine Decker
(Original)
Marc Lawrence
Rutson Hedge
(Original)
E. G. Marshall
Finlay Decker
(Original)
Anthony Ross
Tom Cameron
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Jane Decker
(Original)
Marianne Stewart
Lucy Dunne
(Original)
Guy Arbury
Reverend Hoyt
(Original)
Edwin Bruce
Marcus Hedge
(Original)
Neil Fitzgerald
Alcott
(Original)
Thomas Hoier
Sheriff Bagley
(Original)
Kevin McCarthy
Morgan Decker
(Original)
Edith Rand
Townsperson
(Original)
Edgar Small
Townsperson
(Original)
Eugene Steiner
Townsperson
(Original)
Kenneth Tobey
Leonard Hawkes
(Original)
Ray Walston
Townsperson
(Original)
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Peter Viertel
Writer
Irwin Shaw
Writer
Martin Gabel
Writer
Director
Producer
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
Robert Payson
Stage Manager
Edgar Small
Assistant Stage Manager
Al Goldin
General Manager
Albert A. Cohen
Company Manager
Michel Mok
General Press Representative
Robert Hector
Associate Press Representative
Bernard Hart
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
19
1948
Closing Date
Jan
24
1948
Performances
8
as of Mar 02, 2026
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