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Walk Hard
Broadway
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Walk Hard
Broadway
Original
Chanin Auditorium
122 E. 42nd Street, 50th floor, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Len Zinberg
,
Abram Hill
People (23)
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Howard Augusta
Happy
(Original)
Dorothy Carter
Ruth Lawson
(Original)
Fred Carter
Mr. Berry
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Mickey
(Original)
Jacqueline Ghant Andre
Becky
(Original)
Maxwell Glanville
Andy Whitman
(Original)
Joseph Kamm
Lou Foster
(Original)
Maurice Lisby
Charlie
(Original)
Lulu Mae Ward
Susie
(Original)
Jean Normandy
Sadie
(Original)
Miriam Pullen
Dorothy
(Original)
Mickey Walker
Larry Batcheller
(Original)
Leonard Yorr
Mack Jeffris
(Original)
John Hewitt
Bartender
(Original)
Leslie Julian-Jones
George the Bellhop
(Original)
Richard Kraft
Announcer
(Original)
Bobby
(Original)
Hotel Clerk
(Original)
Edward Kreisler
Reporter
(Original)
Fiona O'Shiel
Lady Friend
(Original)
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Abram Hill
Adaptation
Len Zinberg
Adapted from the Novel "Walk Hard-Talk Aloud"
Gustav Blum
Staging
Producer
Gilbert Weiss
Staging
John Wenger
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
27
1946
Closing Date
Mar
31
1946
Performances
7
as of Mar 30, 2026
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