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Wheelbarrow Closers
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Wheelbarrow Closers Playbill - Oct 1976
Wheelbarrow Closers
Broadway
Original
Bijou Theatre
209 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Louis LaRusso II
People (32)
Danny Aiello
Chester Grant
(Original)
Frances Helm
Beatrice Grant
(Original)
James Allen Bartz
Chet Grant
(Original)
Tom Degidon
Wilfred Dee
(Original)
Norah Foster
Millie Grant
(Original)
Raymond Serra
John Mogan
(Original)
Harvey Siegel
Larry Freede
(Original)
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Danny Aiello
Chester Grant
(Original)
Frances Helm
Beatrice Grant
(Original)
James Allen Bartz
Chet Grant
(Original)
Tom Degidon
Wilfred Dee
(Original)
Norah Foster
Millie Grant
(Original)
Raymond Serra
John Mogan
(Original)
Harvey Siegel
Larry Freede
(Original)
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Louis LaRusso II
Writer
Paul Sorvino
Director
Charles Carmello Jr.
Scenic Design
Judy Jacksina
Press Assistant
Jan Wallace
Costume Design
Jacques Bellini
Mr. Aiello's wardrobe designed exclusively
Leon DiLeone
Lighting Design
David Silberg
Production Associate
Diane Matthews
Production Associate
Gary Stein
Production Stage Manager
Jane Barish
Assistant Stage Manager
Carol Luiken
Production Supervisor
Jerry Arrow
Company Manager
Max Eisen
General Press Representative
Barbara Glenn
Press Representative
Irene Gandy
Press Representative
Wesson and Warhaftig
Advertising
Ronald Reagan
Photographer
Tony Conforti
Producer
Howard P. Effron
Produced in Association with
George Tunick
Produced in Association with
Michael Bash
Associate Producer
Howard Wesson
Associate Producer
Irving Warhaftig
Associate Producer
Ken Billington
Supervisor
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
5
1976
Opening Date
Oct
11
1976
Closing Date
Oct
16
1976
Previews
7
Performances
8
as of Nov 12, 2025
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