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Sundown Beach
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Sundown Beach
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bessie Breuer
People (32)
Tom Avera
Henry
(Original)
Martin Balsam
Merle
(Original)
Edward Binns
George Washburn
(Original)
Ira Cirker
Psychiatric Captain
(Original)
Joan Copeland
Nadine
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Pop
(Original)
Joseph Fallon
Tommy
(Original)
Vivian Firko
Helen
(Original)
Treva Frazee
Hazel
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Lou
(Original)
Don Hanmer
Otis
(Original)
Julie Harris
Ida Mae
(Original)
Anne Hegira
Nona
(Original)
Steven Hill
Thaddeus Long
(Original)
Jennifer Howard
Vanilla
(Original)
George E. Joseph
2nd Airforce Pilot
(Original)
Cloris Leachman
Muriel
(Original)
Michael Lewin
Grits
(Original)
Kathleen Maguire
Belle
(Original)
Ellen Mahar
Tourist
(Original)
Alex Nicol
1st Airforce Pilot
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Cecil
(Original)
Lenka Peterson
Ella
(Original)
Warren Stevens
Arthur Bond
(Original)
John Sylvester
Major Paul Walters
(Original)
Phyllis Thaxter
Nancy
(Original)
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Tom Avera
Henry
(Original)
Martin Balsam
Merle
(Original)
Edward Binns
George Washburn
(Original)
Ira Cirker
Psychiatric Captain
(Original)
Joan Copeland
Nadine
(Original)
Ralph Cullinan
Pop
(Original)
Joseph Fallon
Tommy
(Original)
Vivian Firko
Helen
(Original)
Treva Frazee
Hazel
(Original)
Lou Gilbert
Lou
(Original)
Don Hanmer
Otis
(Original)
Julie Harris
Ida Mae
(Original)
Anne Hegira
Nona
(Original)
Steven Hill
Thaddeus Long
(Original)
Jennifer Howard
Vanilla
(Original)
George E. Joseph
2nd Airforce Pilot
(Original)
Cloris Leachman
Muriel
(Original)
Michael Lewin
Grits
(Original)
Kathleen Maguire
Belle
(Original)
Ellen Mahar
Tourist
(Original)
Alex Nicol
1st Airforce Pilot
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Cecil
(Original)
Lenka Peterson
Ella
(Original)
Warren Stevens
Arthur Bond
(Original)
John Sylvester
Major Paul Walters
(Original)
Phyllis Thaxter
Nancy
(Original)
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Bessie Breuer
Writer
Elia Kazan
Staging
Ben Edwards
Scenic Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
Louis J. Singer
Producer
The Actors Studio
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
7
1948
Closing Date
Sep
11
1948
Performances
7
as of Jun 13, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1949
Theatre World Award
Julie Harris
Winner
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