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The Reluctant Debutante
Broadway
Revival
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The Reluctant Debutante Playbill - Oct 1956
The Reluctant Debutante
Broadway
Revival
Henry Miller's Theatre
124 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Douglas Home
People (22)
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Adrianne Allen
Sheila Broadbent
(Original)
Wilfred Hyde White
Jimmy Broadbent
(Original)
Brenda Forbes
Mabel Crosswaithe
(Original)
Anna Massey
Jane
(Original)
John Merivale
David Hoylake-Johnston
(Original)
David Cole
David Bulloch
(Original)
Reneé Gadd
Mrs. Edgar
(Original)
Christina Gillespie
Clarissa
(Original)
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William Douglas Home
Writer
Cyril Ritchard
Director
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Kathryn B. Miller
Costume Design
Richard Bender
Stage Manager
Rhoderick Walker
Assistant Stage Manager
George Banyai
General Manager
Robert Hector
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Martin Shwartz
Press Representative
Lila Glaser King
Press Representative
Press Assistant
Gilbert Miller
Producer
Loew's, Inc
Produced in association with
E.P. Clift
Produced by arrangement with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
10
1956
Closing Date
Feb
2
1957
Performances
134
as of Jun 20, 2025
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The Reluctant Debutante - October 1956
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The Reluctant Debutante - October 1956
The Reluctant Debutante - October 1956
The Reluctant Debutante - October 1956
The Reluctant Debutante - October 1956
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Awards
Tony Award
1957
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Anna Massey
Nominee
1957
Best Actor in a Play
Wilfred Hyde White
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1956–1957
My Fair Lady
Mr. Wonderful
Little Glass Clock
Mister Johnson
The 10th Annual Tony Awards - 1956
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