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Becket
Broadway
Original
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Becket 半岛体育 - Oct 1960
Becket
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jean Anouilh
People (45)
Laurence Olivier
Thomas Becket
(Original)
Anthony Quinn
Henry II
(Original)
Marie Powers
The Queen Mother
(Original)
Edward Atienza
The Pope
(Original)
Hilary Beckett
His Daughter
(Original)
Mel Berger
First Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Third English Baron
(Original)
Brian Crowe
A Young Monk
(Original)
Christopher Culkin
Henry's Younger Son
(Original)
Peter De Firis
A Servant
(Original)
Robert Duke
Henry's Page
(Original)
Robert Eckles
Louis
(Original)
Margaret Hall
The Queen
(Original)
Ferdi Hoffman
Fourth English Baron
(Original)
Will Hussung
First French Baron
(Original)
The Bishop of Oxford
(Original)
William of Corbeil
(Original)
Tom Leith
A Monk
(Original)
His Son
(Original)
Julian Miller
A Young Footsoldier
(Original)
Second Servant
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Gilbert Folliot
(Original)
Madeline Morgan
A French Girl
(Original)
Dennis Rosa
Henry's Elder Son
(Original)
Dran Seitz
Gwendolen
(Original)
Dino Terranova
A French Priest
(Original)
Cardinal Zambelli
(Original)
Victor Thorley
The Bishop of York
(Original)
The Provost Marshall
(Original)
Sydney Walker
A Priest
(Original)
Second French Baron
(Original)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Robert Weil
A Saxon Peasant
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Second English Baron
(Original)
Second Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Claude Woolman
A Soldier
(Original)
The Duke of Arundel
(Original)
Louis Zorich
An Old Footsoldier
(Original)
First English Baron
(Original)
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Laurence Olivier
Thomas Becket
(Original)
Anthony Quinn
Henry II
(Original)
Marie Powers
The Queen Mother
(Original)
Edward Atienza
The Pope
(Original)
Hilary Beckett
His Daughter
(Original)
Mel Berger
First Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Third English Baron
(Original)
Brian Crowe
A Young Monk
(Original)
Christopher Culkin
Henry's Younger Son
(Original)
Peter De Firis
A Servant
(Original)
Robert Duke
Henry's Page
(Original)
Robert Eckles
Louis
(Original)
Margaret Hall
The Queen
(Original)
Ferdi Hoffman
Fourth English Baron
(Original)
Will Hussung
First French Baron
(Original)
The Bishop of Oxford
(Original)
William of Corbeil
(Original)
Tom Leith
A Monk
(Original)
His Son
(Original)
Julian Miller
A Young Footsoldier
(Original)
Second Servant
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Gilbert Folliot
(Original)
Madeline Morgan
A French Girl
(Original)
Dennis Rosa
Henry's Elder Son
(Original)
Dran Seitz
Gwendolen
(Original)
Dino Terranova
A French Priest
(Original)
Cardinal Zambelli
(Original)
Victor Thorley
The Bishop of York
(Original)
The Provost Marshall
(Original)
Sydney Walker
A Priest
(Original)
Second French Baron
(Original)
The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Original)
Robert Weil
A Saxon Peasant
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Second English Baron
(Original)
Second Monk from Hastings
(Original)
Claude Woolman
A Soldier
(Original)
The Duke of Arundel
(Original)
Louis Zorich
An Old Footsoldier
(Original)
First English Baron
(Original)
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Jean Anouilh
Writer
Lucienne Hill
Translator
Peter Glenville
Director
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Motley
Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal
Lighting Design
Laurence Rosenthal
Incidental Music
Neil C. Hartley
Production Supervisor
Lucia Victor
Production Stage Manager
Alan Shayne
Stage Manager
Tom Leith
Assistant Stage Manager
Julian Miller
Assistant Stage Manager
Val Wrenne
Assistant Stage Manager
Michael Shurtleff
Casting Director
Jack Schlissel
General Manager
James D. Proctor
Press Representative
Judith S. Davidson
Press Assistant
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Fred Golden
Advertising
David Merrick
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
3
1960
Opening Date
Oct
5
1960
Closing Date
Mar
25
1961
Previews
2
Performances
193
as of Jun 18, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1961
Stage Technician
Teddy Van Bemmel
Winner
1961
Best Actor in a Play
Anthony Quinn
Nominee
1961
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Oliver Smith
Winner
1961
Play
Winner
1961
Best Costume Design of a Play
Motley
Winner
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