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Design for Living
Broadway
Original
Design for Living
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Noël Coward
People (12)
Noël Coward
Leo
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Gilda
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Otto
(Original)
Ward Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
Ethel Borden
Grace Torrence
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Henry Carver
(Original)
Phyllis Connard
Helen Carver
(Original)
Campbell Gullan
Ernest Friedman
(Original)
Gladys Henson
Miss Hodge
(Original)
Macleary Stinnett
Mathew
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Matthew Birbeck
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Leo
(Original)
Lynn Fontanne
Gilda
(Original)
Alfred Lunt
Otto
(Original)
Ward Bishop
Photographer
(Original)
Ethel Borden
Grace Torrence
(Original)
Alan Campbell
Henry Carver
(Original)
Phyllis Connard
Helen Carver
(Original)
Campbell Gullan
Ernest Friedman
(Original)
Gladys Henson
Miss Hodge
(Original)
Macleary Stinnett
Mathew
(Original)
Philip Tonge
Matthew Birbeck
(Original)
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Noël Coward
Writer
Staging
Producer
Gladys E. Calthrop
Scenic Design
Lynn Fontanne
Performer
Alfred Lunt
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
24
1933
Closing Date
May
20
1933
Performances
135
as of Jun 18, 2025
Other Broadway Productions
Design for Living
- Jun 20, 1984
Circle in the Square Theatre (Revival)
Design for Living
- Mar 15, 2001
American Airlines Theatre (Revival)
