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Spofford
Broadway
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Spofford Playbill - Dec 1967
Spofford
Broadway
Original
ANTA Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Herman Shumlin
People (36)
Melvyn Douglas
Spofford
(Original)
Barbara Britton
Mrs. Beausigneur
(Original)
Pert Kelton
Mrs. Punck
(Original)
Joen Arliss
Mrs. Crane
(Original)
Joseph Boland
Gromler
(Original)
Oceana Briggs
Second Customer
(Original)
Jan DeVries
Maid
(Original)
Jerome Dempsey
Gowan McGland
(Original)
Tresa Hughes
Mare
(Original)
Carol Ann Lewis
First Customer
(Original)
Audra Lindley
Mrs. Springer
(Original)
Charles Maggiore
Committee Member
(Original)
Ian Martin
Committee Member
(Original)
Hopwood
(Original)
Alan North
George
(Original)
Wallace Rooney
Pycraft
(Original)
Jeffrey Weiss
Tad
(Original)
Penelope Windust
Geneva
(Original)
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Melvyn Douglas
Spofford
(Original)
Barbara Britton
Mrs. Beausigneur
(Original)
Pert Kelton
Mrs. Punck
(Original)
Joen Arliss
Mrs. Crane
(Original)
Joseph Boland
Gromler
(Original)
Oceana Briggs
Second Customer
(Original)
Jan DeVries
Maid
(Original)
Jerome Dempsey
Gowan McGland
(Original)
Tresa Hughes
Mare
(Original)
Carol Ann Lewis
First Customer
(Original)
Audra Lindley
Mrs. Springer
(Original)
Charles Maggiore
Committee Member
(Original)
Ian Martin
Committee Member
(Original)
Hopwood
(Original)
Alan North
George
(Original)
Wallace Rooney
Pycraft
(Original)
Jeffrey Weiss
Tad
(Original)
Penelope Windust
Geneva
(Original)
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Herman Shumlin
Writer
Director
Peter DeVries
Based on the novel "Reuben, Reuben" by
Donald Oenslager
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Winn Morton
Costume Design
Edward Julien
Production Stage Manager
Lola Shumlin
Stage Manager
Jan DeVries
Assistant Stage Manager
Diana Shumlin
General Manager
Sherman Gross
ANTA Theatre Manager
Irving Cone
Company Manager
Bill Doll & Company, Inc.
General Press Representative
Midori Lederer
Press Representative
Ted Goldsmith
Press Representative
Virginia Holden
Press Representative
Fred Golden
Advertising
Zev Buffman
Producer
James Riley
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Dec
12
1967
Opening Date
Dec
14
1967
Closing Date
Jun
8
1968
Previews
2
Performances
202
as of Dec 06, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1968
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Pert Kelton
Nominee
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