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The Shrike Playbill - Jan 1952
The Shrike
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Joseph Kramm
People (39)
Judith Evelyn
Ann Downs
(Original)
José Ferrer
Jim Downs
(Original)
Somer Alberg
Dr. Schlesinger
(Original)
James Hawthorne Bay
Perkins
(Original)
Mary Bell
Miss Wingate
(Original)
Isabel Bonner
Dr. Barrow
(Original)
William Bush
Grossberg
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Dr. Bellman
(Original)
Joseph Comadore
Joe Major
(Original)
Vincent Donahue
Patient
(Original)
Jeanette Dowling
Miss Hansen
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Dr. Kramer
(Original)
Billy M. Greene
William Schloss
(Original)
Phyllis Hill
Miss Cardell
(Original)
Philip Huston
Don Gregory
(Original)
Arthur L. Jarrett
Tom Blair
(Original)
Will Kuluva
John Ankoritis
(Original)
Will Lee
Sam Tager
(Original)
Martin Newman
George O'Brien
(Original)
Edward Platt
Harry Downs
(Original)
Tom Reynolds
Fleming
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Frank Carlisle
(Original)
Eugenia Rawls
Performer
(Replacement)
Simon Oakland
Performer
(Replacement)
Mary Jane Shea
Miss Cardell
(Replacement)
Mary Fletcher
Miss Hansen
(Replacement)
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Judith Evelyn
Ann Downs
(Original)
José Ferrer
Jim Downs
(Original)
Somer Alberg
Dr. Schlesinger
(Original)
James Hawthorne Bay
Perkins
(Original)
Mary Bell
Miss Wingate
(Original)
Isabel Bonner
Dr. Barrow
(Original)
William Bush
Grossberg
(Original)
Kendall Clark
Dr. Bellman
(Original)
Joseph Comadore
Joe Major
(Original)
Vincent Donahue
Patient
(Original)
Jeanette Dowling
Miss Hansen
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Dr. Kramer
(Original)
Billy M. Greene
William Schloss
(Original)
Phyllis Hill
Miss Cardell
(Original)
Philip Huston
Don Gregory
(Original)
Arthur L. Jarrett
Tom Blair
(Original)
Will Kuluva
John Ankoritis
(Original)
Will Lee
Sam Tager
(Original)
Martin Newman
George O'Brien
(Original)
Edward Platt
Harry Downs
(Original)
Tom Reynolds
Fleming
(Original)
Leigh Whipper
Frank Carlisle
(Original)
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Joseph Kramm
Writer
Hubert R. Charles
Featured Songs
José Ferrer
Director
Producer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Edith Lutyens
Costume Design
Ralph Holmes
Assistant to Mr. Bay
Buford Armitage
Production Stage Manager
Thomas J. King
Stage Manager
Herman Magidson
Stage Manager
Peter Zeisler
Assistant Stage Manager
Milton Baron
General Manager
Produced in Association with
Ben Rosenberg
Company Manager
James D. Proctor
General Press Representative
Johanna Grant
Assistant Press Representative
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
15
1952
Closing Date
May
31
1952
Performances
161
as of Dec 04, 2025
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The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
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The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
The Shrike - January 15, 1952
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Awards
Pulitzer Prize
1952
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Joseph Kramm
Winner
Tony Award
1952
Direction (pre-1960)
José Ferrer
Winner
1952
Best Actor in a Play
José Ferrer
Winner
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