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A Long Way from Home
Broadway
Original
A Long Way from Home
Broadway
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Randolph Goodman
,
Walter Carroll
People (31)
Catherine Ayers
Four-Eyes
(Original)
Doris Block
Neighbor
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Dee
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Preacher
(Original)
Eric Burroughs
Bartender
(Original)
Joseph James
Stud
(Original)
Ruby Dee
Marcy
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Silky
(Original)
Quentin Foster
Neighbor
(Original)
Virginia Givin
Neighbor
(Original)
Edna Mae Harris
Bessie
(Original)
William Marshall
Sad-Act
(Original)
Ken Renard
Cyril
(Original)
Henry L. Scott
Duke
(Original)
Augustus Smith, Jr.
Grady Horn
(Original)
Mildred Joanne Smith
Lily
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
Cotton
(Original)
Beatrice Wade
Mary
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Celine
(Original)
Josh White
Joebuck
(Original)
Ellsworth Wright
Neighbor
(Original)
James Wright
Billy-Boy
(Original)
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Catherine Ayers
Four-Eyes
(Original)
Doris Block
Neighbor
(Original)
Harry Bolden
Dee
(Original)
Alonzo Bozan
Preacher
(Original)
Eric Burroughs
Bartender
(Original)
Joseph James
Stud
(Original)
Ruby Dee
Marcy
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Silky
(Original)
Quentin Foster
Neighbor
(Original)
Virginia Givin
Neighbor
(Original)
Edna Mae Harris
Bessie
(Original)
William Marshall
Sad-Act
(Original)
Ken Renard
Cyril
(Original)
Henry L. Scott
Duke
(Original)
Augustus Smith, Jr.
Grady Horn
(Original)
Mildred Joanne Smith
Lily
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
Cotton
(Original)
Beatrice Wade
Mary
(Original)
Fredi Washington
Celine
(Original)
Josh White
Joebuck
(Original)
Ellsworth Wright
Neighbor
(Original)
James Wright
Billy-Boy
(Original)
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Randolph Goodman
Writer
Walter Carroll
Writer
Maxim Gorky
From The Work By
Alan Schneider
Director
Leo Kerz
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Rose Bogdanoff
Costume Design
The Experimental Theatre, Inc.
Producer
The American National Theatre and Academy
Producer
Nat Karson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
8
1948
Closing Date
Feb
15
1948
Performances
6
as of Jan 05, 2026
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