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Medea
Broadway
Revival
Medea
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (19)
Judith Anderson
Medea
(Original)
Mary Adams
Attendant to Medea
(Original)
Henry Brandon
Jason
(Original)
Martha Downs
Third Woman of Corinth
(Original)
James Doyle
Soldier
(Original)
Bruce Gordon
Aegeus
(Original)
Theodore Marcuse
Jason's Slave
(Original)
James McArdle
Child
(Original)
Don McHenry
Tutor
(Original)
Peter Monsen
Child
(Original)
Anthony Radecki
Soldier
(Original)
Marian Seldes
Second Woman of Corinth
(Original)
Mary Servoss
First Woman of Corinth
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Nurse
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Creon
(Original)
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Judith Anderson
Medea
(Original)
Mary Adams
Attendant to Medea
(Original)
Henry Brandon
Jason
(Original)
Martha Downs
Third Woman of Corinth
(Original)
James Doyle
Soldier
(Original)
Bruce Gordon
Aegeus
(Original)
Theodore Marcuse
Jason's Slave
(Original)
James McArdle
Child
(Original)
Don McHenry
Tutor
(Original)
Peter Monsen
Child
(Original)
Anthony Radecki
Soldier
(Original)
Marian Seldes
Second Woman of Corinth
(Original)
Mary Servoss
First Woman of Corinth
(Original)
Hilda Vaughn
Nurse
(Original)
Frederic Worlock
Creon
(Original)
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Robinson Jeffers
Adaptation
Guthrie McClintic
Staging
Producer
Euripides
Writer
Ben Edwards
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
2
1949
Closing Date
May
21
1949
Performances
16
as of Dec 07, 2025
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