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The Legend of Lizzie
Broadway
Original
The Legend of Lizzie
Broadway
Original
54th Street Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Reginald Lawrence
People (43)
Joyce Ballou
Bridget O'Hanlon
(Original)
Grant Code
Dr. Stone
(Original)
Rod Colbin
Officer Mead
(Original)
Lance Cunard
Court Clerk
(Original)
William Daniels
Assistant D. A. Cooper
(Original)
Danny De Pace
Child
(Original)
Richard Durham
Jury Foreman
(Original)
Brendan Fay
Officer Long
(Original)
Penny Grayam
Child
(Original)
Frances Hammond
Matron Keenan
(Original)
Alfred Hinckley
Defense Attorney Johnson
(Original)
Stephen Joyce
Henry Appleton
(Original)
Muriel Kirkland
Abby Borden
(Original)
Jody Lane
Child
(Original)
Barbara Lester
Townsperson
(Original)
Mary Mace
Emma Borden
(Original)
Jock MacGregor
Judge
(Original)
Ruth Marion
Townsperson
(Original)
Anne Meacham
Lizzie Borden
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
District Attorney Sewell
(Original)
John Nutting
Child
(Original)
Miriam Phillips
Mrs. Steers
(Original)
Lou Polan
Marshal Haynes
(Original)
Ed Printz
Court Stenographer
(Original)
Elsa Raven
Minnie Jameson
(Original)
Geraldine Rehrig
Clara Buchanan
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Reverend Phipps
(Original)
Frank M. Thomas
Andrew Borden
(Original)
Mal Throne
Stranger
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Uncle Morse
(Original)
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Joyce Ballou
Bridget O'Hanlon
(Original)
Grant Code
Dr. Stone
(Original)
Rod Colbin
Officer Mead
(Original)
Lance Cunard
Court Clerk
(Original)
William Daniels
Assistant D. A. Cooper
(Original)
Danny De Pace
Child
(Original)
Richard Durham
Jury Foreman
(Original)
Brendan Fay
Officer Long
(Original)
Penny Grayam
Child
(Original)
Frances Hammond
Matron Keenan
(Original)
Alfred Hinckley
Defense Attorney Johnson
(Original)
Stephen Joyce
Henry Appleton
(Original)
Muriel Kirkland
Abby Borden
(Original)
Jody Lane
Child
(Original)
Barbara Lester
Townsperson
(Original)
Mary Mace
Emma Borden
(Original)
Jock MacGregor
Judge
(Original)
Ruth Marion
Townsperson
(Original)
Anne Meacham
Lizzie Borden
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
District Attorney Sewell
(Original)
John Nutting
Child
(Original)
Miriam Phillips
Mrs. Steers
(Original)
Lou Polan
Marshal Haynes
(Original)
Ed Printz
Court Stenographer
(Original)
Elsa Raven
Minnie Jameson
(Original)
Geraldine Rehrig
Clara Buchanan
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Reverend Phipps
(Original)
Frank M. Thomas
Andrew Borden
(Original)
Mal Throne
Stranger
(Original)
Frank Tweddell
Uncle Morse
(Original)
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Reginald Lawrence
Writer
Hartney Arthur
Director
Producer
Ballou
Scenic Design
Lee Watson
Lighting Design
Willard Straight
Incidental Music
Bernard Gersten
Production Stage Manager
Leon Gersten
Stage Manager
Albert Schoemann
Stage Manager
Mitchell Brower
Company Manager
Howard Atlee
Press Representative
Anne Woll
Press Representative
Nat Stevens
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
9
1959
Closing Date
Feb
10
1959
Performances
2
as of Jan 08, 2026
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Awards
Tony Award
1959
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Ballou
Nominee
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