Come Back Little Sheba
Broadway Comedy Previews
January 3 2008
Opened January 24 2008
Limited run to March 16 2008 Run
27 previews & 58 performances Producers
Manhattan Theatre Club
Creative
William Inge author
Michael Pressman director
Jennifer von Mayrhauser costume design
Jane Cox lighting design
James Noone scenic design
Obadiah Eaves sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Joseph Adams |
Elmo Huston |
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Kevin Anderson |
Doc |
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Chad Hoeppner |
Bruce |
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Daniel Damon Joyce |
Messenger |
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Lyle Kanouse |
Postman |
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Zoe Kazan |
Marie |
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S Epatha Merkerson |
Lola |
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Brian J Smith |
Turk |
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Keith Randolph Smith |
Ed Anderson |
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Brenda Wehle |
Mrs Coffman |
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Matthew J Williamson |
Milkman |
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Synopsis
An unkempt wife longs for the past as
her alcoholic husband tries to avoid it. The dalliances of their
young border (with a man to whom she is not affianced), again turn
the husband to drink and in turn to lash out at his wife for no
longer being the wife of his youth
They realize then that 20-year-gone
Sheba is not coming back
Broadway Show History
The current production of Sheba
is the first since the show premiered on Broadway, Wednesday,
February 15, 1950 at the Booth Theater. Directed by Daniel Mann, the
show starred Shirley Booth as Lola opposite Sidney Blackmer's Doc,
with Joan Lorring as Marie. Both Ms Booth and Mr Blackmer picked up
1950 Tony Awards® for
their performances In the Movies
Paramount Pictures didn't go too far
out of the comfort zone when it filmed the screen version of Come
Back, Little Sheba. Daniel Mann again directed and Shirley Booth
starred. This time around Burt Lancaster played Doc and Terry Moore
played Marie On Television
Granada Television scored a bit of a
coup when Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward appeared in a
filmed-for-television version in 1977. Silvio Narizzano directed and
Carrie Fisher, in her first role after Star Wars, appeared as
Marie Tony Award®, Tony®, the Tony Award® logo, and
the Tony Award® medallion are registered trademarks of the American
Theatre Wing
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