Stage: Wrote "J.B.", produced on Broadway. Drama. Production Designed by
Boris Aronson. Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard. Directed by
Elia Kazan. ANTA Playhouse: 11 Dec 1958-24 Oct 1959 (364 performances). Cast:
Raymond Massey (as "Mr. Zuss"),
Christopher Plummer (as "Nickels"),
Nan Martin (as "Sarah"),
Lane Bradbury, Bert Conway,
Ivor Francis,
Pat Hingle (as "J.B."), Arnold Merritt, Judith Lowry,
James Olson (as "First Roustabout"), Laura Pierpont,
Ford Rainey (as "Prompter"),
Basil Rathbone (as "Mr. Zuss") [Replacement actor]. Produced by
Alfred De Liagre Jr. Associate Producer: Joseph I. Levine. NOTE: Won 1959 Tony Award for Best Play and 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Archibald Macleish).