Awake and Sing!

Play - Original

Belasco Theatre (February 19, 1935 - July 27, 1935)
Belasco Theatre (September 09, 1935 - September 28, 1935)
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  • First Preview:
  • Opening Date: February 19, 1935
  • Closing Date: September 28, 1935
  • Previews:
  • Performances: 208

Playwright: Clifford Odets

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    • Playbill Cover - Awake and Sing!
 

Synopsis

The battle lines for a lower-middle-class Jewish family in the Depression-era Bronx are drawn between the string-pulling parents who think they know best and their resistant offspring who have hatched their own dreams of the future.

 

Opening Night Cast

Luther Adler Moe Axelrod
Stella Adler in Awake and Sing! Stella Adler Bessie Berger
Roman Bohnen Schlosser
Phoebe Brand Hennie Berger
J. Edward Bromberg Uncle Morty
Morris Carnovsky Jacob Berger
John Garfield Ralph Berger
Sanford Meisner Sam Feinschreiber
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Opening Night Production Credits

Clifford Odets Clifford Odets Writer
  Harold Clurman Director
  Boris Aronson Scenic Design
  The Group Theatre Company Producer
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1934 - 1935

 
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