The Birthday Party

Play - Original

Booth Theatre

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  • First Preview: September 16, 1967
  • Opening Date: October 3, 1967
  • Closing Date: January 20, 1968
  • Previews: 9
  • Performances: 126

Playwright: Harold Pinter

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Synopsis

A young boarder is visited by two sinister strangers on his birthday. They organize an unusually violent party for him, then dress him up in his best clothes the next day and take him away to places unknown.

 

Opening Night Cast

Alexandra Berlin Lulu
Ed Flanders Goldberg
Henderson Forsythe Petey
James Patterson Stanley
Ruth White Meg
Edward Winter McCann
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Opening Night Production Credits

Harold Pinter Harold Pinter Writer
  Alan Schneider Director
  William Ritman Scenic Design
  William Ritman Costume Design
  Tharon Musser Lighting Design
  Victor Samrock General Manager
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Inside the Playbill (12)

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The Birthday Party - Opening Night
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1967 - 1968

 
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Awards


Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1968 Featured Actor in a Play James Patterson Winner
1968 Featured Actress in a Play Ruth White Nominee
 
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