Look Homeward, Angel
Drama - Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (November 28, 1957 - March 07, 1959)
54th Street Theatre (March 09, 1959 - April 04, 1959)
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: November 28, 1957
- Closing Date: April 4, 1959
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 564
Playwright: Ketti Frings
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Playbill Covers (3)
Synopsis
An overbearing mother forces her husband and children to help her run a North Carolina boardinghouse, nearly crushing the dream of her youngest son to go to college and be a writer, in Ketti Frings’ Pulitzer Prize-winning adaptation of Thomas Wolfe’s novel.
Opening Night Cast
| Hugh Griffith | W.O. Gant | |
| Anthony Perkins | Eugene Gant | |
| Jo Van Fleet | Eliza Gant | |
| Arthur Hill | Ben Gant | |
| Frances Hyland | Laura James |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Ketti Frings | Playwright | |
| George Roy Hill | Director | |
| Jo Mielziner | Scenic Design | |
| Motley | Costume Design | |
| Jo Mielziner | Lighting Design | |
| Ernest Adler | Hair Design |
Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Best American Play | Ketti Frings | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Outstanding Play | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Ketti Frings | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Actor in a Play | Anthony Perkins | Nominee |
| 1958 | Actor in a Play | Hugh Griffith | Nominee |
| 1958 | Actress in a Play | Jo Van Fleet | Nominee |
| 1958 | Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Motley | Nominee |
| 1958 | Direction (pre-1960) | George Roy Hill | Nominee |
| 1958 | Play | Nominee | |
| 1958 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Jo Mielziner | Nominee |
