The Visit
Drama - Original
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (May 05, 1958 - July 05, 1958)
Morosco Theatre (August 20, 1958 - November 29, 1958)
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: May 5, 1958
- Closing Date: November 29, 1958
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 189
Playwright: Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Synopsis
A rich, oft-married widow returns to her poor childhood town in central Europe, offering its citizens a billion marks for the life of the man who seduced and abandoned her years ago and is now the town's most respected citizen.
Opening Night Cast
| Lynn Fontanne | Claire Zachanassian | |
| Alfred Lunt | Anton Schill |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Friedrich Duerrenmatt | Writer | |
| Peter Brook | Director | |
| Teo Otto | Production Design | |
| Paul Morrison | Supervision & Lighting | |
| Oscar E. Olesen | General Manager | |
| Harold Kusell | Company Manager |
Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Best Foreign Play | Friedrich Duerrenmatt | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Outstanding Play | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Actor in a Play | Alfred Lunt | Nominee |
| 1959 | Actress in a Play | Lynn Fontanne | Nominee |
| 1959 | Direction (pre-1960) | Peter Brook | Nominee |
| 1959 | Play | Nominee | |
| 1959 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Teo Otto | Nominee |
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