J.B.

Drama - Original

ANTA Playhouse

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  • Opening Date: December 11, 1958
  • Closing Date: October 24, 1959
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 364

Music: David Amram

Playwright: Archibald MacLeish

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    • Playbill Cover - J.B.

  • Inside the Playbill (13)

    • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
    • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
 

Synopsis

A successful American industrialist survives unspeakable and unexplainable disasters, ultimately confronting God, in Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize-winning update of the Book of Job, which is re-told within the framework of a circus sideshow performance.

 

Opening Night Cast

Raymond Massey Mr. Zuss
Christopher Plummer in J.B. Christopher Plummer Nickles
Nan Martin Sarah
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Archibald MacLeish Writer
  David Amram Music
Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director
  Boris Aronson Production Design
  Lucinda Ballard Costume Design
  Tharon Musser Lighting Design
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Inside the Playbill (13)

  • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
  • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
  • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
  • Inside the Playbill - J.B.
J.B. - January 1, 1959
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1958 - 1959

 
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Awards


Pulitzer Prize

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Archibald MacLeish Winner

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1959 Actor in a Play Christopher Plummer Nominee
1959 Direction (pre-1960) Elia Kazan Winner
1959 Featured Actress in a Play Nan Martin Nominee
1959 Play   Winner
1959 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Boris Aronson Nominee
 
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