The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
Longacre Theatre
Previews Began: September 26, 1964 | Opening Night: October 15, 1964 | Closing Night: December 26, 1964
Henry Miller's Theatre
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: December 29, 1964
Closing Night: January 10, 1965
Playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
Set in 1960s Greenwich Village, Hansberry paints a portrait of the couple’s marriage, and their progressive circle of friends whose ideals do not always match reality. Will those ideals, which Sidney clings to, cost the couple their marriage?
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
John Alderman David Ragin
Ben Aliza Alton Scales
Gabriel Dell Sidney Brustein
Josip Elic Policeman
Alice Ghostley Mavis Parodus Bryson
Rita Moreno Iris Parodus Brustein
Cynthia O’Neal Gloria Parodus
Frank Schofield Wally O’Hara
Dolph Sweet Max
Standby: Joyce Flynn (Iris Parodus Brustein), Alan Mixon (Sidney Brustein/Alton Scales), Dorothy Sefton (Mavis Parodus Bryson/Gloria Parodus)
Understudies: Kenneth Geist (David Ragin)
REPLACEMENTS
Louise Sorel Gloria Parodus
