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William Shakespeare's story of magic, betrayal and revenge.

Story:

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this perfidious brother and his confederates on the island, his long contemplated revenge at last seems within reach.

Fun Fact

The Tempest has been put to varied interpretations, from those that see it as a fable of art and creation, with Prospero representing Shakespeare, and Prospero's renunciation of magic signaling Shakespeare's farewell to the stage, to interpretations that consider it an allegory of Europeans colonizing foreign lands.
Wikipedia

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William Shakespeare

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Garden Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 17, 1910

Producer: Ben Greet Repertory

1916 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Century Theatre

Opening Night: Apr 24, 1916

Total Performances: 32

Original Cast: Reginald Barlow, Frank Bernard, Clinton Brooks, Wallace Brooks, Louis Calvert, Boyd Clark, Frederick Esmelton, Arthur Grenville, George Hassell, Raymond H. Lee, Edwin Mordant, Harry Stanford, Frank Westerton, Alec Yanike, Cecil Yapp

Director: Louis Calvert and John Corbin

Producer: Drama Society

Jan 1945 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Alvin Theatre, Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 25, 1945

Total Performances: 100

Original Cast: Canada Lee, Vera Zorina, Arnold Moss, Jack Bostick, Vito Christi, Stephen Elliott, Larry Evers, Joseph Hardy, Frances Heflin, Philip Huston, Charlotte Keane, Berry Kroeger, Paul Leyssac, Norman Peck, Diana Sinclair, Eugene Stuckmann, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Patricia Wheel

Producer: Cheryl Crawford and Margaret Webster

Scenic and Costume Design: Motley

Lighting Design: Moe Hack

Makeup Design: Charles of the Ritz

Wig Design: Alfred Barris

Nov 1945 Broadway Revival

Theatre: City Center

Opening Night: Nov 12, 1945

Total Performances: 24

Original Cast: Wallace Acton, Peggy Allardice, Benny Baker, Jack Bostick, Beaumont Bruestle, Angus Cairns, Albert Hachmeister, Joseph Hardy, Robert Harrison, Cebert LaVine, Canada Lee, Bernard Miller, Arnold Moss, Bram Nossen, Diana Sinclair, Eugene Stuckmann, Thomas Vize, Vera Zorina

Director: Margaret Webster

Producer: Cheryl Crawford

Scenic and Costume Design: Motley

Lighting Design: Moe Hack

1995 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Broadhurst Theatre

Opening Night: Nov 1, 1995

Total Performances: 70

Original Cast: Patrick Stewart, Teagle F. Bougere, Mario Cantone, Hilary Chaplain, David Costabile, Adam Dannheisser, MacIntyre Dixon, Aunjanue Ellis, Avery Glymph, Marin Hinkle, Neal Huff, Ross Lehman, Michael McGuigan, Midori Nakamura, Seamas L. O'Brien, Miguel Perez, Carrie Preston, Michelle M. Robinson, Nestor Serrano, Sybyl Walker, Paul Whitthorne, Rainn Wilson, Graham Winton