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Harvey

Harvey

by Mary Chase

Award-Winning
Bestseller
Comedy
Medium Cast (9-13)
Written by a Woman

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Harvey

Harvey





Pulitzer Prize-winning play about an invisible rabbit.


Story:

Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors begins.


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Playwright

Playwright
Mary Chase



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
48th Street Theatre
Opening Night
Nov 1, 1944
Total Performances
1,775
Original Cast
Frank Fay, Josephine Hull, Dora Clement, Robert Gist, Frederica Going, Lawrence Hayes, John Kirk, Fred Irving Lewis, Tom Seidel, Eloise Sheldon, Janet Tyler, Jane Van Duser, Jesse White
Director
Antoinette Perry
Producer
Brock Pemberton
Scenic Design
John Root

1970 Broadway Revival

Theatre
ANTA Playhouse
Opening Night
Feb 24, 1970
Total Performances
79
Original Cast
James Stewart, Marian Hailey, Helen Hayes, John C. Becher, Dorothy Blackburn, Dort Clark, Mariclare Costello, Henderson Forsythe, Joe Ponazecki, Peggy Pope, Jesse White
Director
Stephen Porter
Producer
ANTA (Alfred de Liagre Jr: executive producer; Jean Dalrymple: executive director), The American National Theatre and Academy and Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Scenic Design
James Tilton
Costume Design
Nancy Potts
Lighting Design
James Tilton

2012 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Studio 54
Opening Night
Jun 14, 2012
Total Performances
62
Original Cast
Jessica Hecht, Charles Kimbrough, Jim Parsons, Larry Bryggman, Carol Kane, Peter Benson, Tracee Chimo, Holley Fain, Angela Paton, Rich Sommer, Morgan Spector
Director
Scott Ellis
Producer
Roundabout Theatre Company
Scenic Design
David Rockwell
Costume Design
Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design
Kenneth Posner
Sound Design
Obadiah Eaves

1950 Film Version

Movie Name
Harvey
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Henry Koster
Screenplay
Mary Chase and Oscar Brodney
Starring
James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow



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1945 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1970 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress in a Play – Helen Hayes

1970 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Performance – James Stewart

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