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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.

: 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