Oedipus Rex (or Oediupus)

1911 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Irving Place Theatre

Opening Night

Aug 21, 1911

Original Cast

Eric Blind, Aubrey Boucicault, Corinth E. Cushman, Arline Dewey, Arthur Goodsall, Charles James, John E. Kellerd, P. J. Kelly, Lillian Kingsbury, Mayne Linton, George Manning, Agnes Miller, Constance Vernon, Dorothy Vernon

1913 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Garden Theatre

Opening Night

Feb 3, 1913

Original Cast

Eric Blind, Gordon Burby, Edith Chase, Elwyn Eaton, Roydon Erlynne, Henry Fearing, Lila Dell Frost, Marie Gale, Amelia Gardner, Charles Howson, Nicholas Joy, John E. Kellerd, Isobel Merson, Jessie Murray, Ernest Rowan, Harry Walsh

1923 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Century Theatre

Opening Night

Oct 25, 1923

Total Performances

20

Original Cast

Harvey Braban, Hubert Carter, G. Fredericks, Ann Furrell, Mary Gray, Fred Grove, Martin Harvey, Miriam Lewes, Gordon McLeod, Walter Pearce, Eugene Wellesley

Translation

Sir Gilbert Murray

Adaptation

W.L. Courtney

Music

W. H. Hudson

1945 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Majestic Theatre

Opening Night

Dec 16, 1945

Total Performances

2

Original Cast

Eugene O'Neill, Jr., Blanche Yurka

Producer

Readers Theater Inc., James Light, Joel W. Schenker and Henry G. Alsberg

1946 Broadway Revival

Theatre

New Century Theatre

Opening Night

May 20, 1946

Total Performances

15

Original Cast

Harry Andrews, Eleanora Barrie, Nicolette Bernard, Max Brent, Ena Burrill, Lawrence Carr, Rudolph Cavell, Byron Chapman, George Cooper, Peter Copley, Will Davis, Frank Duncan, Kenneth Edwards, John Garley, Nicholas Hannen, Julie Harris, Carl James, Joseph James, David Kentish, Elmer Lehr, Margaret Leighton, Robin Lloyd, Diana Maddox, Miles Malleson, William Monk, Laurence Olivier, Brian Parker, Bernard Pollack, Michael Raghan, Joyce Redman, John Reilly, George Relph, Ralph Richardson, Paul Riley, Sandy Roe, George Rose, Dee Sparks, William Squire, Al Studer, Alvin Sullum, Sidney Tafler, Michael Warre, Richard Wendley, Jane Wenham, Cecil Winter

Director

Michel Saint-Denis

Translation

William Butler Yeats

Producer

Theatre Incorporated and The Old Vic Company

Scenic Design

John Piper

Costume Design

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Lighting Design

John Sullivan

Music

Norman Feasey and Anthony Hopkins

1948 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Broadway Theatre

Opening Night

May 22, 1948

Total Performances

8

Original Cast

Shimon Finkel, Aharon Meskin, Hannah Rovina

Director

Tyrone Guthrie

Translation

Saul Chernikhovsky

Producer

Theatre Incorporated and American Fund for Palestinian Institutions

Scenic Design

Sebba

1984 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Vivian Beaumont Theater

Opening Night

Jul 17, 1984

Total Performances

8

Original Cast

Kostas Apostolidid, Christos Biros, G. Danis, Christos Domertzis, Prokopis Dourvas, Katerina Helmi, Nikos Kavvadas, Vassilis Kouris, Nikos Kourkoulos, Antonis Koutselinis, Andreas Lazaris, Lambrini Liva, Spyros Mavidis, Theodore Mordid, Pavlos Orkopoulos, Constantine Papalexis, Kostas Petroulakis, Stathis Samartzis, Tasos Samartzis, Christos Savvas, Yannis Siopis, Kostas Tsapekos, Andreas Vaios, Paya Veaki

Director

Minos Volanakis

Translation

Minos Volanakis

Producer

Mel Howard and World Festival Corporation

Scenic Design

Robert D. Mitchell

Costume Design

Dionysis Fotopoulos

Music

Theodore Antoniou

2025 Broadway Revival

Theatre

Studio 54

Opening Night

November 13, 2025

Total Performances

100

Original Cast

Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Samuel Brewer, Bhasker Patel, Jordan Scowen, James Wilbraham, John Carroll Lynch, Teagle F. Bougere, Ani Mesa-Perez, Olivia Reis, Anne Reid

Director

Robert Icke

Adaptation

Robert Icke

Producer

Roundabout Theatre Company

Scenic Design

Hildegard Bechtler

Costume Design

Wojciech Dziedzic

Lighting Design

Natasha Chivers

Sound Design

Tom Gibbons

Video Design

Tal Yarden

1957 Film Version

Movie Name

Oedipus Rex

Type

Filmed Live on Stage (Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean Festival Players)

Director

Tyrone Guthrie, Abraham Polonsky

Screenplay

E.F. Watling, William Butler Yeats

Starring

Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, Robert Goodier

1967 Film Version

Movie Name

Edipo Re

Type

Italian Feature Film

Director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Screenplay

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Starring

Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti, Alida Valli

1968 Film Version

Movie Name

Oedipus the King

Type

Hollywood Feature Film

Director

Philip Saville

Screenplay

Michael Luke, Paul Roche, Philip Saville

Starring

Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Orson Welles, Roger Livesey, Donald Sutherland