Broadway Play Home - Tobacco Road

The second longest-running play in Broadway history based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell.

Story:

The story of the Lester's of "Tobacco Road", of father Jeeter who dreams of planting a garden beside his ramshackle home, the idiotic son who marries a ravenous evangelist and drives an automobile to destruction, a daughter with strong sexual inclinations, another who is sold into marriage for $7...

Fun Fact

The play was banned in some major U.S. cities for being sensational and immoral.
Shocks Dissipated In 'Tobacco Road', New York Times, by Frank, Leah

: Playwright
Jack Kirkland

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Theatre Masque, 48th Street Theatre, Forrest Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 4, 1933

Total Performances: 3,182

Original Cast: Sam Byrd, Ashley Cooper, Henry Hull, Ruth Hunter, Dean Jagger, Lamar King, Maude Odell, Patricia Quinn, Reneice Rehan, Edwin Walter, Margaret Wycherly

Director: Anthony Brown

Producer: Anthony Brown, Jack Kirkland and Sam H. Grisman

Scenic Design: Robert Redington Sharpe

1942 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Forrest Theatre

Opening Night: Sep 5, 1942

Total Performances: 34

Original Cast: Lillian Ardell, John Barton, Sheila Brent, Norman Budd, Sondra Johnson, Sara Perry, Vinnie Phillips, Joe Silver, Fred Sutton, Harry Townes, Edwin Walter

Director: Anthony Brown

Producer: Anthony Brown, Jack Kirkland and Harry H. Oshrin

Scenic Design: Robert Redington Sharpe

1943 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Ritz Theatre

Opening Night: Sep 4, 1943

Total Performances: 66

Original Cast: Lillian Ardell, John Barton, Dan Danton, Barbara Joyce, Michael King, Sara Perry, Vinnie Phillips, Luciel Richards, Kim Spalding, Fred Sutton, Edwin Walter

Director: Anthony Brown

Producer: Jack Kirkland and Harry H. Oshrin

Scenic Design: Robert Redington Sharpe

1950 Broadway Revival

Theatre: 48th Street Theatre

Opening Night: Mar 6, 1950

Total Performances: 7

Original Cast: John Bouie, Evelyn Ellis, Mercedes Gilbert, Estelle Hemsley, Baby Joyce, Powell Lindsay, Delores Mack, John Mark, John Tate, Cherokee Thornton, Jimmy Wright