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Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

by Frederick Knott

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Knott's psychological thriller about a blind woman terrorized by a trio of thugs.


Story:

A group of con men attempt to fool a newly-blind woman into handing over a doll, but when Susy wises up to the charade, a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse begins, and ends in darkness - where the odds are finally even.


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Playwright

Playwright
Frederick Knott



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Shubert Theatre, George Abbott Theatre, Music Box Theatre
Opening Night
Feb 2, 1966
Total Performances
373
Original Cast
Lee Remick, Robert Duvall, Val Bisoglio, James Congdon, Julie Herrod, William Jordan, Richard Kuss, Mitchell Ryan
Director
Arthur Penn
Producer
Fred Coe
Scenic Design
George Jenkins
Costume Design
Ruth Morley
Lighting Design
George Jenkins

1998 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 5, 1998
Total Performances
97
Original Cast
Stephen Lang, Quentin Tarantino, Marisa Tomei, Ritchie Coster, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Diana LaMar, Imani Parks, James Whalen
Director
Leonard Foglia
Producer
Alan N. Lichtenstein, Robert L. Young, Gregory Young, Jon B. Platt, Liz Oliver, Stewart F. Lane and Rodger Hess
Scenic Design
Michael McGarty
Costume Design
David C. Woolard
Lighting Design
Brian MacDevitt
Sound Design
Darron L. West

1967 Film Version

Movie Name
Wait Until Dark
Type
Hollywood Feature Film
Director
Terence Young
Screenplay
Robert Carrington and Jane-Howard Hammerstein
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna



Books

Script
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CDs

CD
Original Film Soundtrack


Videos

DVD
Original Hollywood Version DVD

Blu-Ray
Original Hollywood Version Blu-Ray


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1966 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress In A Play - Lee Remick

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