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Look Away
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Playhouse Theatre
359 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Mary Todd Lincoln and her black dressmaker and confidante prepare to leave the asylum to which the President's widow was confined in the 1870s, while reminiscing about the past.
People (13)
Maya Angelou
Elizabeth Keckley
(Original)
Geraldine Page
Mary Todd Lincoln
(Original)
Jerome Kilty
Writer
Justin G. Turner
Based on Mary Todd Lincoln Her Life and Letters
Linda Levitt Turner
Based on Mary Todd Lincoln Her Life and Letters
Rip Torn
Director
Ben Edwards
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
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Pro Info
First Preview
Dec
15
1972
Opening Date
Jan
7
1973
Closing Date
Jan
7
1973
Previews
24
Performances
1
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Awards
Tony Award
1973
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Maya Angelou
Nominee
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