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The Rainmaker
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The Rainmaker Playbill - Oct 1954
The Rainmaker
Broadway
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Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Plain Lizzie Curry finds herself falling, against her better judgment, for a traveler who promises to bring rain to her family's ever-dry Texas town.
playwright:
N. Richard Nash
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Geraldine Page
Lizzie Curry
(Original)
Richard Coogan
File
(Original)
Darren McGavin
Bill Starbuck
(Original)
Cameron Prud'homme
H.C. Curry
(Original)
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Sheriff Thomas
(Original)
Albert Salmi
Jim Curry
(Original)
Joseph Sullivan
Noah Curry
(Original)
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Geraldine Page
Lizzie Curry
(Original)
Richard Coogan
File
(Original)
Darren McGavin
Bill Starbuck
(Original)
Cameron Prud'homme
H.C. Curry
(Original)
Tom Flatley Reynolds
Sheriff Thomas
(Original)
Albert Salmi
Jim Curry
(Original)
Joseph Sullivan
Noah Curry
(Original)
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N. Richard Nash
Writer
Joseph Anthony
Director
Ralph Alswang
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Saul Bolasni
Costume Design
William Watts
Stage Manager
Frank J. Perry
Assistant Stage Manager
Thomas Hammond
General Manager
Joseph Moss
Company Manager
Ben Washer
Press Representative
Ethel Reiner
Producer
Hope Abelson
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
28
1954
Closing Date
Feb
12
1955
Performances
125
as of Jul 16, 2025
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The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
The Rainmaker - October 28, 1954
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