Broadway Shows
News & Features
Jobs
Podcast
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Grosses
Games
Discount Tickets
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Travel & Cruises
NYC/London Hotel Deals
Classic Arts
Shop For Gifts
Advertise With Us
News
Broadway Shows
Jobs
PLAYBILLDER
Playbill Store
Podcast
Advertise
A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
News
Broadway Shows
Jobs
PLAYBILLDER
Playbill Store
Podcast
Advertise
0 Related Articles
Schedule of Upcoming London Shows
Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot, Jack Wolfe to Join Broadway's
Photos: See Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, More in Rehearsal for
Twelfth Night
Video: Gracie Lawrence Pays Tribute to the Late Connie Francis and Sings an Emotional 'Who's
Every Actor Who's Played Eliza Hamilton, Angelica Schuyler, and Peggy in
Hamilton
0 New
Search
A Cry of Players
Broadway
Original
A Cry of Players
Broadway
Original
Vivian Beaumont Theater
150 W. 65th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Gibson
People (53)
René Auberjonois
Ned
(Original)
Anne Bancroft
Anne
(Original)
Gerry Black
Pope
(Original)
Jerome Dempsey
Hodges
(Original)
Michael Egan
Fulk
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Sir Thomas
(Original)
Brendan Fay
Berry
(Original)
Ray Fry
Richards
(Original)
Frank Langella
Will
(Original)
Rosetta LeNoire
Meg
(Original)
Don McHenry
Old John
(Original)
Bill Moor
Sandells
(Original)
Jackie Paris
Susanna
(Original)
Tom Sawyer
Heming
(Original)
Ray Stewart
Roche
(Original)
Robert Symonds
Kemp
(Original)
Kristoffer Tabori
Arthur
(Original)
Susan Tyrrell
Jenny
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Gilbert
(Original)
Ruth Attaway
Townsperson
(Original)
Joseph Attles
Townsperson
(Original)
Samual Blue, Jr.
Townsperson
(Original)
Virgilia Chew
Townsperson
(Original)
James Cook
Townsperson
(Original)
Patricia Elliott
Townsperson
(Original)
Leslie Graves
Townsperson
(Original)
Mervyn Haines
Townsperson
(Original)
Douglas Hayle
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Levine
Townsperson
(Original)
Judith Mihalyi
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Molock
Townsperson
(Original)
William Myers
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Townsperson
(Original)
Paul Rudd
Townsperson
(Original)
Joseph Schroer
Townsperson
(Original)
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Townsperson
(Original)
Barbette Tweed
Townsperson
(Original)
View All Current Cast
René Auberjonois
Ned
(Original)
Anne Bancroft
Anne
(Original)
Gerry Black
Pope
(Original)
Jerome Dempsey
Hodges
(Original)
Michael Egan
Fulk
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Sir Thomas
(Original)
Brendan Fay
Berry
(Original)
Ray Fry
Richards
(Original)
Frank Langella
Will
(Original)
Rosetta LeNoire
Meg
(Original)
Don McHenry
Old John
(Original)
Bill Moor
Sandells
(Original)
Jackie Paris
Susanna
(Original)
Tom Sawyer
Heming
(Original)
Ray Stewart
Roche
(Original)
Robert Symonds
Kemp
(Original)
Kristoffer Tabori
Arthur
(Original)
Susan Tyrrell
Jenny
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Gilbert
(Original)
Ruth Attaway
Townsperson
(Original)
Joseph Attles
Townsperson
(Original)
Samual Blue, Jr.
Townsperson
(Original)
Virgilia Chew
Townsperson
(Original)
James Cook
Townsperson
(Original)
Patricia Elliott
Townsperson
(Original)
Leslie Graves
Townsperson
(Original)
Mervyn Haines
Townsperson
(Original)
Douglas Hayle
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Levine
Townsperson
(Original)
Judith Mihalyi
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Molock
Townsperson
(Original)
William Myers
Townsperson
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Townsperson
(Original)
Paul Rudd
Townsperson
(Original)
Joseph Schroer
Townsperson
(Original)
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Townsperson
(Original)
Barbette Tweed
Townsperson
(Original)
View All Cast
William Gibson
Writer
Gene Frankel
Director
David Hays
Scenic Design
Patricia Quinn Stuart
Costume Design
John Gleason
Lighting Design
Gary Harris
Sound Effects
Richard Peaslee
Incidental Music
Ronald Schaeffer
Production Stage Manager
Frank Bayer
Stage Manager
Barnett Epstein
Assistant Stage Manager
Martin Herzer
Assistant Stage Manager
Roland Gagnon
Vocal Coach
Herbert Kaplan
Vocal Coach
Lincoln Center Theater
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
14
1968
Closing Date
Feb
15
1969
Previews
4
Performances
72
as of Jul 17, 2025
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now
Awards
Drama Desk Award
1969
Outstanding Performance
Frank Langella
Winner
Shows That Opened That Season: 1968–1969
Mike Downstairs
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards - 1968
I'm Solomon
The Exercise
Cyrano de Bergerac
View All
