BroadwayWorld.com - The Great White Hope [Broadway (1968)]

Production Information

Opening:	October 03, 1968
Closing:	January 31, 1970
# Performances:	546
Theatres:	Alvin Theatre (10/3/1968 - 1/31/1970)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Unknown
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:

Production Staff

Dorman Allison

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Hair Designer

John Gleason

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Lighting Designer

Edwin Sherin

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Director

David Toser

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Costume Designer

Robin Wagner

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Scenic Designer

Original Cast | Replacements

Jane Alexander	....	Eleanor Bachman
Dolores St. Amand	....	Ensemble
Thomas Anderson	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Negro Man
	....	A Distinguished Negro (Understudy)
Thomas Barbour	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Man at Fight
	....	Sir William Griswold
Verona Barnes	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
Don Blakely	....	An African Student
	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
Dave Brown	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Barker (Understudy)
Burke Byrnes	....	1st Man on Ladder
	....	Crap Player
	....	Deputy
	....	German Officer
	....	Policeman
	....	Reporter
	....	Mr. Cameron (D.A.) (Understudy)
David Connell	....	Barker
	....	Mourner
	....	Pailman
	....	Scipio (Understudy)
Lawrence Cook	....	Ensemble
Sheila Coonan	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Mrs. Kimball
Lance Cunard	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Handler
	....	Porter
	....	Trainer
	....	Pop Weaver (Understudy)
	....	Promoter (Understudy)
George Curley	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Mr. Farlow
	....	Photographer
	....	Stage Hand
	....	Weigher-in
Jon Cypher	....	Fight Fan
	....	Klossowski
	....	Man at Fight
	....	Mr. Cameron (D.A.)
George Ebeling	....	Fred
Marshall Efron	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Man at Fight
	....	Ragosy
Hector Elizondo	....	Blackface
	....	Deputy
	....	El Jefe
	....	French Handler
	....	Trainer
Tom Ellis	....	Government Agent (Understudy)
Luis Espinosa	....	Cuban Boy
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
	....	Paco (Understudy)
Antonio Fargas	....	Scipio
Joanna Featherstone	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
Edd K. Gasper	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Deputy
	....	German Officer
	....	Government Agent
	....	Ranger
	....	El Jefe (Understudy)
Lou Gilbert	....	Goldie
Donald Girard	....	Paco
	....	Cuban Boy (Understudy)
Ruth Gregory	....	Mrs. Bachman
Joseph Hamer	....	Bettor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mr. M. Bratby
Hilda Haynes	....	Mrs. Jefferson
Bob Horen	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Mexican
	....	Official
	....	Pinkerton Man
	....	Promoter
	....	Reporter
	....	Mr. Coates (Understudy)
George Harris II	....	Fight Fan
	....	Mexican
	....	Policeman
	....	Reporter
	....	Tout
	....	Waiter
	....	Blackface (Understudy)
	....	Goldie (Understudy)
	....	Trainer (Understudy)
L. Errol Jaye	....	Pastor
James Earl Jones	....	Jack Jefferson
Woodie King	....	Drummer
	....	Young Negro
Ed Lauter	....	Crap Player
	....	Photographer
	....	Pinkerton Man
	....	Policeman
	....	Stage Hand
	....	Smitty (Understudy)
Jerry Laws	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Tick (Understudy)
Philip Lindsay	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Negro Man
	....	Deacon (Understudy)
Peter Masterson	....	Smitty
George Mathews	....	Cap'n Dan
Edward McNally	....	Detective
	....	Ensemble
	....	Roller
Lou Meyer	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Juggler
	....	Man at Fight
Clark Morgan	....	A Distinguished Negro
	....	Ensemble
Terrence O'Connor	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
Jimmy Pelham	....	Tick
Garwood Perkins	....	Contributor
	....	Deacon
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
	....	Pastor (Understudy)
Terrance Phillips	....	Boy
	....	Ensemble
Richard Pittman	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Rudy (Understudy)
J. A. Preston	....	Jack Jefferson (Standby)
Dan Priest	....	2nd Man on Ladder
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Colonel Cox
	....	Deputy
	....	Fred (Understudy)
Michael Prince	....	Crap Player
	....	Mr. Donnelly
	....	Reporter
	....	Mr. Dixon (Understudy)
Brooks Rogers	....	Mr. Dixon
Gil Rogers	....	Brady
	....	Fight Fan
	....	German Officer
	....	Inspector Wainwright
Glory Van Scott	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
	....	Clara (Understudy)
Danette Small	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Contributor
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
Yvonne Southerland	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Signature Recorder
Larry Swanson	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Handler
	....	Mr. Eubanks
	....	Photographer
	....	Reporter
Judy Thames	....	Ensemble
Christine Thomas	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Mrs. Bachman (Understudy)
	....	Mrs. Kimball (Understudy)
David Thomas (ii)	....	Ensemble
	....	Mr. Treacher
Sean J. Walsh	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Deputy
	....	Photographer
	....	Ranger
	....	The Kid
	....	Brady (Understudy)
	....	Klossowski (Understudy)
Marlene Warfield	....	Clara
Mel Winkler	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Rudy
Eugene R. Wood	....	Man at Fight
	....	Pop Weaver
Max Wright	....	German Officer
	....	Mr. Coates
	....	Reporter

Ruby Greene Aspinall	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
	....	Mrs. Jefferson (Understudy)
Ned Beatty	....	Deputy
	....	Detective
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Roller
	....	Cap'n Dan (Understudy)
John Byrd	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
	....	Rudy's Teammate
	....	An African Student (Understudy)
Norma Donaldson	....	Clara
Edd K. Gasper	....	Mr. M. Bratby
Nathan George	....	Drummer
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Mourner
	....	Rudy's Teammate
	....	Young Negro
Carl Gordon	....	A Distinguished Negro
	....	Contributor
	....	Mourner
Robert Hodge	....	Bettor
	....	Civic Leader
	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Fight Fan
	....	Reporter
Barbara Johnson	....	Contributor
	....	Jack's Friend
	....	Member of The Congregation
	....	Mourner
Yaphet Kotto	....	Jack Jefferson
Clark Morgan	....	Pastor
Ted Tiller	....	Civic Marcher
	....	Man at Fight
	....	Mr. Treacher
	....	Pinkerton Man
	....	Ragosy (Understudy)
	....	Sir William Griswold (Understudy)
Maria Tucci	....	Eleanor Bachman
Martin Wolfson	....	Goldie

[Full Cast & Staff]

The Great White Hope

(, 1968)