The Wall 1960

Opened: October 11, 1960

The Wall - 1960 - Broadway History , Info & More

Billy Rose Theatre
208 W. 41st St. New York, NY 10036

The Wall, was adapted by Millard Lampell and is based on John Hersey's novel of the same name.



The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty.

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What productions of The Wall have there been?
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