Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director; Keir Dullea, host; Mark Shanahan, director; Joanne Woodward, Playhouse artistic director emeritus; Blythe Danner; and Anne Keefe, curator of the Script in Hand series Photo
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Photo Flash: Groff & Danner Lead BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Reading
In 1969, Westport Country Playhouse staged 'Butterflies Are Free' with Blythe Danner as the ingenious girl who falls in love with a blind boy, played by Keir Dullea. A success in Westport, the comedy transferred to Broadway, where it ran over three years, earning Danner a Tony Award.