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1928 – 1929 / Season 1
The Texas Nightingale
written by Zoe Akins
1929 – 1930 / Season 2
Outward Bound
written by Sutton Vane
Fanny’s First Play
written by George Bernard Shaw
White Collars
written by Edith Ellis
1930 – 1931 / Season 3
The Silver Cord
written by Sidney Howard
The Racket
written by Bartlett Cormack
Midnight written
by Claire Sifton, Paul Sifton
1931 – 1932 / Season 4
Death Takes a Holiday
written by Alberto Casella
A Bill of
Divorcement written by Clemence Dane
Love o’ Mike
music by Jerome Kern; book by Thomas Sydney; lyrics by Harry B.
Smith
The Tavern
written by Cora Dick Gantt
1932 – 1933 / Season 5
Hay Fever written
by Noël Coward
Riddle Me This
written by Daniel N Rubin
Nothing but the Truth
written by James Montgomery
The Devil Passes
written by Benn W Levy
1933 – 1934 / Season 6
The Marquise
written by Noël Coward
Hide In the Dark
Hedda Gabler
written by Henrik Ibsen
Counsellor-At-Law
written by Elmer Rice
1934 – 1935 / Season 7
Men in White
written by Sidney S Kingsley
The Royal Family
written by George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber
The Late Christopher
Bean adapted by Sidney Howard; from the French of René Fauchois
1935 – 1936 / Season 8
No More Ladies
written by A. E. Thomas
The Dark Tower
written by Alexander Woollcott, George S. Kaufman
1936 – 1937 / Season 9
Ladies of the Jury
written by Fred Ballard
The Sacred Flame
written by W. Somerset Maugham
Street Scene
written by Elmer Rice
1937 – 1938 / Season 10
Three Men on a Horse
written by George Abbott, John Cecil Holm
1938 – 1939 / Season 11
The Trial of Mary Dugan written by Bayard Veiller
The Enemy written
by Canning Pollock
The Donovan Affair
written by Owen Davis
Her Master’s Voice
written by, music and lyric by Clare Kummer
The Ninth Guest
written by Owen Davis
1939 – 1940 / Season 12
The Spider
written by Fulton Oursler, Lowell Brentano
Personal Appearance
written by Lawrence Riley
1940 – 1941 / Season 13
First Lady
written by Katharine Dayton, George S. Kaufman
A Murder Has Been Arranged by Emlyn Williams
Our Town written
by Thornton Wilder
Gold in the Hills
Ceiling Zero
written by Frank Wead
The Donovan Affair
written by Owen Davis
When Ladies Meet
written by Rachel Crothers
1941- 1942 / Season 14
Room Service
written by Allen Boretz, John Murray
1942 – 1943 / Season 15
The Philadelphia
Story written by Phillip Barry
Mr. and Mrs. North
dramatized by Owen Davis; dramatized from stories by Richard
Lockridge and Frances Lockridge
1943 – 1944 / Season 16
Theatre written
by Guy Bolton, W. Somerset Maugham
Watch on the Rhine
written by Lillian Hellman
My Sister Eileen
written by Joseph A Fields, Jerome Chodorov
The Little Foxes
written by Lillian Hellman
1944 – 1945 / Season 17
Hide In the Dark
The Doughgirls
written by Joseph Fields
Candida written
by George Bernard Shaw
1945 – 1946 / Season 18
Suspect written
by Edward Percy, Reginald Denham
The Corn Is Green
written by Emlyn Williams
My Dear Children
written by Catherine Turney, Jerry Horwin
1946 – 1947 / Season 19
The Late George Apley
written by John P. Marquand, George S. Kaufman
1947 – 1948 / Season 20
Claudia written
by Rose Franken
Glamour Preferred
written by Florence Ryerson, Colin Clements
Portrait in Black
written by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
First Lady
written by Katharine Dayton, George S. Kaufman
1948 – 1949 / Season 21
January Thaw
written by William Roos
Burlesque written
by George Manker Watters, Arthur Hopkins
Chicken Every Sunday
written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Laura written by
Vera Caspary, George Sklar
Out of the Frying Pan
written by Francis Swann
1949 – 1950 / Season 22
Strange Bedfellows
written by Florence Ryerson, Colin Clements
The School for
Scandal music by Maurice Nitke; written by Richard Brinsley
Sheridan
Three’s a Family
written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
1950-1951 / Season 23
For Love or Money
written by F. Hugh Herbert
John Loves Mary
written by Norman Krasna
1951 – 1952 / Season 24
The Torch Bearers
written by George Kelly
The Barker
written by Kenyon Nicholson
Kind Lady written
by Edward Chodorov
1952 – 1953 / Season 25
Jenny Kissed Me
written by Jean Kerr
Love Me Long
written by Doris Frankel
The Vinegar Tree
written by Paul Osborn
Summer and Smoke
written by Tennessee Williams
Home at Seven written by R.C. Sherriff
1953 – 1954 / Season 26
Smilin' Through
written by Allan Langdon Martin
Affairs of State
written by Louis Verneuil
As Husbands Go
written by Rachel Crothers
Be Your Age
written by Mary Orr, Reginald Denham
The High Ground
written by Charlotte Hastings
1954 – 1955 / Season 27
Time Out for Ginger
written by Ronald Alexander
Death of a Salesman
written by Arthur Miller
Late Love written
by Rosemary Casey
Ladies of the Jury
written by Fred Ballard
His and Hers
written by Fay Kanin, Michael Kanin
1955 – 1956 / Season 28
The Tender Trap
written by Max Shulman, Robert Paul Smith
Bernardine
written by Mary Chase
Night Must Fall
written by Emlyn Williams
Sabrina Fair
written by Samuel Taylor
1956 – 1957 / Season 29
My Sister Eileen
written by Joseph A Fields, Jerome Chodorov
Present Laughter
written by Noël Coward
The Seven Year Itch
written by George Axelrod
The Solid Gold
Cadillac written by Howard Teichmann, George S. Kaufman
1957 – 1958 / Season 30
Papa Is All
written by Patterson Greene
The Drunkard
written by H. S. Smith
Mrs. Gibbons' Boys
written by Will Glickman, Joseph Stein
Time Limit!
Written by Henry Denker, Ralph Berkey
1958 – 1959 / Season 31
The Fifth Season
written by Sylvia Regan
Fly Away Home
written by Dorothy Bennett, Irving White
No Time For Sergeants
written by Ira Levin
Oh, Susannah!
written by Mark Ambient
Accidentally Yours written by Pauline Williams Snapp
1959 – 1960 / Season 32
January Thaw
written by William Roos
You Can't Take It
With You written by Moss Hart, George S Kaufman
The Winslow Boy
written by Terence Rattigan
The Women written
by Clare Boothe Luce
Who Was That Lady I
Saw You With? written by Norman Krasna
1960 – 1961 / Season 33
The Deadly Game
written by James Yaffe
Every Man for Himself
written by Milton Lazarus
1961 – 1962 / Season 34
I Remember Mama
written by John Van Druten
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
Send Me No Flowers
written by Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore
Once More, With
Feeling written by Harry Kurnitz
1962 – 1963 / Season 35
Life With Father
dramatized by Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse; based on stories by
Clarence Day
Oh, Men! Oh,
Women! written by Edward Chadorov
Write Me A Murder
written by Frederick Knott
A Cook For Mr.
General written by Steven Gethers
1963 – 1964 / Season 36
Born Yesterday
written by Garson Kanin
The Pleasure of His
Company written by Samuel Taylor
Inherit the Wind
written by Jerome Lawrence, Robert E Lee
Take Her, She’s Mine
written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron
1964 – 1965 / Season 37
Calculated Risk
written by Joseph Hayes
The Remarkable Mr.
Pennypacker written by Liam O’Brien
Love and Kisses
written by Anita Rowe Block
Third Best Sport
written by Eleanor Bayer, Leo Bayer
1965 – 1966 / Season 38
Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
Never Too Late
written by Sumner Arthur Long; lyrics by Jerry Bock
Mary, Mary
written by Jean Kerr
A View From The
Bridge written by Arthur Miller
1966 – 1967 / Season 39
The Fifth Season
written by Sylvia Regan
Haloes And Spotlight
The Tavern
written by Cora Dick Gantt
Say, Darling
music by Jule Styne; book by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows, Marian
Bissell; lyrics by Beth Comden, Adolph Green
1967 – 1968 / Season 40
The Odd Couple
written by Neil Simon
The Best Man
written by Gore Vidal
Plain and Fancy music by Albert Hague; book by Joseph Stein,
Will Glickman; lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt
A Majority of One
written by Leonard Spigelgass
1968 – 1969 / Season 41
The Royal Family
written by George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber
Catch Me If You Can
written by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
The Star-Spangled
Girl written by Neil Simon
A Case of Libel
written by Henry Denker
1969 – 1970 / Season 42
Take Me Along
music by Bob Merrill; book by Joseph Stein, Robert Russell; lyrics
by Bob Merrill
Spoon River Anthology
music by Naomi Caryl Hirshhorn; written by Edgar Lee Masters; lyrics
by Charles Aidman
The Public Ear and
The Public Eye written by Peter Shaffer
Ready When You Are,
C. B.! written by Susan Slade
1970 – 1971 / Season 43
The Gazebo
written by Alec Coppel
Angel in the Pawn
Shop written by A. B. Sheffrin
Romulus written
by Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Where’s Daddy?
written by William Inge
1971 – 1972 / Season 44
Separate Rooms
written by Joseph Carole, Alan Dinehart
A Shot In The Dark
written by Marcel Achard
John Brown’s Body
music by Walter Schumann; written by Stephen Vincent Benet
Everybody Loves Opal
written by John Patrick
1972 – 1973 / Season 45
What Did We Do Wrong?
written by Henry Denker
The Apple Tree
music by Jerry Bock; book by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick; lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Someone Waiting
written by Emlyn Williams
The Happy Time
music by John Kander; book by N. Richard Nash; lyrics by Fred Ebb
1973 – 1974 / Season 46
The Only Game in Town
music by Don Elliott; written by Frank D. Gilroy
Arsenic and Old Lace
written by Joseph Kesselring
Walking Happy
music by James Van Heusen; book by Roger O. Hirson, Ketti Frings;
lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Paris is Out!
written by Richard Seff
1974 – 1975 / Season 47
Private Lives
written by Noël Coward
All The Better To Kill You With written by Fred Carmichael
The Man With a Load
of Mischief written by Ashley Dukes
Opal is a Diamond written by John Patrick
1975 – 1976 / Season 48
Spofford written
by Herman Shumlin
See How They Run written by Philip King
6 Rms Riv Vu
written by Bob Randall
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty music by Leon Carr; book by Joe
Manchester; lyrics by Earl Shuman
1976 – 1977 / Season 49
1977 – 1978 / Season 50
The Lady Who Cried Fox!!! written by Edward Clinton
The World of Carl
Sandburg written by Norman Corwin
Witness for the
Prosecution written by Agatha Christie
Pygmalion written
by George Bernard Shaw
1978 – 1979 / Season 51
Second Time Around
Gigi music by
Frederick Loewe; book by Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
You Can’t Take It
With You written by Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
1979 – 1980 / Season 52
Mary, Mary
written by Jean Kerr
The Star-Spangled
Girl written by Neil Simon
Wait Until Dark
written by Frederick Knott
The Fantasticks music by Harvey Schmidt; book by Tom Jones; lyrics
by Tom Jones
1980 – 1981 / Season 53
Don’t Drink the Water
written by Woody Allen
Two for the Seesaw
written by William Gibson
Any Wednesday
written by Muriel Resnik
California Suite
written by Neil Simon
1981 – 1982 / Season 54
The Importance Of
Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde
The Real Inspector
Hound written by Tom Stoppard
God’s Favorite
written by Neil Simon
Born Yesterday
written by Garson Kanin
1982 – 1983 / Season 55
Blithe Spirit
written by Noël Coward
The Hollow written by Agatha Christie
The Good Doctor
written by Neil Simon
Kiss Me, Kate
music by Cole Porter; book by Bella Spawack, Sam Spawack; lyrics by
Cole Porter
1983 – 1984 / Season 56
Equus written by
Peter Shaffer
The Seven Year Itch
written by George Axelrod
Night Must Fall
written by Emlyn Williams
The Lion in Winter
written by James Goldman
Desire Under the Elms
written by Eugene O’Neill
1984 – 1985 / Season 57
The Madwoman of
Chaillot written by Jean Giraudoux
Sparks
Bus Stop written
by William Inge
Nuts written by
Tom Topor
1985 – 1986 / Season 58
The Desperate Hours
written by Joseph Hayes
The Girl in the
Freudian Slip written by William F. Brown
Toys in the Attic
written by Lillian Hellman
Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway music by George M. Cohan; book by George M. Cohan;
written by George M. Cohan; kyrics by George M. Cohan
1986 – 1987 / Season 59
Alone Together
written by Lawrence Roman
Tribute written
by Bernard Slade
Night Watch
written by Lucille Fletcher
Butterflies Are Free
written by Leonard Gersche
1987 – 1988 / Season 60
Zelda written by
Sylvia Regan
Murder On The Nile written by Agatha Christie
Working music by
Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Stephen Schwartz, James
Taylor; lyrics by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Susan Birkenhead,
Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur written by Tennessee Williams
1988 – 1989 / Season 61
Jacques Brel Is Alive
and Well and Living in Paris music by Jacques Brel
The Glass Menagerie
written by Tennessee Williams
Beginnings written by Patty Gideon Sloan
Quilters music by
Barbara Damashek; book by Molly Newman, Barbara Damashek; lyrics by
Barbara Damashek
1989 – 1990 / Season 62
The Odd Couple (female version) written by Neil Simon
Murder In The
Cathedral written by T. S. Eliot
The Sea Horse written by Edward J. Moore
Riverwind music by John Jennings; book by John Jennings; lyrics by
John Jennings
1990 – 1991 / Season 63
Private Lives
written by Noël Coward
I’m Not Rappaport
written by Herb Gardner
Gaslight written by Patrick Hamilton
Company music by
Stephen Sondheim; book by George Furth; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
1991 – 1992 / Season 64
The Golden Age
written by A. R. Gurney, Jr.
The Fourposter
written by Jan De Hartog
Anastasia written
by Marcelle Maurette
Hamlet written by
William Shakespeare
1992 – 1993 / Season 65
Rosencrantz And
Guildenstern Are Dead written by Tom Stoppard
My Sister Eileen
written by Joseph A. Fields, Jerome Chodorov
An Inspector Calls
written by J. B. Priestley
Pump Boys and
Dinettes music by Pump Boys and Dinettes; book by Pump Boys and
Dinettes; lyrics by Pump Boys and Dinettes
1993 – 1994 / Season 66
Talley’s Folly
written by Lanford Wilson
The Voice of the
Turtle written by John Van Druten
I Ought to Be in
Pictures written by Neil Simon
Dial “M” for Murder
written by Frederick Knott
1994 – 1995 / Season 67
Catch Me if You Can
written by Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert
Without Apologies written by Thom Thomas
Present Laughter
written by Noël Coward
The Heiress
written by Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz
1995 – 1996 / Season 68
Hay Fever written
by Noël Coward
A Murder Is Announced written by Leslie Darbon, adapted from Agatha
Christie’s novel
Eden End written
by J. B. Priestley
Boeing-Boeing
written by Marc Camoletti
1996 – 1997 / Season 69
Arsenic and Old Lace
written by Joseph Kesselring
Later Life written by A. R. Gurney
Towards Zero written by Agatha Christie
Ghosts written by
Henrik Ibsen
1997 – 1998 / Season 70
Dangerous Corner
written by J. B. Priestley
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Constant Wife
written by W. Somerset Maugham
Greetings! Written by Tom Dudzick
1998 – 1999 / Season 71
A Delicate Balance
written by Edward Albee
Sunday in New York
written by Norman Krasna
6 Rms Riv Vu
written by Bob Randall
Witness for the
Prosecution written by Agatha Christie
1999 – 2000 / Season 72
The Hollow written by Agatha
Christie
Same Time, Next Year
written by Bernard Slade
The Lady of the
Camellias written by Terrence McNally
Love Letters
written by A. R. Gurney
2000 – 2001 / Season 73
The Hollow written by Agatha Christie
Bell, Book and Candle
written by John Van Druten
Romantic Comedy
written by Bernard Slade
Chapter Two
written by Neil Simon
2001 – 2002 / Season 74
Betrayal written
by Harold Pinter
A Shot in the Dark
written by Marcel Achard
The Last of the Red
Hot Lovers written by Neil Simon
The Lion in Winter
written by James Goldman
2002 – 2003 / Season 75
The Cocktail Hour written by A. R. Gurney
Educating Rita written by Willy Russell
Play it Again, Sam
written by Woody Allen
Collected Stories by Donald Margulies
The Odd Couple
written by Neil Simon
A Christmas Carol by Mark Dawidziak
2003 – 2004 / Season 76
Crimes of the Heart
written by Beth Henley
Barefoot in the Park
written by Neil Simon
A Christmas Carol by Mark Dawidziak
Art written by
Yasmina Reza
Ten Little Indians
written by Agatha Christie
2004 – 2005 / Season 77
Private Lives
written by Noël Coward
Uncle Vanya by
Anton Chekhov
California Suite
written by Neil Simon
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
written by
The Real Thing
written by Tom Stoppard
2005 – 2006 / Season 78
Proof written by
David Auburn
Broadway Bound
written by Neil Simon
Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? written by Edward Albee
Picasso at the Lapin Agile written by Steve Martin
Murder On The
2006 – 2007 / Season 79
Don’t Drink the Water
written by Woody Allen
Hay Fever written
by Noël Coward
A Life in the Theatre written by David Mamet
Custer written by Robert Ingham
A Murder Is Announced written by Leslie
Darbon, adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel
2007 – 2008 / Season 80
The Mousetrap written by Agatha Christie
Oh, Coward! music by Noël Coward; devised by Roderick Cook; lyrics
by Noël Coward
Drowning Sorrows written by Douglas Post
Driving Miss Daisy written by Alfred Uhry
The Nerd written
by Larry Shue