Legendary Broadway Performances

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1. This actor turned in an incredible performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman". Charles Bickford E. G. Marshall Dean Jagger Lee J. Cobb

2. This actor continued his starring role in the movie in Hart and Kaufman's Broadway hit, "The Man Who Came to Dinner". Monty Woolley Jimmy Durante John Barrymore Hal Holbrook

3. Shirley Booth was a huge success on Broadway (and in the subsequent movie) in this play by William Inge. Come Back, Little Sheba Picnic Bus Stop Dark at the Top of the Stairs

4. This actor starred as "Big Daddy" in the Tennessee Williams play (and subsequent movie) "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof". Jackie Gleason Walter Huston Yul Brynner Burl Ives

5. The renowned Paul Robeson gave a powerful starring performance in this Eugene O'Neill play. Anna Christie The Emperor Jones Strange Interlude Long Day's Journey Into Night

6. This actor provided a superb performance as Abe Lincoln in the play (and movie) by Robert E. Sherwood, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois". Victor Mature Howard Keel Paul Muni Raymond Massey

7. Marlon Brando electrified audiences on Broadway (and in the movie) with his performance as Stanley in this Tennessee Williams play. Glass Menagerie Camino Real Night of the Iguana Streetcar Named Desire

8. Jose Ferrer won acclaim for his performance in this classic play. Six Characters in Search of an Author A Doll's House No Exit Cyrano de Bergerac

9. Richard Burton, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson are some of the fine actors who have starred in this masterpiece by Shakespeare. Hamlet Othello Macbeth King Lear

10. "Our American Cousin" is famous not for its literary merit, but for its performance during the assassination of Abe Lincoln. Who starred in the play that night? Jenny Lind Elizabeth Poe Asia Booth Laura Keene