Stage: Appeared (as "Doctor"; Broadway debut) in "The Rose Tattoo" on Broadway. Drama. Written by
Tennessee Williams. Incidental music by David Diamond. Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson. Costume Design by
Rose Bogdanoff. Lighting Design by
Charles Elson. Directed by
Daniel Mann. Martin Beck Theatre: 3 Feb 1951-27 Oct 1951 (306 performances). Cast:
Maureen Stapleton (as "Serafina Delle Rose"),
Eli Wallach (as "Alvaro Mangiacavallo"),
Martin Balsam (as "Man"),
Daisy Belmore (as "The Strega"),
Robert Carricart (as "Father De Leo"; final Broadway role), Nancy Franklin (as "Teresa"), Jane Hoffman (as "Flora"), Eddie Hyans (as "Salesman'), Dorrit Kelton' (as "Miss Yorke"), Phyllis Love (as "Rosa Delle Rose"), Augusta Merighi (as "Peppina"),
Sal Mineo (credited as Salvatore Mineo; as "Salvatore"; Broadway debut),
Don Murray (as "Jack Hunter"; Broadway debut),
Vivian Nathan (as "Violetta"), Judy Ratner (as "Vivi"), Rossana San Marco (as "Giuseppina"),
Penny Santon (as "Mariella"), Sonia Sorel (as "Estelle Hohengarten"), David Stewart (as "Man"), Florence Sundstrom (as "Bessie"), Salvatore Taormina (as "Bruno"),
Ludmila Toretzka (as "Assunta"). NOTE: Filmed as
La rosa tatuada (1955).