Judith Anderson as Medea, The National Theatre (Broadway), New York City, (10/20/1947-12/14/1947)
Judith Anderson won the 1948 Tony Award for her portrayal of the title role in Medea, then newly adapted by Roberson Jeffers and directed by John Gielgud. Performing in a “grand manner” atypical of what most Broadway audiences expected, Anderson was so psychologically intense and physically violent during her two-hours onstage that reviewer Brooks Atkinson wondered if she would have the stamina to make it through a long run; she did, for 214 performances.
Review“Medea for Moderns” by Brooks Atkinson, New York Times, October 26, 1947. http://unx1.shsu.edu:2048/login?url=?did=99277047&sid=1&Fmt=10&clientId=96&RQT=309&VName=HNP
Other Sources
Internet Broadway Database: http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=1789
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Anderson
About Me
- David McTier
- David McTier is Professor of Theatre at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the University of Texas at Austin.