| The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Amram Ducovny Leon Friedman |
| Date premiered | 5 November 1967 |
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald is a 1967 American play based on a fictionalized trial of John F. Kennedy's assassin.[1]
A troubled production chronicled in William Goldman's 1969 book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway, the play premiered on Broadway on Sunday, November 5, 1967 and closed after nine performances.[2]
It was the Broadway debut of actor Peter Masterson in the title role, who got good notices, better than that accorded the play as a whole.[3]
Robin Wagner designed the set.[4]
- ^ Playbill for original American production accessed 15 June 2013
- ^ "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald". Internet Broadway Databse. The Broadway League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Goldman, William (1969). The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway (First ed.). New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. pp. 192–202. ISBN 9780151799237.
- ^ Fisher, James (June 2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. ISBN 9780810879508.