Wait Until Dark 1966

Opened: February 2, 1966

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Music Box Theatre (Broadway)
239 West 45th St. New York, NY


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Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK at Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre At The Hjemkomst Center
by Brian Michaels - Apr 6, 2024


What did our critic think of WAIT UNTIL DARK at Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre At The Hjemkomst Center?

WAIT UNTIL DARK Comes to TheatreWorks New Milford This Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2024


On Friday March 29, TheatreWorks New Milford will present the classic thriller Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

WAIT UNTIL DARK Comes to TheatreWorks New Milford
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024


TheatreWorks New Milford will premiere Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Frederick Knott's classic thriller, Wait Until Dark, directed by Keli Solomon.

Cast & Creative Team Set for DIAL M FOR MURDER at The Guthrie Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2024


The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Dial M for Murder, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original play by Frederick Knott.

Review: FOUR SHOWS Show the Variety Offered by the Venue That's 41 Years Old: Don't Tell Mama
by Rob Lester - Oct 30, 2023


Anita Gillette is hosted by Ricky Ritzel, Jason Henderson sparkles with Noel Coward songs, Therese Lee recalls encounters with Hollywood stars and her own dramas, and some kids and teens strut their stuff at Don't Tell Mama.

Full Cast Revealed For the West End Run of DR SEMMELWEIS, Starring Mark Rylance
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023


Mark Rylance returns to the West End this summer in Dr Semmelweis opening at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 11 July, with previews from 29 June, and running until Saturday 7 October.

Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Brings a Classic Thriller to Sacramento Theatre Company
by Courtney Symes - Feb 8, 2023


Sacramento Theatre Company continues its season of Curiosity, Intrigue, and Suspense with the curiously intriguing and suspenseful thriller, Wait Until Dark. Written by Frederick Knott, the play first opened on Broadway in 1966 and ran for 373 performances. It was then made into a successful 1967 film starring Audrey Hepburn.  This timeless classic is still delivering nail-biting tension over 50 years later, this time to STC’s Pollock Stage in director Natasha Hause’s brilliant rendering.

Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2023


The full cast and creative team has been announced for the brand new Kander & Ebb musical, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Plus, check out a new trailer of the cast in action!

Farmington Players Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK By Frederick Knott
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2023


Theatre lovers get ready for an intriguing psychological thriller with an explosive ending.  Wait Until Dark runs February 3rd-18th at the Farmington Players Barn in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

227 RENT and Possum Point Players Present WAIT UNTIL DARK Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023


In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Possum Point Players, the community theater group is bringing back a season of favorites from their five decades of live theater in Sussex County.

Possum Point Players Open 2023 With Suspense Thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023


The chill in Possum Hall might have nothing to do with winter weather.  That would be because the cast of “Wait Until Dark” will be weaving a twisting plot that might confuse and definitely will shock those in the audience.

Review: Hale Centre Theatre Presents WAIT UNTIL DARK
by Herbert Paine - Oct 19, 2022


The riveting machinations of Frederick Knott's WAIT UNTIL DARK are well-captured in Hale Centre Theatre's production, directed by Jim Roehr and featuring a convincing performance by Juli Buehrle as Susy. The show runs through November 22nd.

Mint Theater to Present American Premiere of Noël Coward's THE RAT TRAP & World Premiere of BECOMES A WOMAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022


The Mint Theater company will be presenting the American Premiere of Noel Coward's The Rap Trap, and the world premiere of Becomes a Woman by Betty Smith (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn).

Cotuit Center for the Arts to Present WAIT UNTIL DARK in September
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 3, 2022


Cotuit Center for the Arts will present the edge-of-your-seat thriller Wait Until Dark, written by Frederick Knott. Wait Until Dark opens in the Vivian and Morton Sigel Black Box Theater on Thursday, September 22 and runs through Sunday, October 9, 2022. Performances will take place on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm.

Alison Smyth and Scott Clarkson Lead THE FOURPOSTER at the Classic Theatre Festival This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2022


Canadian actress and singer Alison Smyth returns to the Classic Theatre Festival this August to play Agnes in Jan de Hartog's THE FOURPOSTER with Scott Clarkson as Michael. The production is directed by Laurel Smith, the Artistic Producer of the Festival, with fight choreography by Jessica Vandenberg.

Dorset Theatre Festival Opens 45th Season With Revival Of Classic Thriller, WAIT UNTIL DARK
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022


Dorset Theatre Festival will open the 45th Season of professional summer theatre at the Dorset Playhouse with a regional revival of the classic thriller, Wait Until Dark, directed by Jackson Gay.

BWW Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Revives a Story of Resilience
by Emily Short - May 1, 2022


Garland Civic Theatre's production of WAIT UNTIL DARK has moments of jam-packed action and instances of inward reflection. Frederick Knott's story was first performed in 1966. To take a story so well-known and perform it is resilient and brave, just like the main character, Susy Hendrix. Don't miss it! Granville Arts Center April 29-May 15.

Torrance Theatre Company Stages Suspenseful Production of WAIT UNTIL DARK
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 13, 2022


Torrance Theatre Company is brining suspense and chills to 1316 Cabrillo with their latest production of WAIT UNTIL DARK, originally written by Frederick Knott, and adapted in 2013 by Jeffery Hatcher. The show opens on Friday, March 18 and runs through Sunday, April 10, 2022.

Actor Mitchell Ryan Has Died From Congestive Heart Failure
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 6, 2022


Mitchell Ryan, star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 88 in Los Angeles. According to an NPR article, the actor's stepdaughter, Denise Freed, released a statement to the Hollywood Reporter that Ryan had died in his apartment from congestive heart failure. He is survived by his stepdaughter, wife, Barbara, five grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, and a sister-in-law. 

BWW Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK at Little Theatre Of Mechanicsburg
by Andrea Stephenson - Feb 26, 2022


Between the talented cast and the well-designed set, blocking, lighting, and sound, this is a production that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Visit ltmpa.com to get your tickets for this thrilling performance of Wait Until Dark.

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Wait Until Dark - 1966 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1966 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lee Remick

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