J.B. (Broadway, August Wilson Theatre, 1958) | Playbill

J.B.

Broadway
Play
Drama
Original


SYNOPSIS:

A successful American industrialist survives unspeakable and unexplainable disasters, ultimately confronting God, in Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize-winning update of the Book of Job, which is re-told within the framework of a circus sideshow performance.

People (46)

Awards

Pulitzer Prize
1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner
Tony Award
1959 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1959 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominee
1959 Direction (pre-1960) Winner
1959 Best Actor in a Play Nominee
1959 Play Winner
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