September 19, 1955 –
The Producer’s Showcase presentation of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, starring Eva Marie Saint, Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman premiered on NBC-TV, on this date.
In 2002, Paul Newman once again appeared in a production of Our Town – this time in the role of the Stage Manager – at the Westport County Playhouse, where his wife, Joanne Woodward, was the artistic director. In 2003, this production transferred to Broadway’s Booth Theatre, marking the first time Newman had performed on a Broadway stage in almost 40 years.
