Never Too Late (play)






























Never Too Late
Written by Sumner Arthur Long
Characters Harry Lambert
Edith Lambert
Kate Clinton
Charlie Clinton
Grace Kimbrough
James Kimbrough
Date premiered 27 November 1962
Place premiered Playhouse Theatre
Original language English
Setting The living room of the Lambert home in Calverton, Massachusetts.

Never Too Late is a 1962 Broadway play by Sumner Arthur Long.


Never Too Late starred Paul Ford and Maureen O'Sullivan as Harry and Edith Lambert, a middle-aged couple about to become parents once again. Starring as the couple's adult daughter Kate and her husband Charlie Clinton, were Fran Sharon and Orson Bean, as well as Leona Maricle and House Jameson as Grace and James Kimbrough.




Contents






  • 1 Production


  • 2 Film


  • 3 Awards and nominations


    • 3.1 Original Broadway production




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Production


Never Too Late originally opened at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City on November 27, 1962. The play, directed by George Abbott and produced by Elliot Martin and Daniel Hollywood, ran for a total of 1,007 performances until its end on April 24, 1965.



Film


A film version based on the play was released in November 1965 with Ford and Sullivan reprising their Broadway roles.[1]



Awards and nominations



Original Broadway production






















Year
Award ceremony
Category
Nominee
Result
1963

Tony Award

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Paul Ford
Nominated

Best Direction of a Play

George Abbott
Nominated


References





  1. ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84720/Never-Too-Late/articles.html




External links




  • Never Too Late at the Internet Broadway Database


  • Never Too Late at the Internet Broadway Database




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