Kesey, Ken / Wasserman, Dale. One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Play script in black folder. No publishing information. 29 x 23 cm. c. 200 pages. Black folder with illustration and title stuck to the front board. See images. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Annotations in red, black and blue.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a play based on Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel.
Dale Wasserman’s stage adaptation, with music by Teiji Ito, made its Broadway preview on November 12, 1963, its premiere on November 13, and ran until January 25, 1964, for a total of one preview and 82 performances. The 1963-64 Broadway production starred Douglas as Randle Patrick McMurphy, Gene Wilder as Billy Bibbit, William Daniels as Harding, Ed Ames as “Chief” Bromden, Al Nesor as Martini, and Joan Tetzel as Nurse Ratched. Douglas retained the rights to make a film version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest for a decade but was unable to find a studio willing to make it with him. Eventually, he gave the rights to his son Michael, who succeeded in getting the film produced. At that time, Kirk Douglas was deemed too old for the role of McMurphy, and the role was given to Jack Nicholson.

• Keywords: Literature · Modern Literature · Plays
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 104740AB

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