''Generation'' is a 1965 Broadway play written lyrics and by William Goodhart, directed by

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, produced by Frederick Brisson and Victor Samrock, incidental music by

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, stage and lighting design by George Jenkins,

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. Its first

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opened with

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in the lead role on September 29, 1965, at the Morosco Theatre. The play official premiered on October 6, 1965 at the same theatre. It ran for 300 performances, and was nominated for a

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in 1966 for the Best Featured Actor in a Play (for A. Larry Haines).

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