''Ulysses in Nighttown'' is a play based on the fifteenth episode of the 1922 novel '' Ulysses'' by

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the Modernism, modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important ...

(unique among the book's episodes in that it is written as a play script) that was adapted by

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and contains incidental music by

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. The show opened

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in 1958 with

Zero Mostel Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in ''Fiddler on the Roof'', Pseudolus on stage and on ...

to a long and successful run, earning Mostel an

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. It debuted on

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on February 15, 1974 at the

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and ran for 69 performances. The show had previously done a preview run of 26 performances in Philadelphia. The cast included Zero Mostel,

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, and

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. The play received six nominations for the 1974 Tony Awards, winning in the category for best lighting design. Zero Mostel was also one of twenty-eight actors to receive special awards from Drama Desk in 1974.

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Original Broadway production

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* {{James Joyce 1958 plays Broadway plays Cultural depictions of James Joyce Off-Broadway plays Plays based on novels Ulysses (novel)

Awards and honors

Original Broadway production

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