Bus Stop | |
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Written by | William Inge |
Date premiered | March 2, 1955 |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | Kansas |
Bus Stop is a 1955 play by American playwright William Inge. Produced on Broadway, it was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1956. It received major revivals in the United States and United Kingdom in 2010 and 2011.
Bus Stop was adapted as a 1956 film of the same name, directed by Joshua Logan and starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray; none of the original Broadway cast repeated their roles for the film. The play was also adapted as a 26-episode TV series which aired on ABC from 1961–1962. A special theater production broadcast from the Claremont Theater in California was aired in 1982 on HBO.