| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Kirk_Douglas_-_1963.jpg) Kirk Douglas and Joan Tetzel starring in the 1963 Broadway production | |
| Written by | Dale Wasserman |
| Date premiered | November 13, 1963 |
| Place premiered | Cort Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel of the same name.[1] The play had its Broadway debut in 1963 with an adaptation by Dale Wasserman starring Kirk Douglas as Randle McMurphy, a mental patient and Joan Tetzel as Nurse Ratched. The play had a Broadway revival in 2002 earning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play as well as a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play starring Gary Sinise.