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May 23, 2024

Bert Lahr and E.G. Marshall in the 1956 Broadway production of 'Waiting for Godot'

Above, the audio file.

From Terry Teachout's rave Wall Street Journal review of the audio version:

Every critic who covered the show heaped praise on Mr. Lahr, and the most perceptive ones saw that his performance was profoundly true to the spirit of the play.

Alas, "Godot" closed after just 10 weeks, and Mr. Lahr never appeared in it again. 

But Goddard Lieberson, who produced original-cast albums for Columbia Records, had the brilliant idea to record a complete performance of the play.

Below, Lahr (left) and Marshall in the 1956 production.

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Read the play here.

You can even read along with the audio up top.

Free, the way we like it.

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