 Paired with the original one-act version of "A View from the Bridge", the first Broadway production, directed by Martin Ritt, opened on September 29, 1955, at the Coronet Theatre, where it ran for 149 performances.The cast included Van Heflin, J. Carrol Naish, Jack Warden, Eileen Heckart, and Richard Davalos, who won the Theatre World Award for his performance.In 1959, Miller adapted the play for an ITV broadcast starring Alan Bates.