BroadwayPlayDrama1963
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Dates
- Nov 13, 1963 – Jan 25, 1964
- Performances
- 82
About
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) is a play based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel. 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.