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Who Played Bessie Berger in Awake and Sing!

Bessie Berger is a role in Awake and Sing!, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 1979.

The play, set in The Bronx during the depression, centers on the conflicts of an impoverished Jewish family. The parents manipulate the children to their own ends while the children fight to gain cont...

9 actors have played Bessie Berger in Awake and Sing!.

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Performer Production Opened
Stella Adler Broadway Awake and Sing! 1935
Julia Adler Broadway Awake and Sing! 1939
Joan Lorring Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1970
Vera Lockwood Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Nancy Marchand Broadway Awake and Sing! 1984
Phyllis Newman Broadway Awake and Sing! 1984
Lori Wilner Broadway Awake and Sing! 2006
Zoë Wanamaker Broadway Awake and Sing! 2006
Jessica Hecht Broadway Awake and Sing! 2026

Other Roles in Awake and Sing!

Role Production Opened
Bessie Berger Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Hennie Berger Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Jacob Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Moe Axelrod Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Myron Berger Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Ralph Berger Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Sam Feinschreiber Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Schlosser Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979
Uncle Morty Off-Broadway Awake and Sing! 1979

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