Sly Fox (original run, Robert Preston)

The original 1976 Broadway premiere of Larry Gelbart’s 'Sly Fox' exploded onto the stage of the Broadhurst Theatre, running for an astonishing 495 performances and capturing multiple major award nominations. Conceived as a rapid-fire, door-slamming masterclass in farcical timing, the narrative centers on a pathologically narcissistic con man who orchestrates an intricate campaign of administrative deceptions and false wills to extract gold bars from his high-society corporate associates. Directed under the precise vision of Arthur Penn, the historic original production famously starred stage titan Robert Preston.