Notable casts
| Character | Broadway debut (1955) | West End debut (1956) | Broadway revival (1983) | West End revival (1987) | 2nd Broadway revival (1997) | 3rd Broadway revival (2010) | West End revival (2014) | 4th Broadway revival (2015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Carbone | Van Heflin | Anthony Quayle | Tony Lo Bianco | Michael Gambon | Anthony LaPaglia | Liev Schreiber | Mark Strong | |
| Beatrice | Eileen Heckart | Megs Jenkins | Rose Gregorio | Elizabeth Bell | Allison Janney | Jessica Hecht | Nicola Walker | |
| Catherine | Gloria Marlow | Mary Ure | Saundra Santiago | Suzan Sylvester | Brittany Murphy | Scarlett Johansson | Phoebe Fox | |
| Alfieri | J. Carrol Naish | Michael Gwynne | Robert Prosky | — | Stephen Spinella | Michael Cristofer | Michael Zegen | |
| Marco | Jack Warden | Ian Bannen | Alan Feinstein | Michael Simkins | Adrian Rawlins | Corey Stoll | Russell Tovey | |
| Rodolpho | Richard Davalos | Brian Bedford | James Hayden | Adrian Rawlins | Adam Trese | Morgan Spector | Richard Hansell | |
| Louis | David Clarke | Richard Harris | Stephen Mendillo | Russell Dixon | Gabriel Olds | Robert Turano | — | — |
| Mike | Tom Pedi | Normal Mitchell | John Shepard | Joan Arthur | Daniel Serafini-Sauli | Joe Ricci | — | — |
| Tony | Antony Vorno | Ralph Nossek | Paul Perri | Paul Todd | Mark Zeisler | Matthew Montelongo | — | — |
| Officer 1 | Curt Conway | John Stone | Ramon Ramos | Allan Mitchell | John Speredakos | Anthony DeSando | Thomas Michael Hammond | |
| Officer 2 | Ralph Bell | Colin Rix | James Vitale | Simon Coady | Christian Lincoln | Marco Verna | — | — |
Characters
- Eddie Carbone - A Longshoreman who is married to Beatrice while pining for his niece Catherine.
- Beatrice - The a warm and caring wife of Eddie Carbone and aunt of Catherine.
- Catherine - Catherine is a beautiful, smart, young Italian girl who is very popular among the boys in the community.
- Alfieri - An Italian-American lawyer. Alfieri is the narrator of the story.
- Marco - Marco is a hard-working Italian cousin to Beatrice. He is a powerful, sympathetic leader.
- Rodolpho - Beatrice's young, blonde cousin from Italy. Rodolpho prefers singing jazz to working on the ships. He loves cooks, sews and loves to dance.
- Louis - A Longshoreman and friend of Eddie's. Louis hangs out with Mike outside Eddie's home.
- Mike - A Longshoreman and friend of Eddie's. Mike is often seen with Louis outside the Carbone home.
- Tony - A friend of the Carbones. He assists Marco and Rodolpho off the ship and brings them safely to Beatrice's home.
- Two Immigration Officers - Two officers from the Immigration Bureau who comes to look for Marco and Rodolpho at Eddie's request.
