Great Day in the Morning

About the show

Great Day in the Morning is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Alice McCamley Cannon (19192017). The play premiered on Broadway at Henry Millers Theatre in 1962. Colleen Dewhurst was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the production. The play is semi-autobiographical and based on Cannon's Irish Catholic upbringing in St. Louis, Missouri.