Look Homeward, Angel (play)

Look Homeward, Angel
Jo Van Fleet and Anthony Perkins on Broadway, 1958
Written by	Ketti Frings
Characters	Eugene Gant Eliza Gant W.O. Gant
Date premiered	November 28, 1957
Place premiered	Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	Altamont, North Carolina, in 1916

Look Homeward, Angel is a 1957 stage play by the playwright Ketti Frings. The play is based on Thomas Wolfe's largely autobiographical novel of the same title, which was published in 1929.

Look Homeward, Angel opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 28, 1957, and ran for a total of 564 performances, closing on April 4, 1959. Directed by George Roy Hill, the cast starred Jo Van Fleet and Anthony Perkins.

Ketti Frings won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. The production received Tony Award nominations for Best Play; Best Actor in a Play (Hugh Griffith and Anthony Perkins); Best Actress in a Play (Jo Van Fleet); Best Scenic Design (Jo Mielziner); Best Costume Design (Motley); and Best Director (George Roy Hill).