Opened at the Cort Theatre on October 28, 1954. Ran 125 performances, to about February 1955. The Rainmaker is a play written by N. Richard Nash in the early 1950s. It was first performed in August 1953 on NBC's live TV show, The Philco Television Playhouse. The play then opened on Broadway on October 28, 1954, at the Cort Theatre, and ran for 125 performances. The Broadway production was directed by Joseph Anthony and produced by Ethel Linder Reiner. Wiki link