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Simply Heavenly
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Aug 20, 1957
Closing Date
Oct 12, 1957
Performances
62
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Aug 20, 1957
Close Date: Oct 12, 1957
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Aug 20, 1957 - Oct 12, 1957)
Description
A musical comedy in two acts and seventeen scenes
Setting
Harlem, U.S.A.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Abe Enklewitz
and
Vincent Cerow
Book by
Langston Hughes
; Music by
David Martin
; Lyrics by
Langston Hughes
; Music orchestrated by
David Martin
; Musical Director:
Sticks Evans
Directed by
Joshua Shelley
Scenic Design by
Raymond Sovey
; Lighting Design by
Raymond Sovey
Company Manager:
Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager:
Larry Parker
; Stage Manager:
Laurence Olvin
Press Representative:
David Lipsky
and
Philip Bloom
Marilyn Berry
Joyce Lane
John Bouie
Melon
Dagmar Craig
Mrs. Caddy
Nurse
Party Guest
Anna English
Zarita
Maxwell Glanville
Big Boy
Cop
Wilhelmina Gray
Madam Butler
Stanley Greene
Boyd
Charles Harrigan
John Jasper
Allegro Kane
Character
Brownie McGhee
Gitfiddle
Claudia McNeil
Mamie
Charles McRae
Bodiddly
Willie Pritchett
Bar Pianist
Melvin Stewart
Simple
Duke Williams
Hopkins
Josephine Woods
Arcie
Songs
music by
David Martin
; lyrics by
Langston Hughes
Act 1
Sung By
Love Is Simply Heavenly
Joyce Lane
Let Me Take You for a Ride
Zarita and Simple
Broken String Blues
Gitfiddle
Did You Ever Hear the Blues?
Mamie, Melon and Bar Characters
I'm Gonna Be John Henry
Simple
Act 2
Sung By
When I'm in a Quiet Mood
Mamie and Melon
Look for the Morning Star
Zarita
Let's Ball Awhile
Zarita and Ensemble
The Men in my Life
Zarita
I'm a Good Old Girl
Mamie
Look for the Morning Star
(Reprise)
Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Abe Enklewitz
and
Vincent Cerow
Book by
Langston Hughes
; Music by
David Martin
; Lyrics by
Langston Hughes
; Music orchestrated by
David Martin
; Musical Director:
Sticks Evans
Directed by
Joshua Shelley
Scenic Design by
Raymond Sovey
; Lighting Design by
Raymond Sovey
Company Manager:
Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager:
Larry Parker
; Stage Manager:
Laurence Olvin
Press Representative:
David Lipsky
and
Philip Bloom
Marilyn Berry
Joyce Lane
John Bouie
Melon
Dagmar Craig
Mrs. Caddy
Nurse
Party Guest
Anna English
Zarita
Maxwell Glanville
Big Boy
Cop
Wilhelmina Gray
Madam Butler
Stanley Greene
Boyd
Charles Harrigan
John Jasper
Allegro Kane
Character
Brownie McGhee
Gitfiddle
Claudia McNeil
Mamie
Charles McRae
Bodiddly
Willie Pritchett
Bar Pianist
Melvin Stewart
Simple
Duke Williams
Hopkins
Josephine Woods
Arcie
music by
David Martin
; lyrics by
Langston Hughes
Act 1
Sung By
Love Is Simply Heavenly
Joyce Lane
Let Me Take You for a Ride
Zarita and Simple
Broken String Blues
Gitfiddle
Did You Ever Hear the Blues?
Mamie, Melon and Bar Characters
I'm Gonna Be John Henry
Simple
Act 2
Sung By
When I'm in a Quiet Mood
Mamie and Melon
Look for the Morning Star
Zarita
Let's Ball Awhile
Zarita and Ensemble
The Men in my Life
Zarita
I'm a Good Old Girl
Mamie
Look for the Morning Star
(Reprise)
Ensemble
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