MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 23, 1969
Closing Date
Jan 03, 1970
Previews
8
Performances
84
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 23, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970)
Produced by Jack L. Warner; Produced in association with Don Saxon; Associate in assoc. with: Harry Mayer
Music by Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob; Book by Melville Shavelson; Lyrics by Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob; Based on "Beau James" by Gene Fowler; Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock; Vocal arrangements by Milton Rosenstock; Music arranged by Jack Andrews; Dance arrangements by John Berkman
Directed by Joseph Anthony; Choreographed by Peter Gennaro; Assistant Choreographer: Bill Guske
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by W. Robert LaVine; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark; Assistant to the Designer: Jack Brown and David Guthrie; Projection Design by Charles E. Hoefler and James Hamilton
General Manager: Al Goldin; Company Manager: G. Warren McClane
Stage Manager: Michael Sinclair; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jeanna Belkin and Ellen Wittman; Production Stage Manager: William Ross
Dance Captain: David Evans; Press Representative: Marvin Kohn; Cats trained and handles by Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.
Barbara Andres
Secretary
 
Singer
John D. Anthony
Process Server
 
Singer
Edward Becker
Francis Xavier Aloysius O'Toole
 
Singer
Andy Bew
Photographer
 
Dancer
Steven Boockvor
Doorman
 
Dancer
Sibyl Bowan
Mrs. Compton
Cindi Bulak
Bonnie
 
Miss Queens
 
Dancer
Christopher Chadman
Dancer
Dorothy Claire
Texas Guinan
Jack Collins
Jim Hines
Austin Colyer
Singer
Carol Conte
Miss Brooklyn
 
Girl in Fur Coat
 
Dancer
Nancy Dalton
Miss Richmond
 
Dancer
Larry Douglas
Edward Duryea Dowling
Andrea Duda
Miss Bronx
 
Dancer
Gini Eastwood
Singer
David Evans
Dancer
Clifford Fearl
Warrington Brock
Herb Fields
Policeman
 
Singer
Paul Forrest
Antonio Viscelli
 
Singer
Gary Gendell
Stage Manager
 
Dancer
Anita Gillette
Betty Compton
Frank Gorshin
Jimmy Walker
Barbara Gregory
Singer
William Griffis
Al Smith
Peggy Hewett
Mrs. Al Smith
 
Singer
Del Horstmann
Moe
 
Politician
 
Singer
Scott Hunter
Dancer
Ben Laney
Politician
 
Policeman
 
Singer
Henry Lawrence
Stanislaus Kazimir Wojeciezkowski
 
Singer
Mary Louise
Singer
Sandi McCreadie
Passerby
 
Singer
Joseph McGrath
Politician
 
Band Vocalist
 
Singer
Saundra McPherson
Dancer
Sally Neal
Miss Manhattan
 
Dancer
Frank Newell
Reporter
 
Dancer
Carl Nicholas
Izzy
 
Tailor
 
Singer
Harold Pierson
Dancer
Eileen Shannon
Dancer
Stanley Simmonds
Lawrence Horatio Fink
Tony Stevens
Photographer
 
Dancer
Claire Theiss
Singer
Evan Thompson
Charley Hand
Monica Tiller
Dancer
Pat Trott
Dancer
Roberta Vatske
Singer
Dwight Weist
Recorded Impersonations
Julie Wilson
Allie Walker
Standby: Danny Meehan (Jimmy Walker)
Understudies: Barbara Andres (Allie Walker, Mrs. Compton), Joseph McGrath (Charley Hand), Stanley Simmonds (Al Smith), Claire Theiss (Texas Guinan), Evan Thompson (Jim Hines) and Roberta Vatske (Betty Compton)

Winter Garden Theatre (Oct 23, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970)

Cast

Stanley Simmonds
Al Smith
music by Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob; lyrics by Bill Jacob and Patti Jacob
Act 1
Sung By
Will You Think of Me Tomorrow?
Jimmy Walker
The Little Woman
Al Smith, Jim Hines, Jimmy Walker and Allie Walker
The Darlin' of New York
Jim Hines, Al Smith, Charley Hand, Allie Walker, Jimmy Walker, Five Lovely Ladies and Campaign Workers
Five Lovely Ladies
Jimmy Walker
Oh, Gee!
Betty Compton
The Walker Walk
Texas Guinan, Betty Compton, Guinan Girls, Jimmy Walker and Patrons
That Old Familiar Ring
Betty Compton and Jimmy Walker
The Walker Walk (Reprise)
Jim Hines, Politicians and Party Workers
I Only Wanna Laugh
Allie Walker
They Never Proved a Thing
Jimmy Walker, Jim Hines, Antonio Viscelli, Lawrence Horatio Fink, Francis Xavier Aloysius O'Toole, Stanislaus Kazimir Wojeciezkowski, Politicians, Warrington Brock and Tailor
Act 2
Sung By
Riverside Drive
Jimmy Walker and Strollers
The Squabble Song
Jimmy Walker and Betty Compton
Medley
Band Vocalist
One in a Million
Jimmy Walker and Betty Compton
It's a Nice Place to Visit
Antonio Viscelli, Lawrence Horatio Fink, Francis Xavier Aloysius O'Toole, Stanislaus Kazimir Wojeciezkowski, Warrington Brock, Girl in Fur Coat and Company
The Charmin' Son-of-a-Bitch
Allie Walker
Jimmy
Betty Compton
Five Lovely Ladies (Reprise)
Jimmy Walker
Our Jimmy
Jim Hines, Jimmy Walker, Allie Walker, Charley Hand, Al Smith, Texas Guinan, Five Lovely Ladies, Policemen and Spectators
Life Is a One-Way Street
Jimmy Walker
Finale
Jimmy Walker and Betty Compton

Tony Award®

 

Best Costume Design

1970 Nominee
Costume Design by W. Robert LaVine
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