MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 15, 1966
Closing Date
Dec 24, 1966
1st Preview
Nov 28, 1966
1st Preview
Nov 28, 1966
Previews
4
Performances
12
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 15, 1966 - Dec 24, 1966)
Setting
Time: Yesterday and Today. Place: Macedonia and Nashville, Tennessee.
Produced by Edward Padula and L. Slade Brown; Produced in association with Sid Bernstein
Music by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau; Lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau; Book by Edward Padula; Based on "The Insolent Breed" by Borden Deal; Music orchestrated by Bill Stegmeyer; Vocal arrangements by Bill Stegmeyer; Musical Director: Rene Wiegert
Directed by Edward Padula; Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Assistant Choreographer: Leland Palmer and Jo Jo Smith
Scenic Design by Peter Wexler; Costume Design by Peter Joseph; Lighting Design by Peter Wexler
Production Supervisor: Jeb Schary; Production Stage Manager: Edward Julien; Stage Manager: Howard Perloff
Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon
Martin Ambrose
Freddy
Saw Mill Boys and The Motley Crew
Bonnie Ano
Ensemble Dancer
Ken Ayers
Director
 
Ensemble Singer
Chris Bocchino
Ensemble Dancer
Shawn Campbell
John Tom
Paul Charles
Boy
 
Ensemble Dancer
Clifford David
Brother Locke
Susan Donovan
Ensemble Dancer
Jack Fletcher
Stage Manager
 
Ensemble Singer
Winston DeWitt Hemsley
Ensemble Dancer
Baayork Lee
Ensemble Dancer
Stuart Mann
Ensemble Singer
Eric Mason
Ensemble Singer
George Mathews
Walter Wishenant
Veronica McCormick
Ensemble Singer
Jack Metté
Announcer
 
Ensemble Singer
Charles Morley
Jaybird
Saw Mill Boys and The Motley Crew
Karen Morrow
Mary Texas
April Nevins
Ensemble Dancer
Leland Palmer
Miss Jimmie
Scott Pearson
Boy
 
Ensemble Dancer
Alan Peterson
Boy
 
Ensemble Dancer
Diane Phillips
Ensemble Dancer
Barry Preston
Boy
 
Ensemble Dancer
Jessica Quinn
Ensemble Singer
John Raitt
Shade Motley
Steven Ross
Ensemble Dancer
Darrell Sandeen
Ensemble Singer
Joy Serio
Ensemble Dancer
Jo Jo Smith
Bailey
 
Ensemble Dancer
Oatis Stephens
Oscar
Saw Mill Boys and The Motley Crew
Melissa Stoneburn
Ensemble Dancer
Swen Swenson
Bliss Stanley
Diane Tarleton
Ensemble Singer
Linda Theil
Ensemble Singer
Jamie Thomas
Ensemble Singer
Tommy Tune
Tommy
Saw Mill Boys and The Motley Crew
 
Ensemble Dancer
Carol Flynn Vasquez
Ensemble Dancer
Art Wallace
Sam Fredrickson
Susan Watson
Jenny Lee
Eric Weissberg
De Witt
Saw Mill Boys and The Motley Crew
Understudies: Chris Bocchino (Miss Jimmie), Jack Fletcher (Brother Locke), Jack Metté (Shade Motley), Von O'Fallon (John Tom), Darrell Sandeen (Walter Wishenant), Jamie Thomas (Jenny Lee, Mary Texas) and Tommy Tune (Saw Mill Boys)
music by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau; lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau
Act 1
Sung By
Longtime Travelin'
Shade Motley
A Joyful Noise
Shade Motley and Townspeople
I'm Ready
Jenny Lee, Miss Jimmie and The Girls
Spring Time of the Year
Shade Motley
I Like to Look My Best
Shade Motley, Sam Fredrickson and Saw Mill Boys
No Talent
Bliss Stanley
Not Me
Jenny Lee and Miss Jimmie
Until Today
Shade Motley and Jenny Lee
Swinging a Dance
Shade Motley and Company
To the Top
Bliss Stanley and Shade Motley
Act 2
Sung By
I Love Nashville
Mary Texas and Her Boys
Whither Thou Goest
Brother Locke
We Won't Forget to Write
Miss Jimmie, Sam Fredrickson and Saw Mill Boys
Ballad Maker
Shade Motley, Mary Texas, The Motley Crew and Ensemble
Barefoot Gal
Mary Texas
Clog Dance
Dancing Ensemble
Fool's Gold
Shade Motley, Mary Texas, The Motley Crew and Ensemble
The Big Guitar
Bliss Stanley
Love Was
Jenny Lee
I Say Yes
Shade Motley, The Motley Crew and Ensemble
Lord, You Sure Know How to Make a New Day
Shade Motley
A Joyful Noise (Reprise)
Shade Motley and Townspeople

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Leland Palmer
Susan Watson
 

Best Choreography

1967 Nominee
Choreographed by Michael Bennett
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