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Great to Be Alive!
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 23, 1950
Closing Date
May 06, 1950
Performances
52
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 23, 1950
Close Date: May 06, 1950
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Mar 23, 1950 - May 06, 1950)
Setting
An old Pennsylvania mansion.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
J. J. Shubert
Produced by
Vinton Freedley
; Produced in association with
Anderson Lawler
and
Russell Markert
Music by
Abraham Ellstein
and
Robert Russell Bennett
; Book by
Walter Bullock
and
Sylvia Regan
; Lyrics by
Walter Bullock
; Orchestrations by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Donald J. Walker
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Arrangements for "Headin' for a Weddin'," "Dreams Ago" Waltz and "The Riddle" by
Genevieve Pitot
; Vocal arrangements by
Crane Calder
Dances and musical numbers staged by
Helen Tamiris
; Directed by
Mary Hunter
Scenic Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Costume Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Lighting Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Assistant to Mr. Chaney:
Robert Davison
; Assistant Costume Design:
Frank Thompson
; Wig Design by
David Lerch
; Make-Up Design by
Elizabeth Arden
; Hair Design by
Elizabeth Arden
General Manager:
Robert Milford
Production Stage Manager:
B.D. Kranz
; Stage Manager:
Larry Baker
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ted Cappy
Assistant to Miss Hunter:
Ruth Bedford
; Assistant to Miss Tamaris:
Rod Alexander
; General Press Representative:
Karl N. Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
Rod Alexander
Albert
Valerie Bettis
Kitty
Mark Dawson
Vince
Stuart Erwin
Woodrow Twig
Bambi Linn
Bonnie
Vivienne Segal
Leslie Butterfield
Martha Wright
Carol
Leigh Allen
Singer
Jeanne Bal
Singer
Lulu Bates
Blodgett
Chuck Brunner
Dancer
Fred Bryan
Singer
Aleen Buchanan
Maybelle
Ted Cappy
Dancer
Ken Carroll
The Minister
Singer
Virginia Curtis
Sandra
Singer
Eleanor Fairchild
Dancer
Roscoe French
Dancer
Ed Gombos
Singer
Eleanore Gregory
Dancer
Barbara Heath
Dancer
Ann Hutchinson
Dancer
John Juliano
Singer
Norma Kaiser
Dancer
Don Kennedy
O'Brien
Betty Low
Prudence
Jay Marshall
Crumleigh
J.C. McCord
Jake
Ruth McVayne
Singer
Joyce Mitchell
Singer
David Nillo
Jonathan
Dancer
Russell Nype
Freddie
Singer
Earl Oxford
Butch
Marjorie Peterson
Mimsey
Paul Reed
Rafferty
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Janice Rule
Dancer
Swen Swenson
Dancer
Robert Wallace
Singer
Julia Williams
Singer
Songs
music by
Abraham Ellstein
; lyrics by
Walter Bullock
Act 1
Sung By
When the Sheets Come Back from the Laundry
Kitty, Bonnie, Prudence, Maybelle, Albert, Jake, Crumleigh and Dancers
It's a Long Time Till Tomorrow
Carol and Vince
Headin' for a Weddin'
Woodrow Twig, Kitty, Bonnie, Prudence, Maybelle, Albert, Jake, Crumleigh and Dancers
Redecorate
Butch
What a Day!
Carol, Vince, Blodgett, Singers and Guests
Call It Love
Carol and Vince
There's Nothing Like It
Blodgett
Dreams Ago
Carol and Vince
From This Day On
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Who Done It?
Singer, Freddie, O'Brien, Rafferty, Blodgett and Guests
Blue Day
Carol
That's a Man Everytime
Leslie Butterfield, Mimsey, Singer and Bridesmaids
You Appeal to Me
Leslie Butterfield and Woodrow Twig
Who Done It?
(Reprise)
Blodgett
Let's Have a Party
Kitty, Prudence, Jake and Dancers
Call It Love
(Reprise)
Carol and Vince
Thank You, Mrs. Butterfield
Wedding Guests
Finale
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
J. J. Shubert
Produced by
Vinton Freedley
; Produced in association with
Anderson Lawler
and
Russell Markert
Music by
Abraham Ellstein
and
Robert Russell Bennett
; Book by
Walter Bullock
and
Sylvia Regan
; Lyrics by
Walter Bullock
; Orchestrations by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Donald J. Walker
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Arrangements for "Headin' for a Weddin'," "Dreams Ago" Waltz and "The Riddle" by
Genevieve Pitot
; Vocal arrangements by
Crane Calder
Dances and musical numbers staged by
Helen Tamiris
; Directed by
Mary Hunter
Scenic Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Costume Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Lighting Design by
Stewart Chaney
; Assistant to Mr. Chaney:
Robert Davison
; Assistant Costume Design:
Frank Thompson
; Wig Design by
David Lerch
; Make-Up Design by
Elizabeth Arden
; Hair Design by
Elizabeth Arden
General Manager:
Robert Milford
Production Stage Manager:
B.D. Kranz
; Stage Manager:
Larry Baker
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ted Cappy
Assistant to Miss Hunter:
Ruth Bedford
; Assistant to Miss Tamaris:
Rod Alexander
; General Press Representative:
Karl N. Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
Rod Alexander
Albert
Valerie Bettis
Kitty
Mark Dawson
Vince
Stuart Erwin
Woodrow Twig
Bambi Linn
Bonnie
Vivienne Segal
Leslie Butterfield
Martha Wright
Carol
Leigh Allen
Singer
Jeanne Bal
Singer
Lulu Bates
Blodgett
Chuck Brunner
Dancer
Fred Bryan
Singer
Aleen Buchanan
Maybelle
Ted Cappy
Dancer
Ken Carroll
The Minister
Singer
Virginia Curtis
Sandra
Singer
Eleanor Fairchild
Dancer
Roscoe French
Dancer
Ed Gombos
Singer
Eleanore Gregory
Dancer
Barbara Heath
Dancer
Ann Hutchinson
Dancer
John Juliano
Singer
Norma Kaiser
Dancer
Don Kennedy
O'Brien
Betty Low
Prudence
Jay Marshall
Crumleigh
J.C. McCord
Jake
Ruth McVayne
Singer
Joyce Mitchell
Singer
David Nillo
Jonathan
Dancer
Russell Nype
Freddie
Singer
Earl Oxford
Butch
Marjorie Peterson
Mimsey
Paul Reed
Rafferty
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Janice Rule
Dancer
Swen Swenson
Dancer
Robert Wallace
Singer
Julia Williams
Singer
music by
Abraham Ellstein
; lyrics by
Walter Bullock
Act 1
Sung By
When the Sheets Come Back from the Laundry
Kitty, Bonnie, Prudence, Maybelle, Albert, Jake, Crumleigh and Dancers
It's a Long Time Till Tomorrow
Carol and Vince
Headin' for a Weddin'
Woodrow Twig, Kitty, Bonnie, Prudence, Maybelle, Albert, Jake, Crumleigh and Dancers
Redecorate
Butch
What a Day!
Carol, Vince, Blodgett, Singers and Guests
Call It Love
Carol and Vince
There's Nothing Like It
Blodgett
Dreams Ago
Carol and Vince
From This Day On
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Who Done It?
Singer, Freddie, O'Brien, Rafferty, Blodgett and Guests
Blue Day
Carol
That's a Man Everytime
Leslie Butterfield, Mimsey, Singer and Bridesmaids
You Appeal to Me
Leslie Butterfield and Woodrow Twig
Who Done It?
(Reprise)
Blodgett
Let's Have a Party
Kitty, Prudence, Jake and Dancers
Call It Love
(Reprise)
Carol and Vince
Thank You, Mrs. Butterfield
Wedding Guests
Finale
Entire Company
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