MusicalDrama OperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 31, 1949
Closing Date
Dec 16, 1949
Performances
56
MusicalDrama OperaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Oct 31, 1949 - Dec 16, 1949)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Robert Dowling; Theatre Manager: Louis A. Lotito
Produced by Cheryl Crawford; Produced in association with Clinton Wilder
Music by Marc Blitzstein; Libretto by Marc Blitzstein; Libretto based on "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman; Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel; Music orchestrated by Marc Blitzstein
Staged by Robert Lewis; Choreographed by Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by Horace Armistead; Costume Design by Aline Bernstein; Lighting Design by Charles Elson
Stage Manager: Jules Racine
Pianist: Marion Carley; Violinist: Alfred Bruning; Angel Band (trumpet): William Dillard; Angel Band (banjo): Bernard Addison; Angel Band (clarinet): Buster Bailey; Angel Band (drums): Rudy Nichols; Angel Band (trombone): Benny Morton; Conducted by Maurice Abravanel
Wana Allison
Dancer
Robert Anderson
Townsperson
Kay Borron
Townsperson
Karl Brock
Townsperson
Lillyn Brown
Addie
Ellen Carleen
Townsperson
Sara Carter
Townsperson
Donald Clarke
Marshall
Clarise Crawford
Belle
Keith Davis
Townsperson
William Dillard
Trumpet
Jazz
Joan Engel
Dancer
Isabelle Felder
Townsperson
Barbara Ferguson
Dancer
Kate Friedlich
Dancer
Priscilla Gillette
Alexandra Giddens
Leo Guerard
Dancer
Robert Hanlin
Dancer
Philip Hepburn
Chinkypin
Brenda Lewis
Birdie Hubbard
George Lipton
Ben Hubbard
Derek MacDermot
Townsperson
Earl McDonald
Townsperson
Barbara Moser
Townsperson
Kayton Nesbitt
Townsperson
Russell Nype
Leo Hubbard
Jane Pickens
Regina Giddens
Regis Powers
Dancer
Boris Runanin
Dancer
Walter Stane
Dancer
Lee Sweetland
Manders
David Thomas
Oscar Hubbard
Peggy Turnley
Ethelinda
John Ward
Dancer
William Warfield
Cal
Gisella Weidner
Dancer
Onna White
Dancer
William Wilderman
Horace Giddens
music by Marc Blitzstein; lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
Act 0
Sung By
Prologue
Addie, Cal, Jazz and Alexandra Giddens
Act 1
Sung By
Birdie
Birdie Hubbard
Small Talk
Regina Giddens, Marshall, Leo Hubbard, Oscar Hubbard, Alexandra Giddens and Ben Hubbard
Goodbyes
Oscar Hubbard, Regina Giddens, Marshall and Birdie Hubbard
Big Rich
Oscar Hubbard, Ben Hubbard, Regina Giddens and Birdie Hubbard
I Don't Know
Regina Giddens, Ben Hubbard and Oscar Hubbard
My, My
Oscar Hubbard, Ben Hubbard and Regina Giddens
Away
Regina Giddens and Ben Hubbard
The Best Thing of All
Regina Giddens and Ben Hubbard
What Will It Be
Alexandra Giddens
Birdie and Zan
Birdie Hubbard and Alexandra Giddens
Oh, Addie, where are you?
Regina Giddens
Deedle-doodle
Leo Hubbard
These cee-gars what you looking for, son?
Oscar Hubbard, Leo Hubbard and Regina Giddens
Horace's entrance
Horace Giddens, Addie and Alexandra Giddens
Greetings
Horace Giddens, Addie, Regina Giddens, Oscar Hubbard, Leo Hubbard, Ben Hubbard and Birdie Hubbard
Horace and Regina
Horace Giddens and Regina Giddens
The Business
Horace Giddens, Leo Hubbard, Regina Giddens, Ben Hubbard, Alexandra Giddens and Oscar Hubbard
Sing Hubbard
Chorus
Chinkypin
Jazz
Blues
Addie and Birdie Hubbard
Waltz
Regina Giddens
Gallop
Regina Giddens, Ben Hubbard and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Rain Quartet
Birdie Hubbard, Alexandra Giddens, Horace Giddens, Addie, Jazz and Chorus
Birdie's Aria
Birdie Hubbard
Horace and Regina
Horace Giddens and Regina Giddens
Regina's Aria
Regina Giddens and Horace Giddens
Melodrama
Ben Hubbard, Oscar Hubbard, Leo Hubbard and Regina Giddens
Greedy Girl
Regina Giddens and Ben Hubbard
Horace's Death
Regina Giddens, Ben Hubbard, Oscar Hubbard and Alexandra Giddens
Finale
Regina Giddens, Alexandra Giddens, Jazz and Chorus

Tony Award®

Best Costume Design

1950 Winner
Costume Design by Aline Bernstein

Conductor and Musical Director

1950 Winner
Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel

Theatre World

Award

1950 Recipient
Priscilla Gillette
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