MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 12, 1989
Closing Date
Apr 25, 1992
1st Preview
Oct 16, 1989
1st Preview
Oct 16, 1989
Previews
31
Performances
1,017
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Nov 12, 1989 - Jan 27, 1992)
Gershwin Theatre
(Feb 03, 1992 - Apr 25, 1992)
Setting
Grand Hotel, Berlin. 1928.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Produced by Martin Richards, Mary Lea Johnson, Sam Crothers, Sander Jacobs, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President); Produced in association with Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss; Associate Producer: Sandra Greenblatt, Martin R. Kaufman and Kim Poster
Book by Luther Davis; Music by Robert Wright and George Forrest; Lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest; Additional Music by Maury Yeston; Additional Lyrics by Maury Yeston; Based on "Grand Hotel" by Vicki Baum; By arr. with the owner of the motion picture "Grand Hotel," Turner Entertainment Co.; Music orchestrated by Peter Matz; Musical and Vocal Direction: Jack Lee; Additional music by Wally Harper; Incidental French dialogue: Michel Moinot
Directed by Tommy Tune; Choreographed by Tommy Tune; Associate Director: Bruce Lumpkin; Ballroom Choreography by Yvonne Marceau and Pierre Dulaine; Associate Choreographer: Niki Harris, Ken Tosti and J. J. Jepson
Scenic Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Associate Scenic Design: Stephan Olson; Hair Design by Werner Sherer; Assistant Costume Design: Mitchell Bloom, Maud Kersnowski and Ellen Ryba; Assistant Scenic Design: Ann Sheffield; Associate Lighting Design: Peggy Eisenhauer
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss Associates, Inc. and Joey Parnes; Company Manager: Nina Skriloff; Assistant Co. Mgr: Jeff Capitola
Stage Manager: Bruce Lumpkin, David Wolfe and Robert Kellogg
Musical Coordinator: John Monaco; Musical Supervisor: Wally Harper; First Associate Conductor: Sande Campbell; Keyboards: Alex Rybeck; Concert Master: Elliot Rosoff; Violin: Erle Grubb, Marion Guest and Ethel Abelson; Viola: Al Brown and Richard Spencer; Cello: Anne Callahan and Allesandro Benetello; Woodwinds: Mort Silver, Edward Zulhke and Walter Kane; French Horn: Sharon Moe; Trumpet: Burt Collins, John Bova and Greg Ruvolo; Trombone: Arthur Baron; Bass: Ray Kilday; Bass Trombone: Alan Ralph; Percussion: Beth Ravin; Drums: Ronald Zito; Production Pianist: Sande Campbell; Rehearsal Pianist: Alex Rybeck, Michael Kosarin and Zina Goldrich; Associate Conductor: Michael Kosarin; Production Pianist: Michael Kosarin
Production Associate: Kathleen Raitt; General Press Representative: Judy Jacksina; Casting: Hughes / Moss Casting; Dance Captain: Niki Harris; Dialect Coach: Lilene Mansell; Furs Provided by Ben Kahn Furs; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Representative: Julianne Waldheim, Laura Leinweber and Brig Berney
Karen Akers
Raffaela
the Confidante
Jennifer Lee Andrews
Hildegarde Bratts
Telephone Operator
 
Trudie
the maid
David Carroll
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
Keith Crowningshield
Kurt Krönenberg
Bellboy
Gerrit de Beer
Hanns Bittner
Bellboy
Pierre Dulaine
The Gigolo
David Elledge
Werner Holst
Scullery Worker
Ben George
The Chauffeur
Henry Grossman
Ernst Schmidt
Scullery Worker
Rex D. Hays
Rohna
the Grand Concierge
Suzanne Henderson
Sigfriede Holzhiem
Telephone Operator
 
The Hotel Courtesan
David Jackson
One of The Jimmys
Mitchell Jason
Sandor
the Impressario
Ken Jennings
Georg Strunk
Bellboy
J. J. Jepson
Willibald
Bellboy captain
Timothy Jerome
General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills
Michael Jeter
Otto Kringelein
the Bookkeeper
Jane Krakowski
Flaemmchen
the Typist
Charles Mandracchia
The Doorman
Yvonne Marceau
The Countess
Michel Moinot
Witt
the Company Manager
Liliane Montevecchi
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
the Ballerina
Kathi Moss
Madame Peepee
Lynnette Perry
Wolfe Bratts
Telephone Operator
Hal Robinson
Zinnowitz
the Lawyer
William Ryall
Franz Kohl
Scullery Worker
 
The Detective
Bob Stillman
Erik
Front Desk
Danny Strayhorn
One of The Jimmys
Walter Willison
Gunther Gustafsson
Scullery Worker
John Wylie
Colonel Doctor Otternschlag
Swings: Michael DeVries , Niki Harris and Glenn Turner
Standby: Mark Jacoby (Felix Von Gaigern, General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills, Colonel Doctor Otternschlag) and Penny Worth (Elizaveta Grushinskaya, Raffaela, Madame Peepee)
Understudies: Gerrit de Beer (Sandor), Michael DeVries (Zinnowitz, Erik), Niki Harris (The Countess), Ken Jennings (Witt), J. J. Jepson (Otto Kringelein, The Gigolo), Lynnette Perry (Flaemmchen), William Ryall (Rohna, The Chauffeur) and Glenn Turner (One of The Jimmys)

Martin Beck Theatre (Nov 12, 1989 - Jan 27, 1992)

Conductor: Michael Kosarin

Cast

Brooks Almy
Madame Peepee
Jerry Ball
Franz Kohl
Scullery Worker
 
The Detective
Brent Barrett
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
Caitlin Brown
Raffaela
the Confidante
Michael-Demby Cain
One of The Jimmys
René Ceballos
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
the Ballerina
Cyd Charisse
Broadway debut
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
the Ballerina
Dec 31, 1991 - Apr 25, 1992
Valerie Cutko
Raffaela
the Confidante
Debbie de Coudreaux
Raffaela
the Confidante
Michael DeVries
General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills
George Dudley
The Doorman
Pascale Faye
The Countess
Pascale Faye-Williams
during Yvonne Marceau's vacation
The Countess
Merwin Goldsmith
during Timothy Jerome's vacation
Zinnowitz
the Lawyer
 
General Director Preysing, Saxonia Mills
Mark Jacoby
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
J. J. Jepson
Otto Kringelein
the Bookkeeper
Delyse Lively-Mekka
Wolfe Bratts
Telephone Operator
 
Tootsie
 
Flaemmchen
the Typist
Carlos Lopez
Kurt Krönenberg
Bellboy
Edmund Lyndeck
during John Wylie's vacation
Colonel Doctor Otternschlag
Lisa Merrill McCord
Hildegarde Bratts
Telephone Operator
 
Trudie
the maid
Austin Pendleton
Otto Kringelein
the Bookkeeper
Luis Perez
The Chauffeur
Michael Piehl
Werner Holst
Scullery Worker
Jill Powell
Hildegarde Bratts
Telephone Operator
 
Trudie
the maid
 
Flaemmchen
the Typist
Abe Ribald
during Walter Willison's vacation
The Detective
 
Gunther Gustafsson
Scullery Worker
 
Franz Kohl
Scullery Worker
Ken Leigh Rogers
One of The Jimmys
John Schneider
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
Rex Smith
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
Patrick Taverna
during Pierre Dulaine's vacation
The Gigolo
Meg Tolin
during Lynnette Perry's vacation
Wolfe Bratts
Telephone Operator
 
Tootsie
 
Flaemmchen
the Typist
Glenn Turner
One of The Jimmys
Walter Willison
During John Schneider's vacation
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
circa. Nov 1991 - circa. Dec 1991
Penny Worth
during Zina Bethune's vacation
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
the Ballerina
Greg Zerkle
Felix Von Gaigern
the Baron
Chip Zien
Otto Kringelein
the Bookkeeper
Standby: Tina Paul (Elizaveta Grushinskaya) and Walter Willison (Felix Von Gaigern)
Understudy: Meg Tolin (Flaemmchen)

Gershwin Theatre (Feb 03, 1992 - Apr 25, 1992)

Cast

Zina Bethune
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
the Ballerina
Lynnette Perry
Flaemmchen
the Typist
music by George Forrest, Maury Yeston and Robert Wright; lyrics by George Forrest, Maury Yeston and Robert Wright
The Grand Parade
As it Should Be
Some Have, Some Have Not
At The Grand Hotel
Table With A view
And Life Goes On
Maybe My Baby Loves Me
Fire and Ice
Twenty- Two Years
Villa On A Hill
I Want To Go To Hollywood
Everybody's Doing It
The Crooked Path
As It Should Be
Who Couldn't Dance With You?
The Boston Merger
No Encore
Fire and Ice
Love Can't Happen
What She Needs
Bonjour Amour
Happy
We'll Take A Glass Together
I Waltz Alone
Roses At the Station
How Can I Tell Her?
As It Should Be
And Life Goes On
Some Have Some Have Not
The Grand Parade

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1990 Nominee
Produced by Martin Richards , Mary Lea Johnson , Sam Crothers , Sander Jacobs , Kenneth D. Greenblatt , Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President) ; Produced in association with Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss
 

Best Book of a Musical

1990 Nominee
Book by Luther Davis
 

Best Original Score

1990 Nominee
Music by Robert Wright , George Forrest and Maury Yeston
Lyrics by Robert Wright , George Forrest and Maury Yeston
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1990 Nominee
David Carroll
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Liliane Montevecchi

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1990 Winner
Michael Jeter
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Jane Krakowski
 

Best Scenic Design

1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tony Walton

Best Costume Design

1990 Winner
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto

Best Lighting Design

1990 Winner
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher

Best Choreography

1990 Winner
Choreographed by Tommy Tune

Best Direction of a Musical

1990 Winner
Directed by Tommy Tune

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

1990 Nominee
Produced by Martin Richards , Mary Lea Johnson , Sam Crothers , Sander Jacobs , Kenneth D. Greenblatt , Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President) ; Produced in association with Patty Grubman and Marvin A. Krauss
 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1990 Nominee
David Carroll

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1990 Winner
Michael Jeter
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Jane Krakowski

Outstanding Choreography

1990 Winner
Choreographed by Tommy Tune

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1990 Winner
Directed by Tommy Tune
 

Outstanding Orchestration

1990 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Peter Matz
 

Outstanding Lyrics

1990 Nominee
Lyrics by Robert Wright , George Forrest and Maury Yeston
 

Outstanding Music

1990 Nominee
Music by Robert Wright , George Forrest and Maury Yeston

Outstanding Costume Design

1990 Winner
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto

Outstanding Lighting Design

1990 Winner
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher
 

Outstanding Set Design

1990 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tony Walton
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