MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 18, 1969
Closing Date
Oct 03, 1970
Previews
40
Performances
329
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 18, 1969 - Oct 03, 1970)
Setting
Maison Chanel, Rue Cambon, Paris - either in the Salon, in the apartment above...or in memory. Late Fall of 1953 to late Spring of 1954.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Max Stahl and Stanley Stahl
Produced by Frederick Brisson and Montfort Productions, Inc.; Associate Producer: Fred Hebert
Music by André Previn; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan; Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay; Dance arrangements by Harold Wheeler
Directed by Michael Benthall; Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Associate Choreographer: Bob Avian
Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton; Costume Design by Cecil Beaton; Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton; Hair Design by Joe Tubens; Film sequences produced by Milton Olshin; Film sequences directed by Fred Lemoine; Sound Design by Robert Liftin; Assistant to Mr. Beaton: Larry Reehling; Assistant to the Lighting Designer: Richard Nelson; Assistant to Mr. Tubans: Ted Azar
General Manager: Ben Rosenberg; Company Manager: Ralph Roseman
Production Supervisor: Stone Widney; Production Stage Manager: Jerry Adler; Stage Manager: Edward Preston; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robert L. Borod
Orchestra Manager: Sol Gusikoff; Music Copyist: Bob Haring, Jr.; Assistant Conductor: Fred Vogel
General Press Representative: Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Leo Stern; Advertising: Ingram Ash; Dance Captain: Bonnie Walker; Cover photo by Cecil Beaton; Assistant to the Director: Larry Ziegler
Katharine Hepburn
Coco Chanel
George Rose
Louis Greff
Will Able
Dwight Berkwit
Orbach's
Vicki Allen
Ensemble
Michael Allinson
Charles
Duke of Glenallen
Oscar Antony
Ensemble
Jeanne Arnold
Pignol
René Auberjonois
Sebastian Baye
Bob Avian
Grand Duke Alexandrovitch
Karin Baker
Ensemble
Roy Barry
Ensemble
Kathy Bartosh
Ensemble
Jack Beaber
Albert
Chad Block
Ronny Ginsborn
Best & Co.
Jon Cypher
Papa
Jack Dabdoub
Grand Duke's Voice
Kathie Dalton
Adrienne
 
Ensemble
Leslie Daniel
Nadine
Graciela Daniele
Claire
Al De Sio
Armand
Gale Dixon
Noelle
Paul Dumont
Julian Lesage
Robert Fitch
Eugene Bernstone
Saks
Alice Glenn
Ensemble
Rosemarie Heyer
Colette
David Holliday
Georges
Maureen Hopkins
Ensemble
William James
Ensemble
Linda Jorgens
Ensemble
Tresha Kelly
Ensemble
Nancy Killmer
Ensemble
Carolyn Kirsch
Madelaine
Eve March
Docaton
Richard Marr
Ensemble
Jan Metternich
Ensemble
Maralyn Miles
Mimi
Rita O'Connor
Jeanine
Jo Ann Ogawa
Ensemble
Don Percassi
Ensemble
Diane Phillips
Lucille
Shirley Potter
Varne
Jean Preece
Ensemble
Ann Reinking
Ensemble
Skiles Ricketts
Ensemble
Suzanne Rogers
Solange
Charlene Ryan
Simone
Marianne Selbert
Annette
Pamela Serpe
Ensemble
Dan Siretta
Phil Rosenberry
Bloomingdale's
Maggie Task
Helene
Gerald Teijelo
Ensemble
David Thomas
Claude
Margot Travers
Marie
Gene Varrone
Loublaye
 
Lapidus
Bonnie Walker
Ensemble
Lynn Winn
Juliette
Richard Woods
Dr. Petitjean
Standby: Joan Copeland (Coco Chanel)
Understudies: Roy Barry (Dwight Berkwit, Eugene Bernstone), Jack Beaber (Sebastian Baye), William James (Georges, Julian Lesage), Tresha Kelly (Nadine), Nancy Killmer (Helene, Docaton), Richard Marr (Dr. Petitjean, Lapidus, Grand Duke Alexandrovitch), Suzanne Rogers (Noelle), Maggie Task (Pignol), Gerald Teijelo (Albert, Armand, Ronny Ginsborn, Phil Rosenberry), David Thomas (Louis Greff, Charles) and Gene Varrone (Papa, Claude)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Dec 18, 1969 - Oct 03, 1970)

Cast

Danielle Darrieux
Coco Chanel
Aug 03, 1970 - Oct 03, 1970
Udana Campbell
Noelle
Diane Coupé
Colette
Nancy Dalton
Ensemble
Michael Davis
Albert
Shirley de Burgh
Ensemble
Jacque Dean
Varne
Dorothy Frank
Ensemble
Rita Hodges
Juliette
Jane Karel
Ensemble
Dottie Lester
Ensemble
Gwenn Lewis
Ensemble
Nancy Lynch
Ensemble
Joan Shea
Helene
Dana Simmons
Ensemble
Sandra Thornton
Colette
Terry Violino
Ensemble
Penny Worth
Ensemble
music by André Previn; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
But That's the Way You Are
Alex
The World Belongs to the Young
Coco Chanel, Louis Greff, Sebastian Baye, Pignol and Company
Let's Go Home
Georges
Mademoiselle Cliche de Paris
Coco Chanel
On the Corner of the Rue Cambon
Coco Chanel
The Money Rings Out Like Freedom
Coco Chanel and Ensemble
A Brand New Dress
Noelle
A Woman Is How She Loves
Georges
Gabrielle
Papa
Coco
Coco Chanel
The Preparation
Coco Chanel and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Fiasco
Sebastian Baye and Simone
When Your Lover Says Goodbye
Louis Greff
Coco (Reprise)
Coco Chanel
Ohrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & Saks
The Buyers
Ohrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & Saks (Reprise)
Coco Chanel and Ensemble
Always Mademoisielle
Coco Chanel and Mannequins

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1970 Nominee
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Book by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by André Previn
Produced by Frederick Brisson
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1970 Nominee
Katharine Hepburn

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1970 Winner
René Auberjonois
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1970 Nominee
George Rose

Best Costume Design

1970 Winner
Costume Design by Cecil Beaton
 

Best Choreography

1970 Nominee
Choreographed by Michael Bennett
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1970 Nominee
Directed by Michael Benthall

Theatre World

Award

1970 Recipient
David Holliday
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