MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 05, 1955
Closing Date
Oct 12, 1957
Performances
1,019
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(May 05, 1955 - May 04, 1957)
Adelphi Theatre
(May 06, 1957 - Oct 12, 1957)
Setting
Washington, D.C., some time in the future.
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; Produced in association with Albert B. Taylor
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott; From the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop; Dance arrangements by Roger Adams; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: Hal Hastings
Directed by George Abbott; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Bob Fosse
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by William and Jean Eckart; Sound Design by Harry Green; Assistant to the Designer (Scenery): Klaus Holm; Assistant to the Designer (Costumes): Hazel Roy
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Richard Horner
Stage Manager: James Hammerstein, Fred Hearn and Robert Evans; Technical Advisor on Fabrics: William Winokur
Music Contractor: Sol Gusikoff
Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch and Howard Newman; Casting: Judith Abbott and Betty Wharton; Electrician: Harry Green; Asst. to the Choreographer: Zoya Leporska; Master Carpenter: Fred Feller
Stephen Douglass
Joe Hardy
Gwen Verdon
Lola
May 05, 1955 - Nov 24, 1956
Ray Walston
Applegate
May 05, 1955 - Mar 14, 1957
Rae Allen
Gloria Thorpe
Richard Bishop
Welch
Shannon Bolin
Meg Boyd
Frank Bouley
Singer
Russ Brown
Van Buren
Fred Bryan
Singer
Betty Carr
Dancer
Ronn Cummins
Child
Cherry Davis
Teen-Ager
 
Singer
Robert Evans
Dancer
Timmy Everett
Dancer
Patricia Ferrier
Dancer
Nathaniel Frey
Smokey
Jeanne Grant
Singer
Marlyn Greer
Dancer
Janet Hayes
Singer
Del Horstmann
Lynch
 
Commissioner
 
Singer
Elizabeth Howell
Doris
Janie Janvier
Miss Weston
 
Singer
William Joyce
Dancer
Harvey Jung
Dancer
Joan Keenan
Singer
Marie Kolin
Dancer
Jimmie Komack
Rocky
Al Lanti
Henry
 
Dancer
Albert Linville
Vernon
 
Postmaster
 
Singer
Suzanne Lovell
Singer
Ralph Lowe
Singer
George Marcy
Guard
 
Dancer
Julia Marlowe
Dancer
Svetlana McLee
Dancer
Eddie Phillips
Sohovik
 
Dancer
Jackie Scholle
Child
Robert Shafer
Joe Boyd
Jean Stapleton
Sister
May 05, 1955 - Sep 04, 1956
Ralph Strane
Singer
Mark Ward
Dancer
Understudies: Fred Bryan (Joe Boyd), Betty Carr (Lola), Robert Evans (Sohovik), Nathaniel Frey (Applegate), Janet Hayes (Meg Boyd), Janie Janvier (Doris), William Joyce (Smokey), Joan Keenan (Sister), Al Lanti (Van Buren), Albert Linville (Welch), Susan Lovell (Gloria Thorpe), Ralph Lowe (Joe Hardy) and Ralph Strane (Rocky)

46th Street Theatre (May 05, 1955 - May 04, 1957)

Hair Styling for Miss Verdon: Ronald De Mann
Stage Manager: Dan Sattler

Cast

Sheila Bond
During Gwen Verdon's vacation
Lola
Jun 04, 1956 - Jun 16, 1956
Nathaniel Frey
Applegate
Mar 15, 1957 - Jun 15, 1957
Gretchen Wyler
Lola
Nov 26, 1956 - Jun 15, 1957
William Adams
Welch
Bob Dishy
Rocky
Charlotte Fairchild
Meg Boyd
Margot Feldman
Dancer
Penny Ann Green
Dancer
Louis Johnson
Dancer
William Joyce
Henry
George Lake
Dancer
Marty May
Van Buren
Charles Morrell
Dancer
Don Rogers
Rocky

Adelphi Theatre (May 06, 1957 - Oct 12, 1957)

Cast

Howard Caine
Applegate
Jun 17, 1957 - Aug 17, 1957
Nathaniel Frey
Applegate
Aug 19, 1957 - Oct 12, 1957
Devra Korwin
Lola
Jun 17, 1957 - ?
Gretchen Wyler
Lola
Sally Brown
Gloria Thorpe
Charlotte Fairchild
Meg Boyd
Sam Greene
Vernon
 
Postmaster
George Lake
Henry
Kenneth Le Roy
Sohovik
Bill McDonald
Smokey
Anita Webb
Sister
Understudy: Devra Korwin (Lola)
music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler; lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
Act 1
Sung By
Six Months Out of Every Year
Meg Boyd, Joe Boyd, Baseball Fans and Baseball Widows
Goodbye, Old Girl
Joe Boyd and Joe Hardy
Heart
Van Buren, Rocky, Smokey and Vernon
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.
Gloria Thorpe and Baseball Players
A Man Doesn't Know
Joe Hardy
A Little Brains, A Little Talent
Lola
A Man Doesn't Know (Reprise)
Joe Hardy and Meg Boyd
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
Lola
Not Meg
Applegate and Gossips
Who's Got the Pain? (Song and Dance)
Lola and Sohovik
The American League
The Downtown Fan Club
Act 2
Sung By
The Game
Rocky, Smokey and Baseball Players
Heart (Reprise)
Sister, Children and Singer
Near To You
Joe Hardy and Meg Boyd
Those Were the Good Old Days
Applegate
Two Lost Souls
Lola, Joe Hardy, Guys and Dolls
A Man Doesn't Know (Reprise)
Meg Boyd and Joe Boyd

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1956 Winner
Book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross ; Produced in association with Albert B. Taylor
Produced by Frederick Brisson , Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince

Best Actor in a Musical

1956 Winner
Ray Walston
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1956 Nominee
Stephen Douglass

Best Actress in a Musical

1956 Winner
Gwen Verdon

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1956 Winner
Russ Brown
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1956 Nominee
Rae Allen

Best Choreography

1956 Winner
Choreographed by Bob Fosse

Conductor and Musical Director

1956 Winner
Musical Director: Hal Hastings

Stage Technician

1956 Winner
Electrician: Harry Green
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