MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1943
Closing Date
Feb 10, 1945
Performances
567
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 07, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944)
46th Street Theatre
(Jan 26, 1944 - Feb 10, 1945)

Description
A musical in two acts

Setting
New York City

Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Cheryl Crawford; Associate Producer: John Wildberg
Music by Kurt Weill; Book by S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash; Lyrics by Ogden Nash; Suggested by "The Tinted Venus" by F. Anstey; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill; Music arranged by Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel
Staged by Elia Kazan; Musical Staging by Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Paul Du Pont and Kermit Love; Miss Martin's gowns by Mainbocher; Sound Consultant: Saki Oura
Stage Manager: Frank Coletti; Assistant Stage Mgr: Paul Morrison
Press Representative: Jean Dalrymple and Anthony Buttitta
Whitelaw Savory
Venus
Rodney Hatch
Singing Ensemble
Gloria Kramer
Store Manager
 
Anatolian
Stanley
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Mrs. Moats
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Anatolian
 
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Police Lieutenant
Dancing Ensemble
Taxi Black
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Molly Grant
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Premiere Danseuse
Mrs. Kramer
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dr. Rook
Zuvelti
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Bus Starter
 
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble

Imperial Theatre (Oct 07, 1943 - Jan 24, 1944)

46th Street Theatre (Jan 26, 1944 - Feb 10, 1945)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Cast

Rodney Hatch
Dancing Ensemble
Premiere Danseuse
Police Lieutenant
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Taxi Black
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Stanley
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Understudy: Holly Harris (Venus)
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Ogden Nash
Act 1
Sung By
New Art Is True Art
Whitelaw Savory and Chorus
One Touch of Venus
Molly Grant and Girls
How Much I Love You
Rodney Hatch
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Venus
Forty Minutes for Lunch
West Wind
Whitelaw Savory
Way Out West in Jersey
Mrs. Kramer, Gloria Kramer and Rodney Hatch
Foolish Heart
Venus
The Trouble with Women
Rodney Hatch, Whitelaw Savory, Taxi Black and Stanley
Speak Low
Venus and Rodney Hatch
Dr. Crippen
Whitelaw Savory and Dancers
Act 2
Sung By
Very, Very, Very
Molly Grant
Speak Low (Reprise)
Rodney Hatch and Venus
Catch Hatch
Whitelaw Savory and Molly Grant
That's Him
Venus
Wooden Wedding
Rodney Hatch
Venus in Ozone Heights
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