MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 28, 1960
Closing Date
May 08, 1960
Performances
12
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Apr 28, 1960 - May 08, 1960)

Description
A musical in two acts

Setting
The little town of Akbarabad, India. Present.

Produced by Oscar S. Lerman and Martin B. Cohen; Produced in association with Walter Cohen; Associate Producer: Ben Frye
Book by Pearl S. Buck and Charles K. Peck, Jr.; Based on the 1945 novel "My Indian Family" by Hilda Wernher; Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster; Vocal arrangements by Trude Rittman; Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman; Music orchestrated by Phil Lang; Musical Director: Jay Blackton
Directed by Jerome Chodorov; Choreographed by Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Design by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Charles Harrow; Company Manager: Irving Squires
Production Stage Manager: Charles Atkin; Stage Manager: Fred Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: Stuart Fleming
Associate Conductor: Sam Farber
Press Representative: Frank Goodman, Ben Washer and Leo Stern; Photographer: Fred Fehl and Friedman-Abeles; Consultant on Indian Costumes: Bhaskar
Lady Christine FitzSimons
Auntie
Uncle
Dr. Rashil Singh
Servant to Dr. Singh
 
The Priest
 
Singing Ensemble
Amora
Prospective Bride
 
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Rainath
Servant to Mohan Roy
 
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
 
Singing Ensemble
Krishna
Singing Ensemble
The Twin
Prospective Bride
 
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Servant to Dr. Singh
 
Singing Ensemble
Children of the Town
Lakshmi
Prospective Bride
 
Dancing Ensemble
Dr. MacGowan
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Children of the Town
Tara
Prospective Bride
 
Dancing Ensemble
Mohan Roy
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Sita Roy
Dancing Ensemble
Station Master
 
Singing Ensemble
Children of the Town
Rajendra
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
The Twin
Prospective Bride
 
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Servant to Dr. Singh
 
Singing Ensemble
The Matchmaker
 
Singing Ensemble
Standby: Christine Matthews (Sita Roy)
Understudies: John Anania (Uncle), Bea Barrett (Auntie), Nicholas Bianchi (Mohan Roy), Diana Corto (Sita Roy), Luis Robert Hernandez (Rajendra, Krishna), Donna Lyn (Jaya), Jen Nelson (Lady Christine FitzSimons), Joe Rocco (Rainath) and Arthur Tookoyan (Dr. Rashil Singh)
music by Sammy Fain; lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Act 1
Sung By
Welcome Song
Auntie, Uncle, Rainath, Children and Chorus
My Indian Family
Lady Christine FitzSimons
A Doctor's Soliloquy
Dr. Rashil Singh
UNICEF Song
The Children
My Little Lost Girl
Children and Dr. Rashil Singh
I'm Just a Little Sparrow
Jaya, Auntie, Rajendra, Servants and Children
We're Just a Pair of Sparrows
Lady Christine FitzSimons and Jaya
How to Pick a Man a Wife
Auntie and Uncle
The Lovely Girls of Akbarabad
The Matchmaker and Chorus
Room in My Heart
Lady Christine FitzSimons
The Divali Festival
Rainath, Dancers and Singers
I Never Meant to Fall in Love
Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dr. Rashil Singh
Act 2
Sung By
Freedom Can Be a Most Uncomfortable Thing
Auntie and Friends
Ireland Was Never Like This
Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dancers
He Loves Her
Sita Roy
Christine
Dr. Rashil Singh
Room in My Heart (Reprise)
Lady Christine FitzSimons
Freedom Can Be a Most Uncomfortable Thing (Reprise)
Auntie and Uncle
The Woman I was Before
Lady Christine FitzSimons
A Doctor's Soliloquy (Reprise)
Lady Christine FitzSimons and Dr. Rashil Singh
I Never Meant to Fall in Love (Reprise)
Dr. Rashil Singh and Lady Christine FitzSimons
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