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One Touch of Venus

Imperial Theatre , (10/07/1943 - 1/24/1944)

46th Street Theatre , (1/26/1944 - 2/10/1945)

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

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Description: A musical in two acts

Setting: New York City

Opening Night Credits
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Cheryl Crawford and Cheryl Crawford; Associate Producer: John Wildberg and John Wildberg
Music by Kurt Weill and Kurt Weill; Book by S. J. Perelman, Ogden Nash, S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash; Lyrics by Ogden Nash and Ogden Nash; Suggested by "The Tinted Venus" by F. Anstey and F. Anstey; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill and Kurt Weill; Music arranged by Kurt Weill and Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel and Maurice Abravanel
Staged by Elia Kazan and Elia Kazan; Musical Staging by Agnes De Mille and Agnes De Mille
Scenic Design by Howard Bay and Howard Bay; Costume Design by Paul Du Pont, Kermit Love, Paul Du Pont and Kermit Love; Miss Martin's gowns by Mainbocher and Mainbocher; Sound Consultant: Saki Oura and Saki Oura
Stage Manager: Frank Coletti and Frank Coletti; Assistant Stage Mgr: Paul Morrison and Paul Morrison
Press Representative: Jean Dalrymple, Anthony Buttitta, Jean Dalrymple and Anthony Buttitta

Cast

John Boles	Whitelaw Savory
	Whitelaw Savory
Mary Martin	Venus
	Venus

Kenny Baker

Rodney Hatch

Lynn Alden	Singing Ensemble
Ruth Bond	Gloria Kramer
	Gloria Kramer
Sam Bonnell	Store Manager
	Anatolian
	Store Manager
	Anatolian
Zachary A. Charles	Sam
Harry Clark	Stanley
Arthur Davies	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
Jane Davies	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
Florence Dunlap	Mrs. Moats
	Mrs. Moats
Rose Marie Elliot	Singing Ensemble
Carle Erbele	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Matthew Farrar	Anatolian
	Singing Ensemble
	Anatolian
	Singing Ensemble
Nelle Fisher	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Bert Freed	Police Lieutenant
William Garrett	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Teddy Hart	Taxi Black
Ruth Harte	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Jinx Heffelfinger	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Jane Hoffman	Rose
	Rose
Jean Houloose	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Beatrice Hudson	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
Ann Hutchinson	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Julie Jefferson	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
Pearl Lang	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Paula Laurence	Molly Grant
	Molly Grant
Ralph Linn	Dancing Ensemble
Allyn Ann McLerie	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Lavina Nielsen	Dancing Ensemble
Duncan Noble	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Sono Osato	Premiere Danseuse
Helen Raymond	Mrs. Kramer
	Mrs. Kramer
Ginee Richardson	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Willa Rollins	Singing Ensemble
Patricia Schaeffer	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Kevin Smith	Dancing Ensemble
Betty Spain	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
Johnny Stearns	Dr. Rook
	Dr. Rook
Harold J. Stone	Zuvelti
	Zuvelti
Kirsten Valbor	Dancing Ensemble
	Dancing Ensemble
Jeffrey Warren	Singing Ensemble
	Singing Ensemble
William Weber	Dancing Ensemble
Lou Wills, Jr.	Bus Starter
	Dancing Ensemble
	Bus Starter
	Dancing Ensemble
Parker Wilson	Dancing Ensemble

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 (Ballet)
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 (Ballet)