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Barefoot Boy With Cheek
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 03, 1947
Closing Date
Jul 05, 1947
Performances
108
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Apr 03, 1947
Close Date: Jul 05, 1947
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Apr 03, 1947 - Jul 05, 1947)
Setting
The Campus of the University of Minnesota.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Sidney Lippman
; Lyrics by
Sylvia Dee
; Book by
Max Shulman
; Based on the novel by
Max Shulman
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Philip Lang
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Assistant Vocal arrang.:
Bus Davis
Staged by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Richard Barstow
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Assistant to Jo Mielziner:
John Harvey
General Manager:
Charles Harris
Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
and
Fred Hearn
; General Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
Orchestra Manager:
Philip Palmer
Assistant to Richard Barstow:
Fred Hearn
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Ned Armstrong
Betty Abbott
Singer
Jerry Austen
Kermit McDermott
Adrienne Aye
Singer
James Bowie
Singer
Harvey Braun
Singer
Solen Burry
Boris Fiveyearplan
Red Buttons
Shyster Fiscal
Dean Campbell
Singer
Jean Marie Caples
Dancer
Mary Lee Carrell
Singer
Leonard Claret
Dancer
Carol Coleman
Singer
Philip Coolidge
Professor Schultz
Douglas Deane
Dancer
Robert Edwin
Singer
Cpl. Tommy Farrell
Muskie Pike
Beverly Fite
Singer
Nell Foster
Singer
Nathaniel Frey
Second Band Member
Singer
Harris Gondell
First Band Member
Singer
June Graham
Dancer
Ellen Hanley
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
Mary Bly Harwood
Dancer
Patrick Kingdon
Freshman
Ray Kirchner
Dancer
Marion Kohler
Singer
James Lane
Bartender
Gay Laurence
Singer
John Laverty
Dancer
John Leslie
Singer
Louisa Lewis
Dancer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Abbe Marshall
Singer
Ellen Martin
Singer
Dusty McCaffrey
Dancer
Benjamin Miller
Eino Fflliikkiinnenn
Ray Morrissey
Singer
Ben Murphy
Van Varsity
Robert Neukum
Singer
David Newman
Dancer
Audrey Peters
Dancer
Alfred Porter
Singer
Tommy Randall
Dancer
Billy Redfield
Asa Hearthrug
Walter Rinner
Singer
Marten Sameth
Playwright
Singer
Jean Sincere
Singer
Shirley Van
Peggy Hepp
Nancy Walker
Yetta Samovar
Pamela Ward
Singer
Billie Lou Watt
Noblesse Oblige
Loren Welch
Charlie Convertible
Jack Williams
Roger Hailfellow
Doris York
Dancer
Martin Beck Theatre
(Apr 03, 1947 - Jul 05, 1947)
Cast
Joshua Shelley
Shyster Fiscal
Songs
music by
Sidney Lippman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Dee
Act 1
Sung By
A Toast to Alpha Cholera
Fraternity Men
We Feel Our Man is Definitely You
Shyster Fiscal, Roger Hailfellow and Fraternity Men
The Legendary Eino Fflliikkiinnen
Eino Fflliikkiinnenn, Asa Hearthrug and Fraternity Men
Too Nice a Day to Go to School
Kermit McDermott, Peggy Hepp, Charlie Convertible, Van Varsity and Students
I Knew I'd Know
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
I'll Turn a Little Cog
Yetta Samovar, Asa Hearthrug, Charlie Convertible, Van Varsity and Singers
Who Do You Think You Are?
Kermit McDermott, Asa Hearthrug and Students
Everything Leads Right Back to Love
Clothilde Pfefferkorn and Asa Hearthrug
Little Yetta's Gonna Get a Man
Yetta Samovar
Alice in Boogieland
Muskie Pike, Peggy Hepp, Shyster Fiscal and Roger Hailfellow
Act 2
Sung By
After Graduation Day
Charlie Convertible and Students
There's Lots of Things You Can Do With Two (But Not With Three)
Yetta Samovar, Shyster Fiscal, Noblesse Oblige, Roger Hailfellow, Asa Hearthrug, Muskie Pike, Dancers and Students
The Story of the Carrot
Asa Hearthrug and Eino Fflliikkiinnenn
When You Are Eighteen
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
Star of the North Star State
Students
I Knew I'd Know
(Reprise)
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
It Couldn't Be Done (But We Did It)
Entire Company
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1947 Recipient
Ellen Hanley
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Martin Beck Theatre Corporation
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Sidney Lippman
; Lyrics by
Sylvia Dee
; Book by
Max Shulman
; Based on the novel by
Max Shulman
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Philip Lang
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Assistant Vocal arrang.:
Bus Davis
Staged by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Richard Barstow
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
; Assistant to Jo Mielziner:
John Harvey
General Manager:
Charles Harris
Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
and
Fred Hearn
; General Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
Orchestra Manager:
Philip Palmer
Assistant to Richard Barstow:
Fred Hearn
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Ned Armstrong
Betty Abbott
Singer
Jerry Austen
Kermit McDermott
Adrienne Aye
Singer
James Bowie
Singer
Harvey Braun
Singer
Solen Burry
Boris Fiveyearplan
Red Buttons
Shyster Fiscal
Dean Campbell
Singer
Jean Marie Caples
Dancer
Mary Lee Carrell
Singer
Leonard Claret
Dancer
Carol Coleman
Singer
Philip Coolidge
Professor Schultz
Douglas Deane
Dancer
Robert Edwin
Singer
Cpl. Tommy Farrell
Muskie Pike
Beverly Fite
Singer
Nell Foster
Singer
Nathaniel Frey
Second Band Member
Singer
Harris Gondell
First Band Member
Singer
June Graham
Dancer
Ellen Hanley
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
Mary Bly Harwood
Dancer
Patrick Kingdon
Freshman
Ray Kirchner
Dancer
Marion Kohler
Singer
James Lane
Bartender
Gay Laurence
Singer
John Laverty
Dancer
John Leslie
Singer
Louisa Lewis
Dancer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Abbe Marshall
Singer
Ellen Martin
Singer
Dusty McCaffrey
Dancer
Benjamin Miller
Eino Fflliikkiinnenn
Ray Morrissey
Singer
Ben Murphy
Van Varsity
Robert Neukum
Singer
David Newman
Dancer
Audrey Peters
Dancer
Alfred Porter
Singer
Tommy Randall
Dancer
Billy Redfield
Asa Hearthrug
Walter Rinner
Singer
Marten Sameth
Playwright
Singer
Jean Sincere
Singer
Shirley Van
Peggy Hepp
Nancy Walker
Yetta Samovar
Pamela Ward
Singer
Billie Lou Watt
Noblesse Oblige
Loren Welch
Charlie Convertible
Jack Williams
Roger Hailfellow
Doris York
Dancer
Martin Beck Theatre
(Apr 03, 1947 - Jul 05, 1947)
Cast
Joshua Shelley
Shyster Fiscal
music by
Sidney Lippman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Dee
Act 1
Sung By
A Toast to Alpha Cholera
Fraternity Men
We Feel Our Man is Definitely You
Shyster Fiscal, Roger Hailfellow and Fraternity Men
The Legendary Eino Fflliikkiinnen
Eino Fflliikkiinnenn, Asa Hearthrug and Fraternity Men
Too Nice a Day to Go to School
Kermit McDermott, Peggy Hepp, Charlie Convertible, Van Varsity and Students
I Knew I'd Know
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
I'll Turn a Little Cog
Yetta Samovar, Asa Hearthrug, Charlie Convertible, Van Varsity and Singers
Who Do You Think You Are?
Kermit McDermott, Asa Hearthrug and Students
Everything Leads Right Back to Love
Clothilde Pfefferkorn and Asa Hearthrug
Little Yetta's Gonna Get a Man
Yetta Samovar
Alice in Boogieland
Muskie Pike, Peggy Hepp, Shyster Fiscal and Roger Hailfellow
Act 2
Sung By
After Graduation Day
Charlie Convertible and Students
There's Lots of Things You Can Do With Two (But Not With Three)
Yetta Samovar, Shyster Fiscal, Noblesse Oblige, Roger Hailfellow, Asa Hearthrug, Muskie Pike, Dancers and Students
The Story of the Carrot
Asa Hearthrug and Eino Fflliikkiinnenn
When You Are Eighteen
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
Star of the North Star State
Students
I Knew I'd Know
(Reprise)
Clothilde Pfefferkorn
It Couldn't Be Done (But We Did It)
Entire Company
Theatre World
Award
1947 Recipient
Ellen Hanley
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