MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 16, 1948
Closing Date
Jan 21, 1950
Performances
460
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
National Theatre
(Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)
Mansfield Theatre
(Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)

  • People
    Theatre Owned / Operated by Select Theatres Corporation
    Lyrics by Charles Gaynor; Book by Charles Gaynor; Additional sketches by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; Musical Director: George Bauer; Music orchestrated by Clare Grundman; Music by Charles Gaynor; Additional arrangements by George Bauer; Vocal arrangements by Dorothy Freitag; Sketches by Charles Gaynor
    Directed by Hal Gerson; Musical Staging by Gower Champion
    Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Lighting Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois
    General Manager: Michael Goldreyer
    Production Stage Manager: David Kanter; Stage Manager: Peter Lawrence; Assistant Stage Manager: Raymond Thomas
    Orchestra Personnel Manager: Gerald Rudy
    Duo Pianist: George Bauer and Dorothy Freitag
    General Press Representative: Samuel J. Friedman; Press Representative: Harvey Sabinson; Production Coordinator: Frances Deitz; Asst. to the Choreographer: Marge Champion; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Fred Golden
    The Secretary Who Sings (I'm Not in Love)
     
    Henry Jones' Mother (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    Ginger O'Toole (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    The Tourist (Santo Domingo)
     
    Miss Bridey (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    "Who Hit Me?" Singer
    The Patient (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
     
    Singer
     
    Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Mathilda (Words Without Song)
    The Girl in "Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing" (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
     
    Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Dancer
     
    The Girl in "Friday Dancing Class"
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
    Wife (Power of the Press)
     
    Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Singer
     
    Mrs. Playgoer (All the World's)
     
    Te Countess (Words Without Song)
     
    Henry Jones' Mother (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    "Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
    Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    A Bartender (All the World's)
     
    Alberto (Words Without Song)
    A Boy
     
    The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
     
    Dancing Class Student
    A Boy
     
    Singer
     
    The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
    The Doctor (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
     
    Announcer in "The Missing Road Company" (The Missing Road Company)
     
    Larry Van Patten (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    Mr. Playgoer (All the World's)
     
    Te Count (Words Without Song)
     
    Husband (Power of the Press)
    Dancing Class Student
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Dancer
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
    Announcer in "Words Without Song"
    Husband (Power of the Press)
     
    Skiddy Tyres (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    A Bartender (All the World's)
     
    Alberto (Words Without Song)
     
    "I'm on the Lookout" Singer
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    "When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
     
    Rosalie (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
    A Boy
     
    Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Policeman (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
    Miss Bridey (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "Ballade" Singer
     
    The Patient (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
     
    Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Mathilda (Words Without Song)
     
    "Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
    Dancing Class Student
     
    The Boss Who Dictates (I'm Not in Love)
     
    Singer
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    The Travel Agent (Santo Domingo)
     
    Announcer in "The Missing Road Company" (The Missing Road Company)
     
    The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
     
    Announcer in "All the World's"
    A Boss Who Dances
     
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
    A Boss Who Dances
     
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Dancer
    A Boy
     
    A Boss Who Dances
     
    Henry Jones (Friday Dancing Class)
     
    Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Dancer
     
    Henry Jones (Friday Dancing Class)
    Dancing Class Student
     
    The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
     
    "When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
     
    "Who Hit Me?" Dancer
    Singer
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
    The Nurse (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
     
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
     
    Singer
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    "Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
    Singer
     
    "Friday Dancing Class" Singer
     
    Policeman (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    "Molly O'Reilly" Singer
    Skiddy Tyres (The Gladiola Girl)
     
    Dancing Class Student
     
    Chorus (Words Without Song)
     
    Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)

    National Theatre (Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)

    Broadhurst Theatre (Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)

    Theatre Owned / Operated by Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
    Assistant Stage Manager: Hal Hackett

    Shubert Theatre (Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)

    Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

    Mansfield Theatre (Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)

    Theatre Owned / Operated by Michael Myerberg
  • Awards

    Tony Award®

    Best Choreography

    1949 Winner
    Musical Staging by Gower Champion

    Theatre World

    Award

    1949 Recipient
    Gene Nelson , Carol Channing and Bob Scheerer
Theatre Owned / Operated by Select Theatres Corporation
Lyrics by Charles Gaynor; Book by Charles Gaynor; Additional sketches by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; Musical Director: George Bauer; Music orchestrated by Clare Grundman; Music by Charles Gaynor; Additional arrangements by George Bauer; Vocal arrangements by Dorothy Freitag; Sketches by Charles Gaynor
Directed by Hal Gerson; Musical Staging by Gower Champion
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Lighting Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois
General Manager: Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager: David Kanter; Stage Manager: Peter Lawrence; Assistant Stage Manager: Raymond Thomas
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Gerald Rudy
Duo Pianist: George Bauer and Dorothy Freitag
General Press Representative: Samuel J. Friedman; Press Representative: Harvey Sabinson; Production Coordinator: Frances Deitz; Asst. to the Choreographer: Marge Champion; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Fred Golden
The Secretary Who Sings (I'm Not in Love)
 
Henry Jones' Mother (Friday Dancing Class)
 
Ginger O'Toole (The Gladiola Girl)
 
The Tourist (Santo Domingo)
 
Miss Bridey (Friday Dancing Class)
 
"Who Hit Me?" Singer
The Patient (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
 
Singer
 
Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Mathilda (Words Without Song)
The Girl in "Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing" (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
 
Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Dancer
 
The Girl in "Friday Dancing Class"
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Wife (Power of the Press)
 
Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Singer
 
Mrs. Playgoer (All the World's)
 
Te Countess (Words Without Song)
 
Henry Jones' Mother (Friday Dancing Class)
 
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
A Bartender (All the World's)
 
Alberto (Words Without Song)
A Boy
 
The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
 
Dancing Class Student
A Boy
 
Singer
 
The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
The Doctor (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
 
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company" (The Missing Road Company)
 
Larry Van Patten (The Gladiola Girl)
 
Mr. Playgoer (All the World's)
 
Te Count (Words Without Song)
 
Husband (Power of the Press)
Dancing Class Student
Dancing Class Student
 
Dancer
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
Announcer in "Words Without Song"
Husband (Power of the Press)
 
Skiddy Tyres (The Gladiola Girl)
 
A Bartender (All the World's)
 
Alberto (Words Without Song)
 
"I'm on the Lookout" Singer
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
 
Rosalie (The Gladiola Girl)
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
A Boy
 
Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)
 
Dancing Class Student
 
Policeman (The Gladiola Girl)
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Miss Bridey (Friday Dancing Class)
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"Ballade" Singer
 
The Patient (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
 
Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Mathilda (Words Without Song)
 
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Dancing Class Student
 
The Boss Who Dictates (I'm Not in Love)
 
Singer
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
The Travel Agent (Santo Domingo)
 
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company" (The Missing Road Company)
 
The Boy (Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing)
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
 
Announcer in "All the World's"
A Boss Who Dances
 
Dancing Class Student
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
A Boss Who Dances
 
Dancing Class Student
 
Dancer
A Boy
 
A Boss Who Dances
 
Henry Jones (Friday Dancing Class)
 
Boy ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Dancer
 
Henry Jones (Friday Dancing Class)
Dancing Class Student
 
The Boss Who Dances (I'm Not in Love)
 
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
 
"Who Hit Me?" Dancer
Singer
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
The Nurse (Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
 
Dancing Class Student
 
Girl ("The Gladiola Girl")
 
Singer
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Singer
 
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
 
Policeman (The Gladiola Girl)
 
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Skiddy Tyres (The Gladiola Girl)
 
Dancing Class Student
 
Chorus (Words Without Song)
 
Henry Jones' Friend (Friday Dancing Class)

National Theatre (Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)

Broadhurst Theatre (Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Assistant Stage Manager: Hal Hackett

Shubert Theatre (Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Mansfield Theatre (Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Michael Myerberg

Tony Award®

Best Choreography

1949 Winner
Musical Staging by Gower Champion

Theatre World

Award

1949 Recipient
Gene Nelson , Carol Channing and Bob Scheerer
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