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Lend an Ear
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 16, 1948
Closing Date
Jan 21, 1950
Performances
460
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 16, 1948
Close Date: Jan 21, 1950
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Is Final Week:
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
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by
William R. Katzell
,
Franklin Gilbert
and
William Eythe
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
Yvonne Adair
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
Anne Renee Anderson
The Patient
(Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
Singer
Girl
("The Gladiola Girl")
Mathilda
(Words Without Song)
Dorothy Babbs
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
Carol Channing
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
Al Checco
Henry Jones' Friend
(Friday Dancing Class)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
A Bartender
(All the World's)
Alberto
(Words Without Song)
Peter Conlow
A Boy
The Boss Who Dances
(I'm Not in Love)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Dancing Class Student
Robert Dixon
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
William Eythe
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)
Nancy Franklin
Dancing Class Student
Antoinette Guhlke
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
Hal Hackett
Announcer in "Words Without Song"
George Hall
Husband
(Power of the Press)
Skiddy Tyres
(The Gladiola Girl)
A Bartender
(All the World's)
Alberto
(Words Without Song)
Gloria Hamilton
Singer
"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
Bob Herget
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)
Beverly Hosier
Singer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Jenny Lou Law
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
Betty Low
Dancing Class Student
Arthur Maxwell
A Boy
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"
Tommy Morton
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
Gene Nelson
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Bob Scheerer
A Boy
A Boss Who Dances
Henry Jones
(Friday Dancing Class)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Dancer
Henry Jones
(Friday Dancing Class)
William Skipper
Dancing Class Student
The Boss Who Dances
(I'm Not in Love)
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
"Who Hit Me?" Dancer
Jeanine Smith
Singer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Lee Stacy
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
Larry Stewart
Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Policeman
(The Gladiola Girl)
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bill Woods
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
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by
William R. Katzell
,
Franklin Gilbert
and
William Eythe
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
Yvonne Adair
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
Anne Renee Anderson
The Patient
(Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me)
Singer
Girl
("The Gladiola Girl")
Mathilda
(Words Without Song)
Dorothy Babbs
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
Carol Channing
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
Al Checco
Henry Jones' Friend
(Friday Dancing Class)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
A Bartender
(All the World's)
Alberto
(Words Without Song)
Peter Conlow
A Boy
The Boss Who Dances
(I'm Not in Love)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Dancing Class Student
Robert Dixon
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
William Eythe
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)
Nancy Franklin
Dancing Class Student
Antoinette Guhlke
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
Hal Hackett
Announcer in "Words Without Song"
George Hall
Husband
(Power of the Press)
Skiddy Tyres
(The Gladiola Girl)
A Bartender
(All the World's)
Alberto
(Words Without Song)
Gloria Hamilton
Singer
"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
Bob Herget
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)
Beverly Hosier
Singer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Jenny Lou Law
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
Betty Low
Dancing Class Student
Arthur Maxwell
A Boy
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"
Tommy Morton
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
Gene Nelson
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Bob Scheerer
A Boy
A Boss Who Dances
Henry Jones
(Friday Dancing Class)
Boy
("The Gladiola Girl")
Dancer
Henry Jones
(Friday Dancing Class)
William Skipper
Dancing Class Student
The Boss Who Dances
(I'm Not in Love)
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
"Who Hit Me?" Dancer
Jeanine Smith
Singer
Chorus
(Words Without Song)
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Lee Stacy
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
Larry Stewart
Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Policeman
(The Gladiola Girl)
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bill Woods
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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