MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 13, 1949
Closing Date
Mar 18, 1950
Performances
176
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 13, 1949 - Feb 25, 1950)
Broadway Theatre
(Feb 27, 1950 - Mar 18, 1950)
  • People
    Presented by George Abbott
    Music by Jay Gorney; Sketches by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr; Lyrics by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: Antonio Morelli; Ballet music by Genevieve Pitot; Vocal arrangements by Antonio Morelli
    Directed by Walter Kerr; Choreographed by Helen Tamiris
    Production Design by John Robert Lloyd; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
    General Manager: Charles Harris; Company Manager: Joe Harris
    Production Stage Manager: Robert E. Griffith; Assistant Stage Manager: Robert McCahon and Dorothy Crutchfield
    Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
    Assistant to Helen Tamiris: Daniel Nagrin
    Press Representative: Richard Maney and Frank Goodman
    Assistant to John Lloyd: Pembroke Squires
    Nancy Andrews
    "This Had Better Be Love" Performer
     
    Barbara (Be a Mess)
     
    Queen (Great Dane A-Comin')
     
    "Wish Me Luck" Performer
     
    "Miss Platt Selects Mate" Performer
     
    First Sister (Cinderella)
    Mary Anthony
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Eleanor Boleyn
    The Girl Friend (Easy Does It)
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Art Carroll
    Assistant Director (Gorilla Girl)
     
    Father (American Primitive)
     
    Boy (It'll Be All Right in a Hundred Years)
     
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
    Peggy Cass
    Broadway debut
    Moonbeam (Disenchantment)
     
    Olivia (Be a Mess)
     
    Second Sister (Cinderella)
    Arlyne Frank
    Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Lydia Fredericks
    Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Nat Frey
    Cameraman (Gorilla Girl)
     
    First Aide (What It Really Was Like)
     
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
    Helen Gallagher
    Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
     
    Daughter (American Primitive)
     
    The Girl (Easy Does It)
     
    Neighbor (Cinderella)
    Pearl Hacker
    Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    George Hall
    Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
     
    Director (Gorilla Girl)
     
    Muffins (Disenchantment)
     
    Polonius (Great Dane A-Comin')
     
    C.O. (What It Really Was Like)
     
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
    Pearl Lang
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    "Broadway Love Song" Performer
     
    Carita (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    David Lober
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    The Other Man (Easy Does It)
     
    Croupier (Wish Me Luck)
     
    Francesco (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Greb Lober
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    The Girl Friend (Easy Does It)
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Jonathan Lucas
    Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
     
    Skeets (Gorilla Girl)
     
    "Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
     
    "Broadway Love Song" Performer
     
    Kerrigan (What It Really Was Like)
     
    Mr. Brown (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
     
    Newsboy in "Cinderella"
    Mara Lynn
    Kyle MacDonnell
    Miss Hilton (Gorilla Girl)
     
    Jane (Be a Mess)
     
    Girl (It'll Be All Right in a Hundred Years)
     
    Ophelia (Great Dane A-Comin')
     
    Miss Dupree (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
     
    Cinderella (Cinderella)
    Ilona Murrai
    Carita's Sister (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Daniel Nagrin
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    The Man (Easy Does It)
     
    Laertes (Great Dane A-Comin')
     
    Felipe (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Carl Nicholas
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
    Lewis Nye
    Trainer (Gorilla Girl)
     
    Papa (Disenchantment)
     
    Second Aide (What It Really Was Like)
     
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
     
    Prince (Cinderella)
    Muriel O'Malley
    "American Primitive" Performer
     
    Mama (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
     
    Stepmother (Cinderella)
    Ray Page
    King (Great Dane A-Comin')
    Beverly Purvin
    Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Richard Reed
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
     
    "American Primitive" Dancer
    George Reich
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Larry Robbins
    "Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
     
    Pilgrim (Disenchantment)
     
    Malloy (What It Really Was Like)
     
    "Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
     
    Page (Cinderella)
    Dorothy Scott
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    William Sumner
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    Newsboy in "Disenchantment"
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
    Dick Sykes
    "This Had Better Be Love" Performer
     
    "Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
     
    Old Gent (Disenchantment)
     
    Hamlet (Great Dane A-Comin')
     
    General (What It Really Was Like)
    Beverly Tassoni
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Merritt Thompson
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
     
    "Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
    Bobby Trelease
    Performer
    Parker Wilson
    "American Primitive" Dancer
     
    Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)

    Broadhurst Theatre (Oct 13, 1949 - Feb 25, 1950)

    Assistant Stage Manager: H. Smith Prince
    Press Representative: Peggy Phillips

    Cast

    Jean Handzlik
    "American Primitive" Performer
     
    Mama (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
     
    Stepmother (Cinderella)
    Audrey Peters
    Performer
    Bobby Trelease
    "American Primitive" Dancer

    Broadway Theatre (Feb 27, 1950 - Mar 18, 1950)

  • Awards

    Tony Award®

    Choreographer

    1950 Winner
    Choreographed by Helen Tamiris

    Theatre World

    Award

    1950 Recipient
    Nancy Andrews
Presented by George Abbott
Music by Jay Gorney; Sketches by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr; Lyrics by Jean Kerr and Walter Kerr; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: Antonio Morelli; Ballet music by Genevieve Pitot; Vocal arrangements by Antonio Morelli
Directed by Walter Kerr; Choreographed by Helen Tamiris
Production Design by John Robert Lloyd; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
General Manager: Charles Harris; Company Manager: Joe Harris
Production Stage Manager: Robert E. Griffith; Assistant Stage Manager: Robert McCahon and Dorothy Crutchfield
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Assistant to Helen Tamiris: Daniel Nagrin
Press Representative: Richard Maney and Frank Goodman
Assistant to John Lloyd: Pembroke Squires
Nancy Andrews
"This Had Better Be Love" Performer
 
Barbara (Be a Mess)
 
Queen (Great Dane A-Comin')
 
"Wish Me Luck" Performer
 
"Miss Platt Selects Mate" Performer
 
First Sister (Cinderella)
Mary Anthony
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Eleanor Boleyn
The Girl Friend (Easy Does It)
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Art Carroll
Assistant Director (Gorilla Girl)
 
Father (American Primitive)
 
Boy (It'll Be All Right in a Hundred Years)
 
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
Peggy Cass
Broadway debut
Moonbeam (Disenchantment)
 
Olivia (Be a Mess)
 
Second Sister (Cinderella)
Arlyne Frank
Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Lydia Fredericks
Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Nat Frey
Cameraman (Gorilla Girl)
 
First Aide (What It Really Was Like)
 
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
Helen Gallagher
Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
 
Daughter (American Primitive)
 
The Girl (Easy Does It)
 
Neighbor (Cinderella)
Pearl Hacker
Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
George Hall
Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
 
Director (Gorilla Girl)
 
Muffins (Disenchantment)
 
Polonius (Great Dane A-Comin')
 
C.O. (What It Really Was Like)
 
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
Pearl Lang
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
"Broadway Love Song" Performer
 
Carita (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
David Lober
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
The Other Man (Easy Does It)
 
Croupier (Wish Me Luck)
 
Francesco (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Greb Lober
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
The Girl Friend (Easy Does It)
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Jonathan Lucas
Theatregoer ("An Opening for Everybody")
 
Skeets (Gorilla Girl)
 
"Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
 
"Broadway Love Song" Performer
 
Kerrigan (What It Really Was Like)
 
Mr. Brown (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
 
Newsboy in "Cinderella"
Mara Lynn
Kyle MacDonnell
Miss Hilton (Gorilla Girl)
 
Jane (Be a Mess)
 
Girl (It'll Be All Right in a Hundred Years)
 
Ophelia (Great Dane A-Comin')
 
Miss Dupree (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
 
Cinderella (Cinderella)
Ilona Murrai
Carita's Sister (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Daniel Nagrin
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
The Man (Easy Does It)
 
Laertes (Great Dane A-Comin')
 
Felipe (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Carl Nicholas
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
Lewis Nye
Trainer (Gorilla Girl)
 
Papa (Disenchantment)
 
Second Aide (What It Really Was Like)
 
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
 
Prince (Cinderella)
Muriel O'Malley
"American Primitive" Performer
 
Mama (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
 
Stepmother (Cinderella)
Ray Page
King (Great Dane A-Comin')
Beverly Purvin
Singer (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Richard Reed
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
 
"American Primitive" Dancer
George Reich
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Larry Robbins
"Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
 
Pilgrim (Disenchantment)
 
Malloy (What It Really Was Like)
 
"Men of the Water-Mark" Performer
 
Page (Cinderella)
Dorothy Scott
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
William Sumner
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
Newsboy in "Disenchantment"
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
Dick Sykes
"This Had Better Be Love" Performer
 
"Highbrow, Lowbrow" Performer
 
Old Gent (Disenchantment)
 
Hamlet (Great Dane A-Comin')
 
General (What It Really Was Like)
Beverly Tassoni
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Merritt Thompson
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)
 
"Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree" Dancer
Bobby Trelease
Performer
Parker Wilson
"American Primitive" Dancer
 
Villager (Under the Sleeping Volcano)

Broadhurst Theatre (Oct 13, 1949 - Feb 25, 1950)

Assistant Stage Manager: H. Smith Prince
Press Representative: Peggy Phillips

Cast

Jean Handzlik
"American Primitive" Performer
 
Mama (Mr. Brown, Miss Dupree)
 
Stepmother (Cinderella)
Audrey Peters
Performer
Bobby Trelease
"American Primitive" Dancer

Broadway Theatre (Feb 27, 1950 - Mar 18, 1950)

Tony Award®

Choreographer

1950 Winner
Choreographed by Helen Tamiris

Theatre World

Award

1950 Recipient
Nancy Andrews
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