MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 05, 1954
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1954
Performances
115
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Mar 05, 1954 - Jun 12, 1954)
Setting
The theatrical district of New York. Immediately following the Civil War.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Shepard Traube; Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell
Music by Sigmund Romberg; Lyrics by Leo Robin; Book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields; Musical Director: Sylvan Levin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Ballet music arranged by Trude Rittman
Directed by Shepard Traube; Choreographed by Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by Eldon Elder; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Eldon Elder; Assistant to Miles White: Elinor Robbins; Assistant to Eldon Elder: Warwick Brown
General Manager: J.H. Del Bondio
Production Stage Manager: Bill Ross; Stage Manager: Bruce Savan and Perry Bruskin
Music adapted by Don Walker; Choral Director: Sylvan Levin; Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Press Representative: George Ross and Madelin Blitzstein; Asst. to the Choreographer: Dania Krupska
Charles Goldner
Maestro Gallo
Jeanmaire
Lisette Gervais
David Atkinson
Clyde Hallam
Alexandre Kalioujny
Volodya Kuzentsov
Brenda Lewis
Lotta Leslie
Robert Smith
Van Beuren
David Aiken
Eddington
 
Singer
Harry Asmus
Dancer
Herbert Banke
Singer
Meredith Baylis
Dancer
Joan Bowman
Dancer
Robert Driscoll
Singer
Lydia Fredericks
Nellie
 
Singer
Katia Geleznova
Simone
 
Dancer
Mickey Gunnersen
Paulette
 
Dancer
Mary Haywood
Dancer
Gregory Hines
Shoe Shine Boy
Maurice Hines
Newspaper Boy
Jane House
Singer
Deedy Irwin
Singer
Kalem Kermoyan
Mike
 
Singer
Rhoda Kerns
Dancer
Peggy Kinard
Singer
Nancy King
Odette
 
Dancer
Louis Kosman
Dancer
Dania Krupska
Hattie Hopkins
Lynne Marcus
Lucette
 
Dancer
Julie Marlowe
Dancer
Ray Mason
Hollister
 
Singer
Ellen Matthews
Dancer
Marni Nixon
Singer
Paul Olson
Dancer
Stas Pajenski
Singer
Lila Popper
Gisele
 
Dancer
Michelle Reiner
Singer
Douglas Rideout
Gypsy Violinist
 
Singer
Tom Rieder
British Tar
 
Singer
Eva Rubinstein
Mimi
 
Dancer
James Schlader
Singer
Dorothy Scott
Dancer
Joshua Shelley
Boris
Beverly Simms
Dancer
Joanne Spiller
Singer
John Stamford
Policeman
 
Bruce
 
Singer
Edward Stinnett
Dancer
John Taliaferro
British Tar
 
Fire Chief
 
Sommelier
 
Singer
Ted Thurston
Fire Chief
 
Emile
 
Singer
Beryl Towbin
Blanchette
 
Dancer
Diana Turner
Dancer
William Weslow
Dancer
Beverly Weston
Singer
Jenny Workman
Jenny
 
Dancer
Understudies: Herb Banke (Bruce, Policeman), Perry Bruskin (Boris), Robert Driscoll (Gypsy Violinist), Rhoda Kerns (Blanchette), Dania Krupska (Lisette Gervais), Ray Mason (Clyde Hallam), Marni Nixon (Hattie Hopkins), Michelle Reiner (Lotta Leslie), Douglas Rideout (Eddington), Tom Rieder (Van Beuren, Mike), James Schlader (Hollister), John Stamford (Emile, Fire Chief), Ted Thurston (Maestro Gallo) and William Weslow (Volodya Kuzentsov)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Mar 05, 1954 - Jun 12, 1954)

Cast

Bartlett Robinson
Van Beuren
Art Carroll
British Tar
 
Singer
Therese Mari
Singer
Understudies: Art Carroll (Van Beuren, Mike) and Peggy Kincard (Hattie Hopkins)
music by Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Leo Robin
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
That Naughty Show from Gay Paree
Singing Ensemble
Lost in Loveliness
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam, Lisette Gervais, 1st Lover, 2nd Lover and Lovers
I Promised Their Mothers
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Maestro Gallo
Up in the Elevated Railway (Song and Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais, Clyde Hallam, Volodya Kuzentsov, Hattie Hopkins, Shoe Shine Boy, Newspaper Boy and Singing Ensemble
In Paris and in Love
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam and Lisette Gervais
You've Got to Be a Little Crazy
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lotta Leslie, Nellie, Mike and Bruce
When I am Free to Love
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais
Pas de Deux (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais and Volodya Kuzentsov
Out of the Way
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Members of the Singing Ensemble
Roll Out the Hose, Boys
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Members of the Singing Ensemble
Finale
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
My Heart Won't Say Goodbye
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam, Lisette Gervais and Singing Ensemble
We're All in the Same Boat (Song and Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
Bacchanale (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Dionysius, The Wayward Nymph, Nymphs, Satyrs, Messenger and Attendants
Love Is the Funniest Thing
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lotta Leslie and Maestro Gallo
The Cardinal's Guard Are We
Lotta Leslie and Members of the Singing Ensemble
Grand Imperial Ballet (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lucifer, Hecate, Devils, Evil Spirits, Bats, Dancing Batlets, Batlets and Attendants
Finale
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
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