MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 18, 1955
Closing Date
Sep 17, 1955
Performances
176
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Apr 18, 1955 - Sep 17, 1955)
Setting
An American movie company on location in Sicily and French Morocco. Time: The Present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Howard Hoyt, Reginald Hammerstein and Fred F. Finklehoffe
Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Dan Shapiro; Book by Guy Bolton and Eddie Davis; Vocal and Orchestral Arrangements by Don Walker; Musical and Choral Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola; Dance Music Devised by Roger Adams; Additional dance music by Donald Pippin; Assistant to Mr. Walker: Seymour Ginzler
Staged by Fred F. Finklehoffe; Choreographed by Tony Charmoli; Uncredited show doctoring by Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Lighting Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Miles White; Hair Styling by Ernest Adler; Make-Up Design by Ernest Adler; Assistant to Mr. White: Elinor Robbins
General Manager: Jesse Long
Stage Manager: Neil Hartley and Herman Shapiro
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Assistant to Mr. Finklehoffe: Edward Clarke Lilley; General Press Representative: George Ross; Production Secretary: Edith Weissman; Production Assistant: Martin Cohen; Casting Director: Jack Lenny; Production Secretary to Mr. Finklehoffe: William Logan; Assistant to Mr. Hoyt: William G. Costin, Jr.; Assistant to Mr. Charmoli: Gloria Hamilton
Betty Kean
Elsey
Jane Kean
Wynne
Mark Dawson
Lt. Bill Kelley
Lew Parker
Dinky
Dick Alderson
Dancer
Mark Allen
Captain Zimmerman
Sandi Bonner
Dancer
Marilynn Bradley
Singer
Hank Brunjes
Dancer
Thelma Carpenter
Chipolata
Gene Carrons
Dancer
Frank Conville
Pizza Cart Man
Bill Costin
Tommy
Thelma Dare
Singer
Gabriel Dell
Spud
Don Emmons
Dancer
Herb Fields
Tony
 
Singer
Patty Fitzsimmons
Dancer
Betty George
Lucia
Don Graham
Singer
Skeet Guenther
Shore Patrol
 
Dancer
Henry Hamilton
Singer
Ed Hanley
Russ
Will Hussung
Admiral Pottles
Mike Kellin
Joe Mancinni
Warren Kemmerling
Singer
Michael King
Singer
Marilyn Marsh
Dancer
Virginia Martin
Singer
Ray Mason
Camera Man
 
Singer
Ellen McCown
Singer
Meri Miller
Dancer
Marianne Olsen
Dancer
Janet Pavek
Singer
Jack Purcell
Dancer
Jack Rains
Singer
Marsha Rivers
Dancer
Karen Shepard
The Duchess
 
Singer
John Smolko
Dancer
Nina Starkey
Dancer
Gloria Stevens
Dancer
Hobe Streiford
Singer
Jack Timmers
Dancer
Nancy Walters
Native Girl
 
Singer
Patricia White
Dancer
Ethel Winter
Dancer
Understudies: Frank Conville (Dinky), Ed Hanley (Spud), Virginia Martin (Wynne), Ray Mason (Lt. Bill Kelley) and Karen Shepard (Chipolata)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Apr 18, 1955 - Sep 17, 1955)

Produced by Anthony Brady Farrell

Cast

Juan Anduze
Dancer
Edward Begley
Shore Patrol
Marilynn Bradley
Lucia
Jack Craig
Broadway debut
Dancer
Vivian Dandridge
Chipolata
Dorothy Dunau
Dancer
Rosemary Gaines
Native Girl
 
Singer
Betty Graber
Singer
Doris Hagler
Singer
Edmund Hall
Singer
Henry Hamilton
Joe Mancinni
Larry Howard
Dancer
Sue Ane Langdon
Singer
Virginia Martin
Wynne
Ray Mason
Lt. Bill Kelley
 
La Festa Singer
Sheldon Ossosky
Shore Patrol
 
Dancer
Rene Ray
Singer
Georgia Reed
Wynne
Karen Shepard
Chipolata
Parker Wilson
Dancer
music by Sam E. Fain; lyrics by Dan Shapiro
Act 1
Sung By
Italy
Boys and Girls
Old-Fashioned Mothers
Elsey and Wynne
Skip the Build-Up
Elsey and Dinky
Nothing at All
Wynne and Bill
Walk Like a Sailor
Wynne, Dinky, Spud, Girls, Elsey, Hank Brujes and Skeet Geunther
Headin' for the Bottom
Chipolata, Girls and Patrons of night spot
Nothing Can Replace a Man
Wynne and Boys
Here's to Dear Old Us
Elsey, Dinky and Spud
His and Hers
Wynne and Bill
La Festa
Natives, Boys and Girls
Act 2
Sung By
Ready Cash
Croupiers and Gamblers
Kiss Me and Kill Me with Love
Wynne and Bill
Honeymoon
Elsey and Girls
The Villain Always Gets It
Boys and Girls
The Code
Joe's Henchmen
Walk Like a Sailor (Dance) (Reprise)
Boys and Girls
Eleven O'Clock Song
Elsey and Wynne
Finale
Entire Company
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