MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 03, 1962
Closing Date
Feb 01, 1964
1st Preview
Oct 02, 1962
1st Preview
Oct 02, 1962
Previews
1
Performances
555
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 03, 1962 - Sep 07, 1963)
Ambassador Theatre
(Sep 09, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964)
Produced by David Merrick; Produced in association with Bernard Delfont
Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; Book by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley; Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock; Music orchestrated by Ian Fraser, David Lindup, Burt Rhodes and Gordon Langford
Directed by Anthony Newley; Choreographed by John Broome; Choreography re-staged by Virginia Mason
Scenic Design by Sean Kenny; Lighting Design by Sean Kenny
Company Manager: Vince McKnight; General Manager: Jack Schlissel
General Stage Manager: Ben Strobach; Stage Manager: May Muth; Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley
Musical Supervisor: Ian Fraser
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and David Powers; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Fred Golden
Jennifer Baker
Jane
Susan Baker
Susan
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
Anna Quayle
Evie
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
 
Anya
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
 
Ilse
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
 
Ginnie
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
Rawley Bates
Member of the Chorus
Bonnie Brody
Member of the Chorus
Diana Corto
Member of the Chorus
Mark Hunter
Boy
Jo Anne Leeds
Member of the Chorus
Anthony Newley
Littlechap
Oct 02, 1962 - Nov 02, 1963
Karen Lynn Reed
Member of the Chorus
Paul Rufo
Member of the Chorus
Sylvia Tysick
Member of the Chorus
Stephanie Winters
Member of the Chorus
Standby: Joan Eastman (Evie, Anya, Ilse, Ginnie) and Kenneth Nelson (Littlechap)
Understudies: Patience Jarvis (Schoolgirl) and Paul Rufo (Boy)

Shubert Theatre (Oct 03, 1962 - Sep 07, 1963)

Cast

Alice Borden
Member of the Chorus
Dewey Golkin
Boy
Joseph Lamberta
Member of the Chorus
Kenneth Nelson
During Anthony Newley's vacation
Littlechap
Jul 08, 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Understudies: Carol Guilford (Member of the Chorus) and Joseph Lamberta (Member of the Chorus)

Ambassador Theatre (Sep 09, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964)

Cast

Jill Choder
Susan
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
Kay Cole
Jane
Joan Eastman
Evie
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
 
Anya
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
 
Ilse
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
 
Ginnie
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
Joel Grey
Littlechap
Nov 04, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
Kevin Kuker
Boy
Nov 18, 1963 - Feb 01, 1964
music by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse; lyrics by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
Act 1
Sung By
The A.B.C. Song
Chorus
I Want to Be Rich
Littlechap and Chorus
Typically English
Evie and Littlechap
A Special Announcement
Chorus
Lumbered
Littlechap
Welcome to Sludgepool
Chorus
Gonna Build a Mountain
Littlechap and Chorus
Glorious Russian
Anya
Meilinki, Meilchick
Littlechap, Anya and Chorus
Family Fugue
Littlechap, Evie, Susan and Jane
Typische Deustche
Ilse and Chorus
Nag! Nag! Nag!
Littlechap, Evie, Susan, Jane and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
All-American
Ginnie
Once in a Lifetime
Littlechap and Girl
Mumbo Jumbo
Littlechap and Chorus
Welcome to Sunvale
Chorus
Someone Nice Like You
Littlechap and Evie
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Littlechap

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1963 Nominee
 

Best Author of a Musical

1963 Nominee
Book by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
 

Best Composer and Lyricist

1963 Nominee
Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1963 Nominee
Anthony Newley

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1963 Winner
Anna Quayle
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