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Tovarich
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 18, 1963
Closing Date
Nov 09, 1963
Performances
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Open Date: Mar 18, 1963
Close Date: Nov 09, 1963
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Mar 18, 1963 - Jun 08, 1963)
Majestic Theatre
(Jun 10, 1963 - Sep 28, 1963)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 07, 1963 - Nov 09, 1963)
Setting
Prologue: Russia. Subsequently set in Paris. Late 1920s.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Abel Farbman
and
Sylvia Harris
; Produced in association with
Joseph Harris
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
Book by
David Shaw
; Music by
Lee Pockriss
; Lyrics by
Anne Croswell
; Based on the comedy by
Robert E. Sherwood
and
Jacques Deval
; Musical Director:
Stanley Lebowsky
; Vocal arrangements by
Stanley Lebowsky
; Music orchestrated by
Philip J. Lang
; "You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)" by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
; Dance music composed by
Lee Pockriss
; Additional dance music by
Dorothea Freitag
; Translation of "Tovarich" from the original French of Jacques Deval by
Bettina Liebowitz Knapp
and
Alba della Fazia
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Milton Setzer
Directed by
Peter Glenville
; Choreographed by
Herbert Ross
Production Design by
Rolf Gérard
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
John Harvey
; Wigs by
Bob Kelly
; Hair styles by
Phil Leto
; Assistant to Motley:
E. Oliver Olsen
General Manager:
Monty Shaff
; Company Manager:
Richard Grayson
Production Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Stage Manager:
Harry Young
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Tom Abbott
Assistant Conductor:
Ed Simon
; Head Copyist:
Thomas P. Brown
; Music Contractor:
Emory Davis
; Music Preparation:
Thomas P. Brown
Fur coats by
Georges Kaplan
; Assistant to the Director:
Nora Kaye
and
Joy Small
; Fencing Master:
George Santelli
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Martin Shwartz
; Dance Captain:
Tom Abbott
; Production Assistant:
Delman Hendricks
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Mikail
Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
George S. Irving
Charles Davis
Louise Kirtland
Grace Davis
Alexander Scourby
Gorotchenko
Louise Troy
Natalia Mayovskaya
Tom Abbott
Ballet Master
Count Yuriev Neglinsky
Dancer
Lorenzo Bianco
Essaul of Cossacks Volinin
Dancer
Antony De Vecci
Prince Dobrynin
Dancer
Alice Evans
Singer
Marion Fels
Princess Dobrynin
Dancer
Carol Flemming
Mme. Muratova
Dancer
Michele Franchi
Baroness Rasumov
Dancer
Katia Geleznova
Baroness Roumel
Dancer
William Glassman
Igor Mondovska
of the Imperial Corps of Cadets
Dancer
Margery Gray
Helen Davis
Harald Horn
The Footman at The Davis Home
Baron General Rosumov
Dancer
Del Horstmann
Singer
Bettye Jenkins
Kukla Katusha
Maria Soukhomine
Dancer
Barney Johnston
Singer
Pat Kelly
Mme. Van Hemert
Princess Mondovska
Singer
Michael Kermoyan
Admiral Boris Soukhomine
Jeff Killion
Singer
Dale Malone
Night Club Singer
General Boruvsky
Singer
Don McHenry
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Charlene Mehl
Elena Violinin
Dancer
Rita Metzger
Marina
Singer
Paul Michael
Vassily
Byron Mitchell
George Davis
Barbara Monte
Nadia
Katrina Volinin
Dancer
Will Parkins
Count Rostoff
Dancer
William Reilly
Ivan
Colonel Yarov
Dancer
Barbara Richman
Dancer
Larry Roquemore
Sergei
Prince Ossipovsky
Dancer
Elliott Savage
A Footman at the Grand Ball
Singer
Maggie Task
Louise
Singer
Eleonore Treiber
Mme. Van Steuben
Mme. Boruvsky
Dancer
Joan Trona
Lady Soukhomine
Singer
Gene Varrone
Count Ivan Shamforoff
Standby:
Joan Copeland
(Tatiana)
Understudies:
Carol Flemming
(Helen Davis),
Del Horstmann
(Gorotchenko, M. Chauffourier-Dubieff, Charles Davis),
Barney Johnston
(Count Ivan Shamforoff),
Pat Kelly
(Grace Davis, Louise),
Michael Kermoyan
(Mikail),
Jeff Killion
(Admiral Boris Soukhomine, M. Chauffourier-Dubieff),
Larry Roquemore
(George Davis) and
Elliott Savage
(Vassily)
Broadway Theatre
(Mar 18, 1963 - Jun 08, 1963)
Cast
C. K. Alexander
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Lorenzo Bianco
Kukla's Friend
Roger De Koven
Gorotchenko
May 27, 1963 - ?
Antony De Vecci
Kukla's Friend
William Glassman
Kukla's Friend
Majestic Theatre
(Jun 10, 1963 - Sep 28, 1963)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 07, 1963 - Nov 09, 1963)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Beau Tilden
Cast
Roger De Koven
Gorotchenko
George Chatal
Kukla's Friend
Prince Dobrynin
Dancer
Joan Copeland
Took over for an ailing Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
Oct 07, 1963 - ?
Virginia Craig
Singer
Alfred Dennis
Vassily
Eva Gabor
Tatiana
Oct 21, 1963 - ?
Pat Kelly
Louise
Robert Lenn
Night Club Singer
General Boruvsky
Singer
Herb Mazzini
Singer
Anna Marie Moylan
Baroness Rasumov
Dancer
Will Parkins
Ballet Master
Caroline Parks
Singer
Ron Schwinn
Igor Mondovska
of the Imperial Corps of Cadets
Dancer
John Taliaferro
Count Ivan Shamforoff
Harry Young
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Understudies:
Virginia Craig
(Louise),
Jeff Killion
(Charles Davis),
Robert Lenn
(Count Ivan Shamforoff) and
Harry Young
(Gorotchenko)
Songs
music by
Lee Pockriss
; lyrics by
Anne Croswell
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Nitchevo
Mikail, Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Marina, Singers and Dancers
I Go to Bed
Mikail
You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)
(music by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
; lyrics by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
)
Tatiana
Stuck With Each Other
Helen Davis and George Davis
Say You'll Stay
Grace Davis and Charles Davis
You Love Me
Tatiana and Mikail
Introduction Tango
Tatiana, Helen Davis, Mikail and George Davis
That Face
Natalia Mayovskaya
Wikes-Barre, Pa.
Tatiana and George Davis
No! No! No!
Helen Davis and Mikail
A Small Cartel
Grace Davis, George Davis and Singers
Act 2
Sung By
It Used to Be
Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Natalia Mayovskaya and Vassily
Make a Friend
Tatiana, Helen Davis, Natalia Mayovskaya, Mikail, George Davis, Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Sergei and Ivan
The Only One
Tatiana
Uh-Oh!
Helen Davis and George Davis
Managed
Mikail
I Know the Feeling
Tatiana
All for You
Tatiana and Mikail
Grande Polonaise
Helen Davis, Grace Davis, George Davis, Charles Davis and Dancers
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Musical
1963 Winner
Vivien Leigh
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1963 Nominee
Louise Troy
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Abel Farbman
and
Sylvia Harris
; Produced in association with
Joseph Harris
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
Book by
David Shaw
; Music by
Lee Pockriss
; Lyrics by
Anne Croswell
; Based on the comedy by
Robert E. Sherwood
and
Jacques Deval
; Musical Director:
Stanley Lebowsky
; Vocal arrangements by
Stanley Lebowsky
; Music orchestrated by
Philip J. Lang
; "You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)" by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
; Dance music composed by
Lee Pockriss
; Additional dance music by
Dorothea Freitag
; Translation of "Tovarich" from the original French of Jacques Deval by
Bettina Liebowitz Knapp
and
Alba della Fazia
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Milton Setzer
Directed by
Peter Glenville
; Choreographed by
Herbert Ross
Production Design by
Rolf Gérard
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
John Harvey
; Wigs by
Bob Kelly
; Hair styles by
Phil Leto
; Assistant to Motley:
E. Oliver Olsen
General Manager:
Monty Shaff
; Company Manager:
Richard Grayson
Production Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Stage Manager:
Harry Young
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Tom Abbott
Assistant Conductor:
Ed Simon
; Head Copyist:
Thomas P. Brown
; Music Contractor:
Emory Davis
; Music Preparation:
Thomas P. Brown
Fur coats by
Georges Kaplan
; Assistant to the Director:
Nora Kaye
and
Joy Small
; Fencing Master:
George Santelli
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Martin Shwartz
; Dance Captain:
Tom Abbott
; Production Assistant:
Delman Hendricks
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Mikail
Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
George S. Irving
Charles Davis
Louise Kirtland
Grace Davis
Alexander Scourby
Gorotchenko
Louise Troy
Natalia Mayovskaya
Tom Abbott
Ballet Master
Count Yuriev Neglinsky
Dancer
Lorenzo Bianco
Essaul of Cossacks Volinin
Dancer
Antony De Vecci
Prince Dobrynin
Dancer
Alice Evans
Singer
Marion Fels
Princess Dobrynin
Dancer
Carol Flemming
Mme. Muratova
Dancer
Michele Franchi
Baroness Rasumov
Dancer
Katia Geleznova
Baroness Roumel
Dancer
William Glassman
Igor Mondovska
of the Imperial Corps of Cadets
Dancer
Margery Gray
Helen Davis
Harald Horn
The Footman at The Davis Home
Baron General Rosumov
Dancer
Del Horstmann
Singer
Bettye Jenkins
Kukla Katusha
Maria Soukhomine
Dancer
Barney Johnston
Singer
Pat Kelly
Mme. Van Hemert
Princess Mondovska
Singer
Michael Kermoyan
Admiral Boris Soukhomine
Jeff Killion
Singer
Dale Malone
Night Club Singer
General Boruvsky
Singer
Don McHenry
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Charlene Mehl
Elena Violinin
Dancer
Rita Metzger
Marina
Singer
Paul Michael
Vassily
Byron Mitchell
George Davis
Barbara Monte
Nadia
Katrina Volinin
Dancer
Will Parkins
Count Rostoff
Dancer
William Reilly
Ivan
Colonel Yarov
Dancer
Barbara Richman
Dancer
Larry Roquemore
Sergei
Prince Ossipovsky
Dancer
Elliott Savage
A Footman at the Grand Ball
Singer
Maggie Task
Louise
Singer
Eleonore Treiber
Mme. Van Steuben
Mme. Boruvsky
Dancer
Joan Trona
Lady Soukhomine
Singer
Gene Varrone
Count Ivan Shamforoff
Standby:
Joan Copeland
(Tatiana)
Understudies:
Carol Flemming
(Helen Davis),
Del Horstmann
(Gorotchenko, M. Chauffourier-Dubieff, Charles Davis),
Barney Johnston
(Count Ivan Shamforoff),
Pat Kelly
(Grace Davis, Louise),
Michael Kermoyan
(Mikail),
Jeff Killion
(Admiral Boris Soukhomine, M. Chauffourier-Dubieff),
Larry Roquemore
(George Davis) and
Elliott Savage
(Vassily)
Broadway Theatre
(Mar 18, 1963 - Jun 08, 1963)
Cast
C. K. Alexander
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Lorenzo Bianco
Kukla's Friend
Roger De Koven
Gorotchenko
May 27, 1963 - ?
Antony De Vecci
Kukla's Friend
William Glassman
Kukla's Friend
Majestic Theatre
(Jun 10, 1963 - Sep 28, 1963)
Winter Garden Theatre
(Oct 07, 1963 - Nov 09, 1963)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Beau Tilden
Cast
Roger De Koven
Gorotchenko
George Chatal
Kukla's Friend
Prince Dobrynin
Dancer
Joan Copeland
Took over for an ailing Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
Oct 07, 1963 - ?
Virginia Craig
Singer
Alfred Dennis
Vassily
Eva Gabor
Tatiana
Oct 21, 1963 - ?
Pat Kelly
Louise
Robert Lenn
Night Club Singer
General Boruvsky
Singer
Herb Mazzini
Singer
Anna Marie Moylan
Baroness Rasumov
Dancer
Will Parkins
Ballet Master
Caroline Parks
Singer
Ron Schwinn
Igor Mondovska
of the Imperial Corps of Cadets
Dancer
John Taliaferro
Count Ivan Shamforoff
Harry Young
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
Understudies:
Virginia Craig
(Louise),
Jeff Killion
(Charles Davis),
Robert Lenn
(Count Ivan Shamforoff) and
Harry Young
(Gorotchenko)
music by
Lee Pockriss
; lyrics by
Anne Croswell
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Nitchevo
Mikail, Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Marina, Singers and Dancers
I Go to Bed
Mikail
You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)
(music by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
; lyrics by
Joan Javits
and
Philip Springer
)
Tatiana
Stuck With Each Other
Helen Davis and George Davis
Say You'll Stay
Grace Davis and Charles Davis
You Love Me
Tatiana and Mikail
Introduction Tango
Tatiana, Helen Davis, Mikail and George Davis
That Face
Natalia Mayovskaya
Wikes-Barre, Pa.
Tatiana and George Davis
No! No! No!
Helen Davis and Mikail
A Small Cartel
Grace Davis, George Davis and Singers
Act 2
Sung By
It Used to Be
Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Natalia Mayovskaya and Vassily
Make a Friend
Tatiana, Helen Davis, Natalia Mayovskaya, Mikail, George Davis, Admiral Boris Soukhomine, Count Ivan Shamforoff, Sergei and Ivan
The Only One
Tatiana
Uh-Oh!
Helen Davis and George Davis
Managed
Mikail
I Know the Feeling
Tatiana
All for You
Tatiana and Mikail
Grande Polonaise
Helen Davis, Grace Davis, George Davis, Charles Davis and Dancers
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Musical
1963 Winner
Vivien Leigh
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1963 Nominee
Louise Troy
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