Oh What a Lovely War

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Broadhurst Theatre , (9/30/1964 - 1/16/1965)

First Preview:	Sep 29, 1964	Total Previews:	1
Opening Date:	Sep 30, 1964
Closing Date:	Jan 16, 1965	Total Performances:	125

Category: Musical, Revue, Original, Broadway

Comments: "Oh What a Lovely War" is based on official records, memoirs, commentaries, newspaper articles, and other factual data from World War I .

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Produced by David Merrick, Gerry Raffles and Theatre Workshop, Inc.
Originally produced by Theatre Workshop, Inc.
Book by Charles Chilton and Theatre Workshop, Inc.; Musical Director: Shepard Coleman; Featuring songs by Bingham and Greene, Murphy and David and Valliant and Couturier; Featuring songs with lyrics by Lena Gulibert Ford and Stoddard King; Music arranged by Alfred Ralston
Directed by Joan Littlewood; Choreographed by Bob Stevenson
Scenic Design by John Bury; Costume Design by Una Collins; Lighting Design by John Bury
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Vince McKnight
Stage Manager: Jerry Adler
Design Supervisor: Klaus Holm; Press Representative: Maurice Turet; Military Adviser: Raymond Fletcher

Cast

Fanny Carby	Performer
Frank Coda	Russia
	English Signaller
Richard Curnock	French Captain
	Assassin
Peter Dalton	Gendarme
Larry Dann	Russia
	Luxembourg Signaller
	Irish Private
Jack Eddleman	Performer
Myvanwy Jenn	Performer
Colin Kemball	Moltke
	Belgium
Linda Loftis	Performer
Murray Melvin	France
	French Lieutenant
Brian Murphy	England
	Sir John French
	The Padre
Ian Paterson	Sir Henry Wilson
	German Officer
	Kaiser
George Sewell	Sir Douglas Haig
Reid Shelton	Performer
Victor Spinetti	Master of Ceremonies
	General Lanrezac
	Drill Sergeant
Bob Stevenson	Swimmer
	Irish Standard Bearer
Valerie Walsh	Performer
Barbara Windsor	Performer

1965 Tony Award^® Best Musical
	Book by Charles Chilton and Theatre Workshop, Inc.; Produced by David Merrick and Gerry Raffles [nominee]
1965 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
	Victor Spinetti [winner]
1965 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
	Barbara Windsor [nominee]
1965 Tony Award^® Best Direction of a Musical
	Joan Littlewood [nominee]
1965 Theatre World Award
	Victor Spinetti [winner]

ACT 1	Sung By
Row, Row, Row (music by James Monaco; lyrics by William Jerome)	The Ensemble
We Don't Want to Lose You (Your King and Country Want You) (music by Paul Rubens; lyrics by Paul Rubens)	The Ladies
Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser (music by Paddy Ellerton; lyrics by Paddy Ellerton)	Valerie Walsh
Are We Downhearted	The Men
It's a Long Way to Tipperary (music by Jack Judge and Harry Williams; lyrics by Jack Judge and Harry Williams)	The Men
Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy (music by Murphy and David; lyrics by Murphy and David)	The Men
I'll Make a Man of You (music by Arthur Wimperis and Herman Finck; lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and Herman Finck)	Barbara Windsor
Pack Up Your Troubles (lyrics by George Asaf)	The Men
Hitchykoo (music by Lewis F. Muir and Maurice Abrahams; lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert)	Fanny Carby
Heilige Nacht	Colin Kemball
Christmas Day in the Cookhouse	Brian Murphy
Goodbye...ee (music by Bert Lee; lyrics by R. P. Weston)	Victor Spinetti
ACT 2	Sung By
Oh What a Lovely War	The Ensemble
Gassed Last Night	The Men
Roses of Picardy (music by Haydn Wood)	Linda Loftus and Ian Paterson
Hush Here Comes a Whizzbang	The Men
There's a Long Long Trial (lyrics by Stoddard King)	Ian Paterson
I Don't Want to Be a Soldier	The Men
Kaiser Bill	The Men
They Were Only Playing Leapfrog	The Men
Old Soldiers Never Die	Murray Melvin
If You Want the Old Batallion	The Men
Far Far from Wipers (music by Bingham and Greene; lyrics by Bingham and Greene)	Colin Kemball
If the Sergeant Steals Your Rum	The Men
I Wore a Tunic (When You Wore a Tulip)	Ian Paterson
Forward Joe Soap's Army	The Men
Fred Karno's Army	The Men
When This Lousy War Is Over	Colin Kembal
Wash Me in the Water	The Men
I Want To Go Home	The Men
The Bells of Hell	The Men
Keep the Home Fires Burning (music by Ivor Novello; lyrics by Lena Gulibert Ford)	Myvanwy Jenn
Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts (music by Herman Darewski; lyrics by R. P. Weston)	Barabra Windsor
Chanson de Craonne (music by Valliant and Couturier; lyrics by Valliant and Couturier)	The Ensemble
I Dont Want to be A Soldier	The Ensemble
And When They Asked Us (music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Jerome Kern)	The Ensemble