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70, Girls, 70   

 
Broadhurst Theatre , (4/15/1971 - 5/15/1971)
First Preview:Apr 07, 1971 Total Previews:9
Opening Date:Apr 15, 1971   
Closing Date:May 15, 1971 Total Performances:35

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: New York City. The Cornucopia Tea Room; the Broadhurst Theatre; Ida's room; Sadie's fur salon; lobby of Sussex Arms; Arctic Cold Storage Co.; the Coliseum; a chapel.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Arthur Whitelaw; Produced in association with Seth Harrison
Book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book adapted by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play "Breath of Spring" by Peter Coke; Musical Director: Oscar Kosarin; Vocal arrangements by Oscar Kosarin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Dorothea Freitag; Associate Musical Dir.: Karen Gustafson
Production Supervised by Stanley Prager; Directed by Paul Aaron; Choreographed by Onna White; Associate Choreographer: Martin Allen
Scenic Design by Robert Randolph; Lighting Design by Robert Randolph; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Hair Styles by Joe Tubens; Assistant to Miss Greenwood: David James and David Tolzer
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss; Company Manager: David Wyler
Production Stage Manager: Edwin P. Aldridge; Stage Manager: Victor Straus; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Johann
Music published by Tommy Valando; Original cast album on Columbia Records; Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus and Al Miller
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Press Representative: Warren Pincus; Press Assistant: Milly Schoenbaum; Casting: Shirley Rich; Furs: Ben Kahn Furs; Production Assistant: Tim Cope; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Cast
Hans Conried Harry
Mildred Natwick Ida Dodd
Lillian Roth Gert
Joey Faye Detective Callahan
Dorothea Freitag Lorraine
Lillian Hayman Melba
Henrietta Jacobson Grandmother
Gil Lamb Walter
Lucie Lancaster Eunice
Goldye Shaw
Broadway debut		 Fritzi
Coley Worth Officer Kowalski
Thomas Anderson Ensemble Player
Tommy Breslin Eddie
Robert G. Dare Ensemble Player
Sally De May Ensemble Player
Ruth Gillette Ensemble Player
Lloyd Harris Ensemble Player
Marjorie Leach Ensemble Player
Abby Lewis Ensemble Player
Steve Mills Ensemble Player
Naomi Price Ensemble Player
Beau Tilden Ensemble Player
Bobbi Tremain Ensemble Player
Jay Velie Ensemble Player
Standbys: Nancy Andrews (Gert, Ida Dodd) and Karen Gustafson (Lorraine)
Understudies: Robert G. Dare (Detective Callahan, Ensemble Player, Officer Kowalski), Sally De May (Ensemble Player), Joey Faye (Walter), Ruth Gillette (Grandmother), Henrietta Jacobson (Fritzi), John Johann (Eddie), Abby Lewis (Eunice), Naomi Price (Melba), Beau Tilden (Ensemble Player) and Coley Worth (Harry)
1972 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
 Mildred Natwick [nominee]
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb 
70, Girls, 70 - Mildred Natwick, Hans Conreid, Lillian Roth & Original Broadway Cast

ACT 1
Old Folks
Home
Broadway My Street
The Caper
Coffee in a Cardboard Cup
You and I, Love
Do We?
Hit It, Lorraine
See the Light
ACT 2
Entr'Acte
Boom Ditty Boom
Believe
Go Visit
70, Girls, 70
The Elephant Song
Yes