MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 13, 1973
Closing Date
Feb 10, 1974
1st Preview
Nov 07, 1973
1st Preview
Nov 07, 1973
Previews
7
Performances
103
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Uris Theatre
(Nov 13, 1973 - Feb 10, 1974)
Setting
Paris (mostly) at the turn of the century.
Theatre Owned / Operated by James M. Nederlander, Joseph Nederlander and Gerard Oestreicher
Produced by Saint Subber and Edwin Lester
Originally produced by Los Angeles & San Francisco Civic Light Opera
Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Based on the novel by Colette; Musical Director: Ross Reimueller; Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal; Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman; Assistant Musical Dir.: Bruce Ferden
Directed by Joseph Hardy; Choreographed by Onna White
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Oliver Messel; Lighting Design by Thomas Skelton; Scenic Assistant to Mr. Smith: Jack Brown and David Guthrie; Assistant to Mr. Skelton: Mark Kruger and Patrika Brown; Hair Design by Vivienne Walker
General Manager: C. Edwin Knill; Company Manager: James Turner
Production Manager: Bill Holland; Production Stage Manager: M. William Lettich; Operations Manager: Edward Preston; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Dorrin
Musical Associate: Harper MacKay; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Samuel Levitan; Music Copyist: Thomas P. Brown
Associate Dance Director: Martin Allen; Press Representative: Martin Shwartz and Ben Washer; Dance Captain: Sandahl Bergman; Production Coordinator: Herb Adams; Advertising: Matthew Serino, Blaine-Thompson and Ingram Ash; Master Soundman: Thomas Fitzgerald; Photographer: Otto Rothschild
Alfred Drake
Honoré Lachailles
Maria Karnilova
Inez Alvarez
Mamita
Daniel Massey
Gaston Lachailles
Agnes Moorehead
Aunt Alicia
Karin Wolfe
Gigi
Sandahl Bergman
Liane d'Exelmans
Howard Chitjian
Maitre Duclos
Truman Gaige
Manuel
George Gaynes
Maitre Du Fresne
Joe Ross
A French Head Waiter
 
A French Receptionist
 
A French Telephone Installer
 
A French Maitre d'Hotel
Thomas Anthony
Liane's Dance Partner
 
Ensemble
Alvin Beam
Ensemble
Russ Beasley
Ensemble
Robyn Blair
Ensemble
Leonard John Crofoot
Waiter
 
Law Clerk
 
Ensemble
Patricia Daly
Little Girl
Gordon De Vol
Charles
Mamita's butler
 
Ensemble
Randy Di Grazio
Sandomir
 
Ensemble
John Dorrin
Ensemble
Gregory Drotar
Dancing Teacher
 
Ensemble
Janis Eckhart
Ensemble
Margit Haut
Ensemble
Andy Keyser
Ensemble
Beverly Kopels
Ensemble
Diane Lauridsen
Ensemble
Merilee Magnuson
Ensemble
Kelley Maxwell
Ensemble
Vickie Patik
Ensemble
Joel Pressman
A Count
 
Ensemble
Patrick Spohn
An Artist
 
Ensemble
Thomas Stanton
Waiter
 
Law Clerk
 
Ensemble
Cherie Suzanne
Ensemble
Marie Tillmans
Ensemble
Sallie True
Ensemble
Jill Turnbull
Little Girl
Swing: Bjarne Buchtrup
Standby: Patricia Arnell (Gigi), Larry Keith (Honoré Lachailles), Louise Kirtland (Inez Alvarez, Aunt Alicia) and Hallie Scott (Gigi)
Understudies: Gordon De Vol (Gaston Lachailles), John Dorrin (Maitre Du Fresne, Manuel), George Gaynes (Honoré Lachailles), Joel Pressman (A French Maitre d'Hotel, A French Head Waiter, A French Receptionist, A French Telephone Installer) and Marie Tillmans (Liane d'Exelmans)

Uris Theatre (Nov 13, 1973 - Feb 10, 1974)

Cast

Arlene Francis
Aunt Alicia
Jan 24, 1974 - Feb 10, 1974
Richard Woods
Maitre Du Fresne
Andy Bew
An Artist
 
Ensemble
Judy Cummings
Ensemble
John Dorrin
Maitre Duclos
Louise Kirtland
Aunt Alicia
Clyde Laurents
Ensemble
Jean McLaughlin
Ensemble
Susan Plantt
Ensemble
music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
Thank Heaven for Little Girls
Honoré Lachailles
It's a Bore
Honoré Lachailles and Gaston Lachailles
The Earth and Other Minor Things
Gigi
Paris Is Paris Again
Honoré Lachailles and Ensemble
She's Not Thinking of Me
Gaston Lachailles
It's a Bore (Reprise)
Honoré Lachailles, Gaston Lachailles, Manuel and Aunt Alicia
The Night They Invented Champagne
Gigi, Gaston Lachailles and Mamita
I Remember It Well
Honoré Lachailles and Mamita
I Never Want to Go Home Again
Gigi and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Gigi
Gaston Lachailles
The Contract
Aunt Alicia, Mamita, Maitre Duclos and Maitre Du Fresne
I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
Honoré Lachailles
In This Wide, Wide World
Gigi
Thank Heaven for Little Girls (Reprise)
Honoré Lachailles

Tony Award®

Best Original Score

1974 Winner
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1974 Nominee
Alfred Drake
 

Best Scenic Design

1974 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
 

Best Costume Design

1974 Nominee
Costume Design by Oliver Messel
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