Good News
MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 23, 1974
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1975
1st Preview
Nov 11, 1974
1st Preview
Nov 11, 1974
Previews
51
Performances
16
MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway
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Open Date: Dec 23, 1974
Close Date: Jan 04, 1975
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The mid-1930s. On and around the campus of Tait College.
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PeopleProduced by Harry Rigby and Terry Allen Kramer; Associate Producer: Robert Anglund, Stan Hurwitz and Frank MontalvoMusic by Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown; Book by Laurence Schwab, Frank Mandel and B.G. DeSylva; Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray; Dance and incidental music composed and arranged by Luther Henderson; Musical Director: Liza Redfield; Book adapted by Abe BurrowsScenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Costume Design by Donald Brooks; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Tony AlloyProduction Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Craig JacobsMusical Supervisor: Hugh Martin and Timothy GrayAssistant to Mr. Oenslager: John J. MoorePress Representative: Henry Luhrman Associates; Casting: Howard FeuerTap DancerBoyHappy Days QuartetBaton TwirlerCoedTap DancerCoedBaton TwirlerCoedAcrobatAcrobatBoyProfessor KenyonBoyBoyHappy Days QuartetBoyCoedSwings: Kathey Carlson and David FredericksUnderstudies: Jimmy Brennan (Sylvester, Pooch Kearney), Tommy Breslin (Bobby Randall), Tim Cassidy (Slats), Paula Cinko (Pat), Terry Eno (Tom Marlowe), Anne Kaye (Connie Lane), Sally O'Donnell (Flo), Ernie Pysher (Beef Saunders), Randall Robbins (Bill Johnson), David Thomé (Windy), Rebecca Urich (Babe O'Day) and Marcia Lynn Watkins (Millie)
St. James Theatre (Dec 23, 1974 - Jan 04, 1975)
Cast
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SongsAct 1Sung ByOvertureOrchestra and CompanyHe's a Ladies' ManPat, Millie, Flo and StudentsThe Best Things in Life are FreeProfessor Kenyon and StudentsJust ImagineConnie Lane, Pat, Millie and FloHappy DaysTom Marlowe, Pat, Millie, Flo and SylvesterButton Up Your OvercoatBobby Randall and Babe O'DayLucky in LoveConnie Lane, Tom Marlowe and StudentsYou're the Cream in My CoffeeProfessor Kenyon and JohnsonVarsity DragBabe O'Day and StudentsTogetherProfessor KenyonTait SongBill Johnson, Pooch Kearney and StudentsLucky in Love (Reprise)CompanyAct 2Sung ByToday's the DayGirlsGirl of the Pi Beta PhiPat and GirlsGood NewsProfessor Kenyon, Connie Lane and StudentsKeep Your Sunny Side UpPooch KearneyThe Best Things in Life Are Free (Reprise)Connie Lane and Tom MarloweLife Is Just a Bowl of CherriesI Want to Be BadProfessor KenyonThe Professor and the StudentsProfessor Kenyon, Pooch Kearney and CompanyFinaleCompany
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Awards
Produced by Harry Rigby and Terry Allen Kramer; Associate Producer: Robert Anglund, Stan Hurwitz and Frank Montalvo
Music by Ray Henderson, B.G. DeSylva and Lew Brown; Book by Laurence Schwab, Frank Mandel and B.G. DeSylva; Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray; Dance and incidental music composed and arranged by Luther Henderson; Musical Director: Liza Redfield; Book adapted by Abe Burrows
Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager; Costume Design by Donald Brooks; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Tony Alloy
Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Craig Jacobs
Musical Supervisor: Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: John J. Moore
Press Representative: Henry Luhrman Associates; Casting: Howard Feuer
Tap Dancer
Boy
Happy Days Quartet
Baton Twirler
Coed
Tap Dancer
Coed
Baton Twirler
Coed
Acrobat
Acrobat
Boy
Professor Kenyon
Boy
Boy
Happy Days Quartet
Boy
Coed
Swings:
Kathey Carlson
and David Fredericks
Understudies:
Jimmy Brennan
(Sylvester, Pooch Kearney), Tommy Breslin
(Bobby Randall), Tim Cassidy
(Slats), Paula Cinko
(Pat), Terry Eno
(Tom Marlowe), Anne Kaye
(Connie Lane), Sally O'Donnell
(Flo), Ernie Pysher
(Beef Saunders), Randall Robbins
(Bill Johnson), David Thomé
(Windy), Rebecca Urich
(Babe O'Day) and Marcia Lynn Watkins
(Millie)
St. James Theatre (Dec 23, 1974 - Jan 04, 1975)
Cast
Act 1
Sung By
Overture
Orchestra and Company
He's a Ladies' Man
Pat, Millie, Flo and Students
The Best Things in Life are Free
Professor Kenyon and Students
Just Imagine
Connie Lane, Pat, Millie and Flo
Happy Days
Tom Marlowe, Pat, Millie, Flo and Sylvester
Button Up Your Overcoat
Bobby Randall and Babe O'Day
Lucky in Love
Connie Lane, Tom Marlowe and Students
You're the Cream in My Coffee
Professor Kenyon and Johnson
Varsity Drag
Babe O'Day and Students
Together
Professor Kenyon
Tait Song
Bill Johnson, Pooch Kearney and Students
Lucky in Love
(Reprise)
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Today's the Day
Girls
Girl of the Pi Beta Phi
Pat and Girls
Good News
Professor Kenyon, Connie Lane and Students
Keep Your Sunny Side Up
Pooch Kearney
The Best Things in Life Are Free
(Reprise)
Connie Lane and Tom Marlowe
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
I Want to Be Bad
Professor Kenyon
The Professor and the Students
Professor Kenyon, Pooch Kearney and Company
Finale
Company
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