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I Love My Wife   

 
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (4/17/1977 - 5/20/1979)
First Preview:Apr 13, 1977 Total Previews:7
Opening Date:Apr 17, 1977   
Closing Date:May 20, 1979 Total Performances:857

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Trenton, New Jersey. The Present.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby; Produced by arrangement with Joseph Kipness; Associate Producer: Frank Montalvo
Book by Michael Stewart; Lyrics by Michael Stewart; Music by Cy Coleman; Based on the play by Luis Rego; Music arranged by Cy Coleman; Musical Director: John Miller
Directed by Gene Saks; Musical Staging by Onna White
Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Lighting Design by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.; Costume Design by Ron Talsky; Sound Design by Lou Gonzales
General Manager: Jack Schlissel and Jay Kingwill; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Mark Bramble; Assistant to Mssrs. Schlissel & Kingwill: Larry Goossen
Production Stage Manager: Bob Vandergriff; Stage Manager: Tony Manzi; Technical Supervisor: Mitch Miller
Bass Player: John Miller; Guitar: Michael Mark; Piano: Ken Bichel; Drummer: Joseph Saulter
General Press Representative: Henry Luhrman Associates; Poster Art by Hilary Knight; Photographer: Martha Swope and Sy Friedman; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne and Richard Kagey; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer
Cast
Lenny Baker Alvin
Ken Bichel Norman
Joanna Gleason
Broadway debut		 Monica
Ilene Graff Cleo
Michael Mark
Broadway debut		 Stanley
John Miller Harvey
James Naughton Wally
Joseph Saulter Quentin
Understudies: Warren Benbow (Quentin), Michael Mark (Harvey), Joel Mofsenson (Norman) and Michael Sergio (Stanley)
1977 Tony Award® Best Musical
 Produced by Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby; Produced by arrangement with Joseph Kipness [nominee]
1977 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
 Book by Michael Stewart [nominee]
1977 Tony Award® Best Original Score
 Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Michael Stewart [nominee]
1977 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerLenny Baker [winner]
1977 Tony Award® Best Choreography
 Onna White [nominee]
1977 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
winnerGene Saks [winner]
1977 Theatre World Award
winnerJoanna Gleason [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
 Produced by Terry Allen Kramer and Harry Rigby; Produced by arrangement with Joseph Kipness [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
winnerLenny Baker [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerMichael Mark [winner]
winnerJoseph Saulter [winner]
winnerJohn Miller [winner]
winnerKen Bichel [winner]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by Gene Saks [nominee]
1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
winnerMusic by Cy Coleman [winner]
music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Michael Stewart 

ACT 1Sung By
We're Still Friends Company
Monica Alvin, Monica and Four Guys
By Threes Wally, Alvin and Harvey
A Mover's Life Alvin and Four Guys
Love Revolution Cleo
Someone Wonderful I Missed Monica and Cleo
Sexually Free Alvin, Cleo and Wally
ACT 2Sung By
Hey There, Good Times Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Lovers on Christmas Eve Monica, Wally and Norman
Scream Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Everybody Today Is Turning On Alvin and Wally
Married Couple Seeks Married Couple Alvin, Cleo, Wally and Monica
I Love My Wife Alvin and Wally