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Virginia Theatre , (12/11/1989 - 1/19/1992)
First Preview:Nov 21, 1989 Total Previews:24
Opening Date:Dec 11, 1989   
Closing Date:Jan 19, 1992 Total Performances:879

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Los Angeles in the late 1940s.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Produced by Nick Vanoff, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President), Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Book by Larry Gelbart; Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by David Zippel; Music orchestrated by Billy Byers; Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and Yaron Gershovsky; Musical Director: Gordon Lowry Harrell
Directed by Michael Blakemore; Musical Numbers Staged by Walter Painter; Assistant Choreographer: Sandy Roveta
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Assistant to Mr. Wagner: David Peterson, Atkin Pace and Charles E. McCarry; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Assistant to Ms. Klotz: Domingo Rodriguez and Jan Finnell; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Associate Lighting Design: Michael Lincoln; Assistant to Mr. Gallo: Kim Davis; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald and Bernard Fox; Assistant to Mr. Fitzgerald & Mr. Fox: Gene Perla; Hair Design by Steve Atha; Mr. Edelman's hair designed by Patrik D. Moreton
General Manager: Ralph Roseman; Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Stage Manager: Steven Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Brian Meister; Assistant Stage Mgr: Matthew Mundinger
Associate Conductor: Kathy Sommer; Conducted by Gordon Lowry Harrell; Concertmistress: Belinda Whitney; Trumpets: Dave Rogers, Byron Stripling and Glenn Drewes; Drums: Dave Ratajczak and Dave Fink; Trombones: Jim Pugh, Sy Berger and George Flynn; Guitar: Bob Rose; Keyboards: Kathy Sommer and Lee Musiker; Reed: Bob Steen, Edward Salkin, Mike Migliori, Ken Hitchcock and John Campo; Percussion: Charles Descarfino; French Horn: Peter Gordon; Violin: Cenovia Cummins and Karl Kawahara; Music Contractor: John Miller
Sound Effects Programming: Dan Tramon
Fight direction by B. H. Barry; Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Dance Captain: Jacquey Maltby; Fight Captain: Herschel Sparber; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Martha Swope and Associates; Press Representative: Becky Flora and Jim Randolph
Cast
Gregg Edelman Stine
Hollywood Cast
James Naughton Stone
Movie Cast
René Auberjonois Irwin S. Irving
Movie Cast
Buddy Fidler
Hollywood Cast
Randy Graff Oolie
Movie Cast
Donna
Hollywood Cast
Dee Hoty Alaura Kingsley
Movie Cast
Carla Haywood
Hollywood Cast
Kay McClelland Bobbi
Movie Cast
Gabby
Hollywood Cast
James Cahill Dr. Mandril
Movie Cast
Barber
Hollywood Cast
Carolee Carmello Margaret
Movie Cast
Stand-In
Hollywood Cast
Peter Davis Member of The Angel City 4
Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast
Shawn Elliott Munoz
Movie Cast
Pancho Vargas
Hollywood Cast
Tom Galantich Orderly
Movie Cast
Officer Pasco
Movie Cast
Gene
Hollywood Cast
Eleanor Glockner Margie
Movie Cast
Anna
Hollywood Cast
Hairdresser
Hollywood Cast
James Hindman Orderly
Movie Cast
Mahoney
Movie Cast
Del Dacosta
Hollywood Cast
Gary Kahn Member of The Angel City 4
Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast
Amy Jane London Member of The Angel City 4
Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast
Alvin Lum Yamato
Movie Cast
Cinematographer
Hollywood Cast
Jacquey Maltby Bootsie
Movie Cast
Keith Perry Luther Kingsley
Movie Cast
Werner Kriegler
Hollywood Cast
Jackie Presti Member of The Angel City 4
Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast
Herschel Sparber Big Six
Movie Cast
Studio Cop
Hollywood Cast
Evan Thompson Commissioner Gaines
Movie Cast
Shoeshine
Hollywood Cast
Doug Tompos Peter Kingsley
Movie Cast
Gerald Pierce
Hollywood Cast
Scott Waara Jimmy Powers
Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast
Raymond Xifo Sonny
Movie Cast
Studio Cop
Hollywood Cast
Rachel York Mallory Kingsley
Movie Cast
Avril Raines
Hollywood Cast
Swings: Chrissy Faith (Swing) and Marcus Neville (Swing)
Understudies: Carolee Carmello (Alaura Kingsley, Bobbi, Carla Haywood, Gabby), Chrissy Faith (Bootsie, Margaret, Member of The Angel City 4), Tom Galantich (Jimmy Powers, Stone), James Hindman (Buddy Fidler, Irwin S. Irving, Munoz, Sonny, Stine), Alvin Lum (Barber), Jacquey Maltby (Anna, Donna, Mallory Kingsley, Margie, Oolie), Marcus Neville (Commissioner Gaines, Del Dacosta, Gene, Mahoney, Member of The Angel City 4, Officer Pasco, Orderly) and Evan Thompson (Big Six, Dr. Mandril, Luther Kingsley, Werner Kriegler)
1990 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerProduced by Nick Vanoff, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President), Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) [winner]
1990 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
winnerBook by Larry Gelbart [winner]
1990 Tony Award® Best Original Score
winnerMusic by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by David Zippel [winner]
1990 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
winnerJames Naughton [winner]
 Gregg Edelman [nominee]
1990 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
 René Auberjonois [nominee]
1990 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
winnerRandy Graff [winner]
1990 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
winnerRobin Wagner [winner]
1990 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 Florence Klotz [nominee]
1990 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
 Paul Gallo [nominee]
1990 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
 Michael Blakemore [nominee]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
winnerProduced by Nick Vanoff, Roger Berlind, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President), Suntory International Corporation and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical
winnerBook by Larry Gelbart [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
winnerJames Naughton [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
 René Auberjonois [nominee]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
winnerRandy Graff [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by Michael Blakemore [nominee]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestration
winnerMusic orchestrated by Billy Byers [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics
winnerLyrics by David Zippel [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music
winnerMusic by Cy Coleman [winner]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design
 Florence Klotz [nominee]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
 Paul Gallo [nominee]
1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design
winnerScenic Design by Robin Wagner [winner]
music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by David Zippel 

ACT 1Sung By
Double Talk Stone (Movie Cast) and Alaura Kingsley (Movie Cast)
Double Talk Buddy Fidler (Hollywood Cast) and Stine (Hollywood Cast)
What You Don't Know About Women Gabby (Hollywood Cast) and Oolie (Movie Cast)
Ya Gotta Look Out for Yourself Jimmy Powers (Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast) and Angel City 4
The Buddy System Buddy Fidler (Hollywood Cast) and Donna (Hollywood Cast)
With Every Breath I Take Bobbi (Movie Cast)
The Tennis Song Stone (Movie Cast) and Alaura Kingsley (Movie Cast)
Ev'rybody's Gotta Be Somewhere Stone (Movie Cast) and Angel City 4
Lost and Found Mallory Kingsley (Movie Cast)
All Ya Have to Do Is Wait Munoz (Movie Cast), Yamato (Movie Cast), Mahoney (Movie Cast) and Officer Pasco (Movie Cast)
You're Nothing Without Me Stine (Hollywood Cast) and Stone (Movie Cast)
ACT 2Sung By
Stay with Me Jimmy Powers (Movie Cast/Hollywood Cast) and Angel City 4
You Can Always Count on Me Oolie (Movie Cast)
You Can Always Count on Me Donna (Hollywood Cast)
It Needs Work Gabby (Hollywood Cast)
With Every Breath I Take (Reprise)Stone (Movie Cast) and Bobbi (Movie Cast)
Funny Stine (Hollywood Cast)
You're Nothing Without Me (Reprise)Stone (Movie Cast), Stine (Hollywood Cast) and Gabby (Hollywood Cast)