MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 12, 1987
Closing Date
Jan 17, 1988
1st Preview
Nov 03, 1987
1st Preview
Nov 03, 1987
Previews
11
Performances
77
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Minskoff Theatre
(Nov 12, 1987 - Jan 17, 1988)
Setting
The White House, Washington D.C. 1901-1904.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Minskoff Organization and James M. Nederlander
Produced by Hinks Shimberg; Produced in association with Jon Cutler; Associate Producer: Glen Cross, Clarice Swan Fitzgerald and Wilmor Four
Originally produced at The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Music by John Philip Sousa; Original Music by Richard Kapp; Lyrics by Hal Hackady; Book by Jerome Alden; Music orchestrated by Jim Tyler; Vocal arrangements by Donald Pippin; Dance arrangements by Gordon Lowry Harrell; Musical Director: Larry Blank; Assistant Musical Dir.: Jim May
Directed by John Driver; Choreographed by Donald Saddler; Additional Musical staging by D. J. Giagni
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Hair Design by Robert DiNiro and Alan Schubert; Make-Up Design by Robert DiNiro and Alan Schubert; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald
General Manager: Sylrich Management; Company Manager: G. Warren McClane
Production Stage Manager: Mary Porter Hall; Stage Manager: Marc Schlackman; Assistant Stage Mgr: John C. McNamara; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Music adapted by Richard Kapp; Musical Supervisor: Donald Pippin; Music Contractor: George Berg
Creative Consultant: Alan Jay Lerner; Casting: Myers / Teschner; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Len Cariou
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Beth Fowler
Edith Roosevelt
Nancy Hume
Alice Roosevelt
Ron Raines
Nick Longworth
Ellyn Arons
Ensemble
Richard H. Blake
Archie Roosevelt
Ruth Bormann
Ensemble
Robert D. Cavanaugh
Ted Roosevelt, Jr.
John Daman
Quentin Roosevelt
Tony Floyd
James Amos
Seth Granger
Kermit Roosevelt
Kathleen Gray
Ensemble
David Green
J. P. Morgan
 
Admiral Murphy
Ken Hilliard
Elliot Roosevelt
 
Ensemble
Mary Jay
Ida Tarbell
Alex Kramarevsky
Franklin Roosevelt
 
Ensemble
Mark Lazore
Ensemble
Keith Locke
Ensemble
Michael McCarty
William Howard Taft
Pamela McLernon
Ghost
 
Ensemble
Elizabeth Mozer
Ensemble
Nancy Opel
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Remme
Wheeler
Sarah Reynolds
Ethel Roosevelt
Keith Savage
Ensemble
Jeff Shade
Ensemble
Gordon Stanley
Elihu Root
Raymond Thorne
Henry Cabot Lodge
Christopher Wells
Officer O'Malley
John Witham
Harriman
 
Samuel Gompers
Karen Ziemba
Belle Hagner
Swings: Kaylyn Dillehay and Travis Layne Wright
Understudies: Ellyn Arons (Ida Tarbell), Ruth Bormann (Eleanor Roosevelt), Tom Boyd (J. P. Morgan, Harriman, Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root, William Howard Taft, Admiral Murphy, Samuel Gompers), Seth Granger (Ted Roosevelt, Jr.), Kathleen Gray (Belle Hagner), Mary Jay (Edith Roosevelt), Andrew Harrison Leeds (Kermit Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt), Keith Locke (Wheeler, Officer O'Malley), Diana Stadlen (Ethel Roosevelt), Gordon Stanley (Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt), Christopher Wells (Nick Longworth), Travis Layne Wright (James Amos) and Karen Ziemba (Alice Roosevelt)

Minskoff Theatre (Nov 12, 1987 - Jan 17, 1988)

Cast

Spence Ford
Ensemble
Andrew Harrison Leeds
Quentin Roosevelt
Jason Minor
Archie Roosevelt
Brian Quinn
Elliot Roosevelt
 
Ensemble
Swing: Jan Mussetter
Understudy: Jeb Handwerger (Kermit Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt)
music by John Philip Sousa and Richard Kapp; lyrics by Hal Hackady
Act 1
Sung By
The Thunderer
Orchestra
This House
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Family, Friends, Staff and Reporters
But Not Right Now
Alice Roosevelt
She's Got to Go
William Howard Taft, Elihu Root and Henry Cabot Lodge
The Fourth of July
Alice Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt
Charge
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt, Jr., Kermit Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt
Battlelines
Edith Roosevelt
The Coming-Out Party Dance
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt, Nick Longworth, Edith Roosevelt and Guests
Leg o Mutton
Alice Roosevelt, Nick Longworth and Guests
Not Love
Nick Longworth, William Howard Taft, Elihu Root and Henry Cabot Lodge
Her Father's Daughter
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Perfect for Each Other
Nick Longworth
He's Got to Go
William Howard Taft, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge and Nick Longworth
Wave the Flag
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Roosevelt Children, Harriman, Morgan, Hecklers and Supporter
Act 2
Sung By
The Fourth of July (Reprise)
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Nothing to Lose
Nick Longworth and Alice Roosevelt
Election Eve
William Howard Taft, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, J. P. Morgan and Reporters
Perfect for Each Other (Reprise)
Alice Roosevelt
Can I Let Her Go?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Private Thoughts
William Howard Taft, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, Edith Roosevelt, Ted Roosevelt, Jr., Ethel Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, Archie Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Servants, Staff and Reporters
This House (Reprise)
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Edith Roosevelt and Guests
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