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Imperial Theatre, (4/28/1988 - 6/25/1988)
Preview:Apr 11, 1988 Total Previews:17
Opening:Apr 28, 1988   
Closing:Jun 25, 1988 Total Performances:68


Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: Budapest, Hungary, 1956 and the Present. Bangkok, Thailand, the Present. Kennedy Airport, New York, the Present.





by opening date




Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Based on an idea by Tim Rice; Book by Richard Nelson; Musical Director: Paul Bogaev; Music orchestrated by Anders Eljas; Music arranged by Anders Eljas; Assistant Orchestrator: Steven Margoshes

Directed by Trevor Nunn; Dance Staging by Lynne Taylor-Corbett

Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Assistant Designer to Mr. Wagner: David Peterson; Assistant Scenic Design: Ron Kadri and Charles E. McCarry; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Associate Costume Design: Frank Krenz; Lighting Design by David Hersey; Assistant Designers to Mr. Hersey: Jeffrey Whitsett; Sound Design by Andrew Bruce; Associate Sound Design: Tony Meola; Assistant Sound Design: Mark Menard; Hair Design by Schubert & DiNiro; Make-Up Design by Schubert & DiNiro

Executive Producer: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Assistant Co. Mgr: Tom Domenici

Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Jake Bell, Zane Weiner and Ruth E. Rinklin; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.

Musical Supervisor: Paul Bogaev; Concert Master: Sanford Allen; Associate Conductor: Nicholas Cerrato; Violin: Dale Struckenbruck, Jue Yao, Sandra Billingslea, Stanley Hunte and Katherine Livolsi; Cello: Mark Shuman and Roberta Cooper; Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet: David Weiss; Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Flute: Edward Zuhlke; Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute: Charles Millard; Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Sax: Peter Simmons; Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet: James Hynes; Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Richard Hammett and David Rogers; Trombone: Clint Sharman; Bass Trombone: Richard Blanc; French Horn: Russell Rizner; Keyboards: Steven Margoshes, Robert Gustafson and John Mahoney; Drums: Tom Oldakowski; Guitar: Kevin Kuhn; Percussion: Nicholas Cerrato

Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Dance Captain: Karen Babcock; Dialect Coach: Cindia Huppeler; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Photographer: Martha Swope and Associates; Logo Design by Dewynters, Limited; Mink and Fox Furs by Flemington Fur Company


Opening Night Cast

David Carroll Anatoly  
Philip Casnoff Freddie  
Judy Kuhn Florence  
John Aller Ensemble  
Neal Ben-Ari Gregor Vassey  
 Ensemble  
Suzanne Briar Ensemble  
Steve Clemente Ensemble  
Katherine Lynne Condit Ensemble  
Ann Crumb Ensemble  
David Cryer Ensemble  
R. F. Daley Ensemble  
Gina Gallagher Young Florence  
Deborah Geneviere Ensemble  
Harry Goz Molokov  
Paul Harman Arbiter  
Kurt Johns Nickolai  
 Ensemble  
Eric Johnson Harold
American Embassy Official 
 
 Ensemble  
Paul Laureano Ensemble  
Rosemary Loar Ensemble  
Judy McLane Ensemble  
Marcia Mitzman Svetlana  
Jessica Molaskey Ensemble  
Richard Muenz Joe
American Embassy Official 
 
 Ensemble  
Kip Niven Ensemble  
Dennis Parlato Walter  
Francis Ruivivar Ensemble  
Alex Santoriello Ensemble  
Wysandria Woolsey Ensemble  


Understudies: Ann Crumb (Florence, Svetlana), David Cryer (Molokov), Paul Harman (Anatoly), Kurt Johns (Freddie), Judy McLane (Florence), Richard Muenz (Anatoly), Kip Niven (Walter), Chrystal Pennington (Young Florence), Alex Santoriello (Arbiter), Wysandria Woolsey (Svetlana).