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The Show is On
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 25, 1936
Closing Date
Jul 17, 1937
Performances
236
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 25, 1936
Close Date: Jul 17, 1937
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Dec 25, 1936 - Jul 17, 1937)
Description
A revue in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Sketches by
David Freedman
; "Mr. Gielgud Passes By" by
Moss Hart
; Music mostly by
Vernon Duke
; Lyrics mostly by
Ted Fetter
; Additional music by
Hoagy Carmichael
,
Arthur Schwartz
,
George Gershwin
,
Harold Arlen
,
Herman Hupfeld
,
Will Irwin
and
Richard Rodgers
; Additional lyrics by
Stanley Adams
,
Howard Dietz
,
Ira Gershwin
,
E.Y. Harburg
,
Herman Hupfeld
,
Norman Zeno
and
Lorenz Hart
; Music orchestrated by
Gordon Jenkins
; Additional orchestrations by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Hans Spialek
Staged by
Vincente Minnelli
; Conceived by
Vincente Minnelli
; Sketches directed by
Edward Clarke Lilley
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
; "Casanova" choreographed by
Harry Losee
Production Design by
Vincente Minnelli
Conducted by
Gordon Jenkins
Marion Allen
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Vera Allen
Desdemona
Prologue
Sybil Hutchins
Titania
Niesa
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mrs. Smith
Box Office
Tatiana
Tovarich
Aunt Ophelia
Cakewalk
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Gene Ashley
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Gracie Barrie
"The Show is On" Performer
"Now" Performer
"Casanova" Performer
"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer
Eliza
Cakewalk
"By Strauss" Performer
"The Show Goes On" Performer
Hazel Boffinger
The Broth
Prologue
Page Girl
Buy Yourself a Balloon
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Kenneth Bostock
Casanova's Major Domo
Casanova
Mary Ann Carr
The Grand Duchess
Casanova
Marie Carroll
Juliet
Prologue
Fanny
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mrs. Jackson
Tovarich
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Andre Charise
The Grand Duke
Casanova
Simon Legree
Cakewalk
Pierre
The Reading of the Play
Dorothy Daly
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Doris Donaldson
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Helen Ecklund
Third Girl
Burlesque
Hugh Ellsworth
Casanova's Secretary
Casanova
Lawyer Marks
Cakewalk
Peggy Gallimore
The Three Witches
Prologue
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Reginald Gardiner
Shakespeare
Prologue
Prime Minister
Titania
Al Fleegle
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
John Gielgud
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
"Strawcuffsky" Performer
Flyde Twitch
The Reading of the Play
Mr. Higgins
Taxes! Taxes!
"Burlesque" Announcer
Paul Haakon
"Now" Dancer
Casanova
Casanova
Pearl Harris
The Three Witches
Prologue
Topsy
Cakewalk
Irene Kelly
Madame Pompadour
Burlesque
Jerrie Koban
Casanova's Mistress
Casanova
Second Girl
Burlesque
Bert Lahr
Ronald Taylor
Titania
"Song of the Woodman" Performer
A Critic
Box Office
Mihael
Tovarich
"Woof" Performer
Bert Larrimore
Taxes! Taxes!
Putty Nose
Burlesque
"Epilogue" Performer
Jane Lane
First Girl
Burlesque
Beatrice Lillie
Go Go Benuti
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
Mrs. Slemp
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Treasurer
Box Office
"Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer
Mlle. Leonore
The Reading of the Play
"Josephine Waters" Performer
A Strip Teaser
Burlesque
"Epilogue" Performer
Mitzi Mayfair
"What Has He Got?" Performer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
"By Strauss" Dancer
"Little Old Lady" Performer
Jack McCauley
King Lear
Prologue
Gielgud's Manager
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Brooks Hall
Box Office
A Visitor
Tovarich
Armand
The Reading of the Play
The Straight Man
Burlesque
June McNulty
The Three Witches
Prologue
Gertrude Medwin
Queen Elizabeth
Burlesque
Jean Moorehead
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Marion Murray
Cleopatra
Prologue
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Gifford Nash
Brutus
Prologue
Irate Gentleman
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Fred Nay
Uncle Tom
Cakewalk
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Mortimer O'Brien
Gildenstern
Prologue
The Cardinal
Casanova
Warren Bruce
The Reading of the Play
Paul Owen
Romeo
Prologue
Sir Walter Raleigh
Burlesque
Mary Phillips
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Mischa Pompianov
Marc Antony
Prologue
Casanova's Valet
Casanova
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Ralph Riggs
Shylock
Prologue
Gielgud's Valet
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mr. Brentwood
Box Office
Mr. Jackson
Tovarich
Skeggs
Cakewalk
The Producer
The Reading of the Play
Crunch
Taxes! Taxes!
Major Domo
Burlesque
Harry Rogue
Caesar's Ghost
Prologue
Polly Rose
Maid
Prologue
Roy Campbell's Continentals
The Angels of the Show
Prologue
"Parade Night" Performer
Richard Satterfield
Othello
Prologue
Robert Shafer
"Now" Performer
"Parade Night" Performer
"By Strauss" Performer
Sherry Stuart
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Evelyn Thawl
Ophelia
Prologue
"Now" Dancer
The Modern Girl
Casanova
Little Eva
Cakewalk
Williem Van Loon
Rosencranz
Prologue
Stage Manager
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
The Doge of Venice
Casanova
Chloe
Cakewalk
Alphonse
The Reading of the Play
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Charles Walters
"What Has He Got?" Performer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
Malcolm St. Clair
Cakewalk
"Little Old Lady" Performer
Mildred Webb
Casanova's Maid
Casanova
Duke Williams
Fan Bearer
Prologue
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue
(music by
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Howard Dietz
)
Ensemble
The Show Is On
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Now
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
(music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
)
What Has He Got?
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Ensemble
Song of the Woodman
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Casanova
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Long As You've Got Your Health
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
and
Norman Zeno
)
Buy Yourself a Balloon
(music by
Herman Hupfeld
; lyrics by
Herman Hupfeld
)
Parade Night
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
the Continentals
Cakewalk
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
By Strauss
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Woof
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
Little Old Lady
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Stanley Adams
)
Girls
Josephine Waters
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
The Show Is On
(Reprise)
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Girls
Epilogue
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Sketches by
David Freedman
; "Mr. Gielgud Passes By" by
Moss Hart
; Music mostly by
Vernon Duke
; Lyrics mostly by
Ted Fetter
; Additional music by
Hoagy Carmichael
,
Arthur Schwartz
,
George Gershwin
,
Harold Arlen
,
Herman Hupfeld
,
Will Irwin
and
Richard Rodgers
; Additional lyrics by
Stanley Adams
,
Howard Dietz
,
Ira Gershwin
,
E.Y. Harburg
,
Herman Hupfeld
,
Norman Zeno
and
Lorenz Hart
; Music orchestrated by
Gordon Jenkins
; Additional orchestrations by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Hans Spialek
Staged by
Vincente Minnelli
; Conceived by
Vincente Minnelli
; Sketches directed by
Edward Clarke Lilley
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
; "Casanova" choreographed by
Harry Losee
Production Design by
Vincente Minnelli
Conducted by
Gordon Jenkins
Marion Allen
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Vera Allen
Desdemona
Prologue
Sybil Hutchins
Titania
Niesa
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mrs. Smith
Box Office
Tatiana
Tovarich
Aunt Ophelia
Cakewalk
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Gene Ashley
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Gracie Barrie
"The Show is On" Performer
"Now" Performer
"Casanova" Performer
"Long As You've Got Your Health" Performer
Eliza
Cakewalk
"By Strauss" Performer
"The Show Goes On" Performer
Hazel Boffinger
The Broth
Prologue
Page Girl
Buy Yourself a Balloon
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Kenneth Bostock
Casanova's Major Domo
Casanova
Mary Ann Carr
The Grand Duchess
Casanova
Marie Carroll
Juliet
Prologue
Fanny
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mrs. Jackson
Tovarich
Supporting Cast
The Reading of the Play
Andre Charise
The Grand Duke
Casanova
Simon Legree
Cakewalk
Pierre
The Reading of the Play
Dorothy Daly
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Doris Donaldson
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Helen Ecklund
Third Girl
Burlesque
Hugh Ellsworth
Casanova's Secretary
Casanova
Lawyer Marks
Cakewalk
Peggy Gallimore
The Three Witches
Prologue
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Reginald Gardiner
Shakespeare
Prologue
Prime Minister
Titania
Al Fleegle
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
John Gielgud
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
"Strawcuffsky" Performer
Flyde Twitch
The Reading of the Play
Mr. Higgins
Taxes! Taxes!
"Burlesque" Announcer
Paul Haakon
"Now" Dancer
Casanova
Casanova
Pearl Harris
The Three Witches
Prologue
Topsy
Cakewalk
Irene Kelly
Madame Pompadour
Burlesque
Jerrie Koban
Casanova's Mistress
Casanova
Second Girl
Burlesque
Bert Lahr
Ronald Taylor
Titania
"Song of the Woodman" Performer
A Critic
Box Office
Mihael
Tovarich
"Woof" Performer
Bert Larrimore
Taxes! Taxes!
Putty Nose
Burlesque
"Epilogue" Performer
Jane Lane
First Girl
Burlesque
Beatrice Lillie
Go Go Benuti
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
Mrs. Slemp
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Treasurer
Box Office
"Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer
Mlle. Leonore
The Reading of the Play
"Josephine Waters" Performer
A Strip Teaser
Burlesque
"Epilogue" Performer
Mitzi Mayfair
"What Has He Got?" Performer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
"By Strauss" Dancer
"Little Old Lady" Performer
Jack McCauley
King Lear
Prologue
Gielgud's Manager
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Brooks Hall
Box Office
A Visitor
Tovarich
Armand
The Reading of the Play
The Straight Man
Burlesque
June McNulty
The Three Witches
Prologue
Gertrude Medwin
Queen Elizabeth
Burlesque
Jean Moorehead
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Marion Murray
Cleopatra
Prologue
The Spirit of '76
Burlesque
Gifford Nash
Brutus
Prologue
Irate Gentleman
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Fred Nay
Uncle Tom
Cakewalk
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Mortimer O'Brien
Gildenstern
Prologue
The Cardinal
Casanova
Warren Bruce
The Reading of the Play
Paul Owen
Romeo
Prologue
Sir Walter Raleigh
Burlesque
Mary Phillips
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Mischa Pompianov
Marc Antony
Prologue
Casanova's Valet
Casanova
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Ralph Riggs
Shylock
Prologue
Gielgud's Valet
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
Mr. Brentwood
Box Office
Mr. Jackson
Tovarich
Skeggs
Cakewalk
The Producer
The Reading of the Play
Crunch
Taxes! Taxes!
Major Domo
Burlesque
Harry Rogue
Caesar's Ghost
Prologue
Polly Rose
Maid
Prologue
Roy Campbell's Continentals
The Angels of the Show
Prologue
"Parade Night" Performer
Richard Satterfield
Othello
Prologue
Robert Shafer
"Now" Performer
"Parade Night" Performer
"By Strauss" Performer
Sherry Stuart
Fan Dancer
Burlesque
Evelyn Thawl
Ophelia
Prologue
"Now" Dancer
The Modern Girl
Casanova
Little Eva
Cakewalk
Williem Van Loon
Rosencranz
Prologue
Stage Manager
Mr. Gielgud Passes By
The Doge of Venice
Casanova
Chloe
Cakewalk
Alphonse
The Reading of the Play
"Josephine Waters" Performer
Charles Walters
"What Has He Got?" Performer
"Long as You've Got Your Health" Dancer
Malcolm St. Clair
Cakewalk
"Little Old Lady" Performer
Mildred Webb
Casanova's Maid
Casanova
Duke Williams
Fan Bearer
Prologue
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue
(music by
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Howard Dietz
)
Ensemble
The Show Is On
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Now
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
(There's) Rhythm (in That Heart of Mine)
(music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
)
What Has He Got?
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Ensemble
Song of the Woodman
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Casanova
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Long As You've Got Your Health
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
and
Norman Zeno
)
Buy Yourself a Balloon
(music by
Herman Hupfeld
; lyrics by
Herman Hupfeld
)
Parade Night
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
the Continentals
Cakewalk
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
By Strauss
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Woof
(music by
Will Irwin
; lyrics by
Norman Zeno
)
Little Old Lady
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Stanley Adams
)
Girls
Josephine Waters
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
The Show Is On
(Reprise)
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Girls
Epilogue
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
)
Entire Company
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