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Golden Boy
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 20, 1964
Closing Date
Mar 05, 1966
1st Preview
Sep 23, 1964
1st Preview
Sep 23, 1964
Previews
25
Performances
568
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 20, 1964
Close Date: Mar 05, 1966
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Majestic Theatre
(Oct 20, 1964 - Mar 05, 1966)
Setting
1960-1964. New York City.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
; Associate Producer:
George Platt
Originally produced by
Epic
Book by
Clifford Odets
and
William Gibson
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Based on the play by
Clifford Odets
; Musical Director:
Elliot Lawrence
; Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Dance arrangements by
Dorothea Freitag
; Additional music scoring by
Elliot Lawrence
; Music for Fight Ballet Assembled by
Dorothea Freitag
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Joyce Brown
Directed by
Arthur Penn
; Choreographed by
Donald McKayle
; Assistant Choreographer:
Jaime Rogers
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Tony Walton
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Projection Design by
Tony Walton
; Projections devised by
Richard Pilbrow
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Business Administrator for Mr. Elkins:
Bill Levine
; Company Manager:
Sam Pagliaro
; Secretary to Mr. Harris:
Nancy Simmons
Production Manager:
Michael Thoma
; Stage Manager:
Ralph Linn
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Vincent Lynne
,
Bruce W. Stark
and
Ralph Vucci
Music Coordinator for Mr. Davis:
George Rhodes
; Music Coordination in association with
Will Mastin Trio
; Music published by
Edwin H. Morris & Co.
; Copyist:
Scott Fisher
General Press Representative:
Lee Solters
and
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Press Representative:
Harry Nigro
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
and
Blaine-Thompson
; Legal Representation:
Linden and Deutsch
Wurlitzer Grand Piano used on stage through special arrangement with
The Wurlitzer Company
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Joe Wellington
Billy Daniels
Eddie Satin
Kenneth Tobey
Tom Moody
Paula Wayne
Lorna Moon
Ted Beniades
Roxy Gottlieb
Johnny Brown
Ronnie
Don Crabtree
Drake
Bob Daley
Reporter
Ensemble
Marguerite Delain
Ensemble
Jeannette DuBois
Anna
Lola Falana
Lola
Ensemble
Maxwell Glanville
Fight Announcer
Ensemble
Roy Glenn
Mr. Wellington
Louis Gossett
Frank
Buck Heller
Hoodlum
Ensemble
Baayork Lee
Ensemble
Theresa Merritt
Ensemble
Terrin Miles
Terry
Robin Miller
Ensemble
Sally Neal
Ensemble
Benny Payne
Benny
Ensemble
Harold Pierson
Ensemble
Albert Popwell
Al
Ensemble
Louise Quick
Ensemble
Mabel Robinson
Mabel
Ensemble
Jaime Rogers
Lopez
Amy Rousselle
Ensemble
Kenneth Scott
Ensemble
Stephen Taylor
Ensemble
Ralph Vucci
Driscoll
Ensemble
Lamont Washington
Ensemble
Charles Welch
Tokio
Lester Wilson
Les
Ensemble
Standby:
Sheila Sullivan
(Lorna Moon)
Understudies:
Don Crabtree
(Tom Moody),
Bob Daley
(Drake, Driscoll),
Maxwell Glanville
(Mr. Wellington),
Louis Gossett
(Eddie Satin),
Baayork Lee
(Terry),
Harold Pierson
(Lopez),
Albert Popwell
(Ronnie),
Amy Rousselle
(Anna),
Ralph Vucci
(Roxy Gottlieb, Tokio) and
Lamont Washington
(Joe Wellington)
Majestic Theatre
(Oct 20, 1964 - Mar 05, 1966)
Conducted by
Joyce Brown
Cast
Barbara Charles
Ensemble
Louis Gossett
Eddie Satin
Hilda Harris
Theresa
Nat Horne
Ensemble
Theresa Merritt
Theresa
Albert Popwell
Frank
Sheila Sullivan
Lorna Moon
Stephen Taylor
Stevie
Understudies:
Buck Heller
(Lopez) and
Stephen Taylor
(Terry)
Songs
music by
Charles Strouse
; lyrics by
Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Workout
Boxers
Night Song
Joe Wellington
Everything's Great
Tom Moody and Lorna Moon
Gimme Some
Joe Wellington and Terry
Stick Around
Joe Wellington
Don't Forget 127th Street
Joe Wellington, Ronnie and Company
Lorna's Here
Lorna Moon
The Road Tour
Joe Wellington, Lorna Moon, Tom Moody, Roxy Gottlieb, Eddie Satin, Tokio and Company
This Is the Life
Eddie Satin, Joe Wellington, Lola and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Golden Boy
Lorna Moon
While the City Sleeps
Eddie Satin
While the City Sleeps (Dance)
Mabel, Lopez and Les
Colorful
Joe Wellington
I Want to Be With You
Joe Wellington and Lorna Moon
Can't You See It?
Joe Wellington
No More
Joe Wellington and Company
The Fight
Joe Wellington and Lopez
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1965 Nominee
Book by
Clifford Odets
and
William Gibson
Music by
Charles Strouse
Lyrics by
Lee Adams
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
Best Actor in a Musical
1965 Nominee
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Best Choreography
1965 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald McKayle
Best Producer of a Musical
1965 Nominee
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
; Associate Producer:
George Platt
Originally produced by
Epic
Book by
Clifford Odets
and
William Gibson
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Based on the play by
Clifford Odets
; Musical Director:
Elliot Lawrence
; Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Dance arrangements by
Dorothea Freitag
; Additional music scoring by
Elliot Lawrence
; Music for Fight Ballet Assembled by
Dorothea Freitag
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Joyce Brown
Directed by
Arthur Penn
; Choreographed by
Donald McKayle
; Assistant Choreographer:
Jaime Rogers
Scenic Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Tony Walton
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Projection Design by
Tony Walton
; Projections devised by
Richard Pilbrow
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
; Business Administrator for Mr. Elkins:
Bill Levine
; Company Manager:
Sam Pagliaro
; Secretary to Mr. Harris:
Nancy Simmons
Production Manager:
Michael Thoma
; Stage Manager:
Ralph Linn
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Vincent Lynne
,
Bruce W. Stark
and
Ralph Vucci
Music Coordinator for Mr. Davis:
George Rhodes
; Music Coordination in association with
Will Mastin Trio
; Music published by
Edwin H. Morris & Co.
; Copyist:
Scott Fisher
General Press Representative:
Lee Solters
and
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Press Representative:
Harry Nigro
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
and
Blaine-Thompson
; Legal Representation:
Linden and Deutsch
Wurlitzer Grand Piano used on stage through special arrangement with
The Wurlitzer Company
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Joe Wellington
Billy Daniels
Eddie Satin
Kenneth Tobey
Tom Moody
Paula Wayne
Lorna Moon
Ted Beniades
Roxy Gottlieb
Johnny Brown
Ronnie
Don Crabtree
Drake
Bob Daley
Reporter
Ensemble
Marguerite Delain
Ensemble
Jeannette DuBois
Anna
Lola Falana
Lola
Ensemble
Maxwell Glanville
Fight Announcer
Ensemble
Roy Glenn
Mr. Wellington
Louis Gossett
Frank
Buck Heller
Hoodlum
Ensemble
Baayork Lee
Ensemble
Theresa Merritt
Ensemble
Terrin Miles
Terry
Robin Miller
Ensemble
Sally Neal
Ensemble
Benny Payne
Benny
Ensemble
Harold Pierson
Ensemble
Albert Popwell
Al
Ensemble
Louise Quick
Ensemble
Mabel Robinson
Mabel
Ensemble
Jaime Rogers
Lopez
Amy Rousselle
Ensemble
Kenneth Scott
Ensemble
Stephen Taylor
Ensemble
Ralph Vucci
Driscoll
Ensemble
Lamont Washington
Ensemble
Charles Welch
Tokio
Lester Wilson
Les
Ensemble
Standby:
Sheila Sullivan
(Lorna Moon)
Understudies:
Don Crabtree
(Tom Moody),
Bob Daley
(Drake, Driscoll),
Maxwell Glanville
(Mr. Wellington),
Louis Gossett
(Eddie Satin),
Baayork Lee
(Terry),
Harold Pierson
(Lopez),
Albert Popwell
(Ronnie),
Amy Rousselle
(Anna),
Ralph Vucci
(Roxy Gottlieb, Tokio) and
Lamont Washington
(Joe Wellington)
Majestic Theatre
(Oct 20, 1964 - Mar 05, 1966)
Conducted by
Joyce Brown
Cast
Barbara Charles
Ensemble
Louis Gossett
Eddie Satin
Hilda Harris
Theresa
Nat Horne
Ensemble
Theresa Merritt
Theresa
Albert Popwell
Frank
Sheila Sullivan
Lorna Moon
Stephen Taylor
Stevie
Understudies:
Buck Heller
(Lopez) and
Stephen Taylor
(Terry)
music by
Charles Strouse
; lyrics by
Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Workout
Boxers
Night Song
Joe Wellington
Everything's Great
Tom Moody and Lorna Moon
Gimme Some
Joe Wellington and Terry
Stick Around
Joe Wellington
Don't Forget 127th Street
Joe Wellington, Ronnie and Company
Lorna's Here
Lorna Moon
The Road Tour
Joe Wellington, Lorna Moon, Tom Moody, Roxy Gottlieb, Eddie Satin, Tokio and Company
This Is the Life
Eddie Satin, Joe Wellington, Lola and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Golden Boy
Lorna Moon
While the City Sleeps
Eddie Satin
While the City Sleeps (Dance)
Mabel, Lopez and Les
Colorful
Joe Wellington
I Want to Be With You
Joe Wellington and Lorna Moon
Can't You See It?
Joe Wellington
No More
Joe Wellington and Company
The Fight
Joe Wellington and Lopez
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1965 Nominee
Book by
Clifford Odets
and
William Gibson
Music by
Charles Strouse
Lyrics by
Lee Adams
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
Best Actor in a Musical
1965 Nominee
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Best Choreography
1965 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald McKayle
Best Producer of a Musical
1965 Nominee
Produced by
Hillard Elkins
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