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The Boy Friend
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 30, 1954
Closing Date
Nov 26, 1955
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Open Date: Sep 30, 1954
Close Date: Nov 26, 1955
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Royale Theatre
(Sep 30, 1954 - Nov 26, 1955)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
1926. Nice, France.
Media
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
and
Arthur Lewis
Book by
Sandy Wilson
; Music by
Sandy Wilson
; Lyrics by
Sandy Wilson
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
and
Charles L. Cooke
; Musical Director:
Anton Coppola
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Choreographed by
John Heawood
Scenic Design by
Reginald Woolley
; Costume Design by
Reginald Woolley
; Supervising Scenic Designer:
Feder
; Supervising Lighting Designer:
Feder
; Supervising Costume Designer:
Robert Mackintosh
; Hair Design by
Ron De Mann
Company Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
Ira Bernstein
; Stage Manager:
Charles Pratt, Jr.
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marge Ellis
Conducted by
Paul McGrane
; Music Contractor:
Louis Topper
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Casting:
Ira Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Robert Ganshaw
; Dance Captain:
Merritt Thompson
Julie Andrews
Broadway / American debut
Polly
Sep 30, 1954 - Sep 1955
John Hewer
Tony
Jimmy Alex
Phillipe
Ruth Altman
Madame Dubonnet
Eric Berry
Percival Browne
Mickey Calin
Guest
Stella Claire
Fay
Lolita
Lyn Connorty
Susanne
Douglas Deane
Gendarme
Marge Ellis
Guest
Paulette Girard
Hortense
Geoffrey Hibbert
Lord Brockhurst
Dilys Lay
Dulcie
Vincent Lynne
Charles
Moyna MacGill
Lady Brockhurst
Phoebe Mackay
Guest
Berkley Marsh
Monica
Millicent Martin
Nancy
Joe Milan
Marcel
Pepe
Jerry Newby
Pierre
Lyn Robert
Waiter
Bob Scheerer
Bobby Van Husen
Buddy Schwab
Alphonse
Ann Wakefield
Maisie
Understudies:
Leonard Ceeley
(Percival Browne),
Lyn Connorty
(Nancy),
Douglas Deane
(Tony),
Marge Ellis
(Hortense),
Rose Ingraham
(Madame Dubonnet),
Vincent Lynne
(Pierre),
Phoebe Mackay
(Lady Brockhurst),
Berkley Marsh
(Nancy),
Millicent Martin
(Maisie, Dulcie, Fay, Lolita),
Jerry Newby
(Bobby Van Husen),
John Perri
(Alphonse),
Deborah Remsen
(Polly) and
Buddy Schwab
(Marcel, Pepe)
Royale Theatre
(Sep 30, 1954 - Nov 26, 1955)
Directed by
Vida Hope
Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
; Production Stage Manager:
David Kanter
Cast
Jo Ann Bayless
Broadway debut
Polly
Sep 1955 - Nov 26, 1955
Berkley Marsh
Nancy
John Perri
Phillipe
Understudies:
Jimmy Alex
(Pierre),
Mickey Calin
(Alphonse),
Helen Clayton
(Polly) and
George Hall
(Lord Brockhurst)
Songs
music by
Sandy Wilson
; lyrics by
Sandy Wilson
Act 1
Sung By
Perfect Young Ladies
Hortense, Nancy, Maisie, Fay and Dulcie
The Boy Friend
Polly, Maisie, Dulcie, Fay, Nancy, Marcel, Pierre and Alphonse
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Maisie and Bobby Van Husen
Fancy Forgetting
Madame Dubonnet and Percival Browne
I Could Be Happy with You
Polly and Tony
The Boy Friend (Finale Reprise)
Act 2
Sung By
Sur La Plage
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Fay, Marcel, Dulcie, Alphonse, Nancy, Pierre, Monica and Phillipe
A Room in Bloomsburry
Polly and Tony
You Don't Want to Play with Me Blues
Madame Dubonnet, Percival Browne, Fay, Dulcie, Nancy and Monica
Safety in Numbers
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Marcel, Pierre and Alphonse
Finale
Entire Company
Act 3
Sung By
Riviera
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Fay, Marcel, Dulcie, Alphonse, Nancy, Pierre, Monica and Phillipe
It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love
Lord Brockhurst and Dulcie
Carnival Tango
Danced by Pepe and Lolita
Poor Little Pierrette
Madame Dubonnet and Polly
Finale
Entire Company
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1955 Recipient
Julie Andrews
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
and
Arthur Lewis
Book by
Sandy Wilson
; Music by
Sandy Wilson
; Lyrics by
Sandy Wilson
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
and
Charles L. Cooke
; Musical Director:
Anton Coppola
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Choreographed by
John Heawood
Scenic Design by
Reginald Woolley
; Costume Design by
Reginald Woolley
; Supervising Scenic Designer:
Feder
; Supervising Lighting Designer:
Feder
; Supervising Costume Designer:
Robert Mackintosh
; Hair Design by
Ron De Mann
Company Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
Ira Bernstein
; Stage Manager:
Charles Pratt, Jr.
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marge Ellis
Conducted by
Paul McGrane
; Music Contractor:
Louis Topper
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Casting:
Ira Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Robert Ganshaw
; Dance Captain:
Merritt Thompson
Julie Andrews
Broadway / American debut
Polly
Sep 30, 1954 - Sep 1955
John Hewer
Tony
Jimmy Alex
Phillipe
Ruth Altman
Madame Dubonnet
Eric Berry
Percival Browne
Mickey Calin
Guest
Stella Claire
Fay
Lolita
Lyn Connorty
Susanne
Douglas Deane
Gendarme
Marge Ellis
Guest
Paulette Girard
Hortense
Geoffrey Hibbert
Lord Brockhurst
Dilys Lay
Dulcie
Vincent Lynne
Charles
Moyna MacGill
Lady Brockhurst
Phoebe Mackay
Guest
Berkley Marsh
Monica
Millicent Martin
Nancy
Joe Milan
Marcel
Pepe
Jerry Newby
Pierre
Lyn Robert
Waiter
Bob Scheerer
Bobby Van Husen
Buddy Schwab
Alphonse
Ann Wakefield
Maisie
Understudies:
Leonard Ceeley
(Percival Browne),
Lyn Connorty
(Nancy),
Douglas Deane
(Tony),
Marge Ellis
(Hortense),
Rose Ingraham
(Madame Dubonnet),
Vincent Lynne
(Pierre),
Phoebe Mackay
(Lady Brockhurst),
Berkley Marsh
(Nancy),
Millicent Martin
(Maisie, Dulcie, Fay, Lolita),
Jerry Newby
(Bobby Van Husen),
John Perri
(Alphonse),
Deborah Remsen
(Polly) and
Buddy Schwab
(Marcel, Pepe)
Royale Theatre
(Sep 30, 1954 - Nov 26, 1955)
Directed by
Vida Hope
Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
; Production Stage Manager:
David Kanter
Cast
Jo Ann Bayless
Broadway debut
Polly
Sep 1955 - Nov 26, 1955
Berkley Marsh
Nancy
John Perri
Phillipe
Understudies:
Jimmy Alex
(Pierre),
Mickey Calin
(Alphonse),
Helen Clayton
(Polly) and
George Hall
(Lord Brockhurst)
music by
Sandy Wilson
; lyrics by
Sandy Wilson
Act 1
Sung By
Perfect Young Ladies
Hortense, Nancy, Maisie, Fay and Dulcie
The Boy Friend
Polly, Maisie, Dulcie, Fay, Nancy, Marcel, Pierre and Alphonse
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Maisie and Bobby Van Husen
Fancy Forgetting
Madame Dubonnet and Percival Browne
I Could Be Happy with You
Polly and Tony
The Boy Friend (Finale Reprise)
Act 2
Sung By
Sur La Plage
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Fay, Marcel, Dulcie, Alphonse, Nancy, Pierre, Monica and Phillipe
A Room in Bloomsburry
Polly and Tony
You Don't Want to Play with Me Blues
Madame Dubonnet, Percival Browne, Fay, Dulcie, Nancy and Monica
Safety in Numbers
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Marcel, Pierre and Alphonse
Finale
Entire Company
Act 3
Sung By
Riviera
Maisie, Bobby Van Husen, Fay, Marcel, Dulcie, Alphonse, Nancy, Pierre, Monica and Phillipe
It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love
Lord Brockhurst and Dulcie
Carnival Tango
Danced by Pepe and Lolita
Poor Little Pierrette
Madame Dubonnet and Polly
Finale
Entire Company
Theatre World
Award
1955 Recipient
Julie Andrews
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