MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 10, 1986
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1989
1st Preview
Aug 01, 1986
1st Preview
Aug 01, 1986
Previews
11
Performances
1,420
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Marquis Theatre
(Aug 10, 1986 - Dec 31, 1989)
Setting
In and around Hareford Hall, Hampshire, Mayfair and Lambeth. The late 1930s.
Theatre Owned / Operated by James M. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer and Harry J. Nederlander; Theatre Owned / Operated in association with Marvin I. Danto and Jesse Philips
Produced by Richard Armitage, Terry Allen Kramer, James M. Nederlander and Stage Promotions Ltd. & Co.
Book by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber; Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber; Music by Noel Gay; Book revised by Stephen Fry; Contributions to the revisions by Mike Ockrent; Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky; Music orchestrated by Chris Walker; Dance arrangements by Chris Walker; Associate Musical Dir.: Tom Helm
Directed by Mike Ockrent; Choreographed by Gillian Gregory
Scenic Design by Martin Johns; Costume Design by Ann Curtis; Lighting Design by Chris Ellis and Roger Morgan; Sound Design by Tom Morse; Hair Design by Paul Huntley; Assistant to Mr. Johns: Duke Durfee; Assistant to Miss Curtis: Cynthia Hamilton, Bushy Westfallen and Richard von Ernst; Assistant Lighting Design: Tina Charney
General Manager: Ralph Roseman; Company Manager: Robb Lady
Production Stage Manager: Steven Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Technical Director: Jeremiah Harris; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tracy Crum
Assistant Conductor: Sue Anderson; Music Preparation: Chelsea Music Services, Inc.; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus and Victor Jorowey; Synthesizer Programmer: Andrew Barrett
Dance Assistant: Karin Baker; Casting: Howard Feuer and Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates, Susan Lee, Ken Mandlebaum, Ben Morse, C. George Willard and Marie-Louise Silva; Dance Captain: Tony Parise; Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Smith; Press Assistant: Jillana Devine and Roger Lane; Furs by Alixandré; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates; Legal Representation: John Breglio and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison; Man in Armor: Jack Hoffmann; Assistant to the Producer: Jenny Montefiore and Robert Neal Marshall
George S. Irving
Sir John Tremayne
Robert Lindsay
Bill Snibson
Maryann Plunkett
Sally Smith
Jane Connell
Maria
Duchess of Dene
Eric Hutson
Lord Battersby
Timothy Jerome
Herbert Parchester
Justine Johnston
Lady Battersby
Elizabeth Larner
Lady Diss
 
Mrs. Brown
Leo Leyden
Sir Jasper Tring
Jane Summerhays
Lady Jaqueline Carstone
Thomas Toner
Charles Heathersett
The Butler
Nick Ullett
The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke
Cleve Asbury
Ensemble
Bill Brassea
Telegraph Boy
 
Ensemble
Jonathan Brody
Ensemble
Frankie Cassady
Ensemble
Susan Cella
Lady Brighton
 
Ensemble
Sheri Cowart
Ensemble
Bob Freschi
Ensemble
Ann-Marie Gerard
Ensemble
Larry Hansen
Footman
 
Ensemble
Michael Hayward-Jones
Ensemble
Ann Heinricher
Lambeth Girl
Ida Henry
Ensemble
Randy Hills
Stockbroker
 
Ensemble
Gloria Hodes
Mrs. Worthington-Worthington
 
Ensemble
K. Craig Innes
Ensemble
Eric Johnson
Constable
 
Ensemble
Bobby Longbottom
Stockbroker
 
Ensemble
Barry McNabb
Stockbroker
 
Ensemble
Donna Monroe
Ensemble
Barbara Moroz
Ensemble
Cindy Oakes
Ensemble
William Ryall
Ensemble
John Spalla
Pub Pianist
 
Ensemble
Cynthia Thole
Ensemble
Mike Turner
Ensemble
Kenneth H. Waller
Bob Barking
 
Ensemble
Swings: Corinne Melançon and Tony Parise
Understudies: James Brennan (Bill Snibson, The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke), Jonathan Brody (Bob Barking), Susan Cella (Lady Jaqueline Carstone), Sheri Cowart (Sally Smith), Larry Hansen (The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke), Michael Hayward-Jones (Constable), Eric Hutson (Sir John Tremayne), Justine Johnston (Maria), Elizabeth Larner (Lady Battersby), Donna Monroe (Mrs. Brown), Barbara Moroz (Lady Brighton, Lady Diss), John Spalla (Herbert Parchester) and Kenneth H. Waller (Charles Heathersett, Sir Jasper Tring, Lord Battersby)

Marquis Theatre (Aug 10, 1986 - Dec 31, 1989)

Musical Director: Thomas Helm
Assistant Stage Mgr: John Bonanni and Cheryl Mintz
General Press Representative: Irene Gandy, Diane Judge and Susan Chicoine

Cast

J. B. Adams
Sir Jasper Tring
 
Telegraph Boy
 
Ensemble
 
Bob Barking
Mark Agnes
Ensemble
Janet Aldrich
Lady Jaqueline Carstone
Nov 21, 1989 - Dec 31, 1989
Gail Benedict
Ensemble
Judy Blazer
Sally Smith
Jane Bodle
Ensemble
Sep 20, 1988 - ?
Stanley Bojarski
Ensemble
James Brennan
Bill Snibson
Jonathan Brody
Pub Pianist
 
Bob Barking
Walter Charles
Herbert Parchester
Michael Turner Cline
Ensemble
William Alan Coats
Ensemble
David Cromwell
The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke
Karen Curlee
Ensemble
Jim Dale
Bill Snibson
Michael Duran
Ensemble
Ellen Foley
Sally Smith
Herb Foster
Lord Battersby
Jay Garner
Sir John Tremayne
Gregory Garrison
Man in Armor
Eleanor Glockner
Mrs. Brown
 
Lady Diss
 
Lady Battersby
Merwin Goldsmith
Lord Battersby
Ann Heinricher
Lady Brighton
 
Ensemble
Nancy Hess
Ensemble
 
Lady Jaqueline Carstone
Edward Hibbert
The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke
Dee Hoty
Lady Jaqueline Carstone
John Jellison
Constable
Kenneth Kantor
Ensemble
Kristine Kepright
Ensemble
Wiley Kidd
Ensemble
John MacInnis
Stockbroker
 
Ensemble
Lauren Mitchell
Lady Jaqueline Carstone
Donna Monroe
Lady Diss
 
Mrs. Brown
Ann Nieman
Ensemble
Bill Nolte
Ensemble
circa. Sep 1988 - circa. Sep 1989
Sylvia O'Brien
Maria
Duchess of Dene
Roger Preston Smith
Stockbroker
Cheryl Spencer
Ensemble
Roger Spivy
Ensemble
Mary Stout
Lady Diss
 
Mrs. Brown
Peggy Taphorn
Ensemble
Jamie Torcellini
Telegraph Boy
Martin Van Treuren
Ensemble
Dana Walker
Ensemble
John M. Wiltberger
Telegraph Boy
 
Ensemble
Swings: Gregory Garrison , Michael Graham and Kimberly Kalember
Standby: Gail Benedict (Lady Jaqueline Carstone)
Understudies: J. B. Adams (Sir Jasper Tring, Pub Pianist), Gail Benedict (Lady Jaqueline Carstone), Jane Bodle (Sally Smith), Stanley Bojarski (Lord Battersby), Jonathan Brody (Pub Pianist), Herb Foster (Sir John Tremayne), Eleanor Glockner (Maria, Lady Battersby), Merwin Goldsmith (Sir John Tremayne), Nancy Hess (Lady Jaqueline Carstone), Gloria Hodes (Lady Battersby), John Jellison (Herbert Parchester), Eric Johnson (Charles Heathersett), Kimberly Kalember (Lady Brighton), Kenneth Kantor (Lord Battersby), Donna Monroe (Lady Diss), Bill Nolte (Lord Battersby), Mary Stout (Maria) and Peggy Taphorn (Sally Smith)
music by Noel Gay; lyrics by Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Act 1
Sung By
A Weekend at Hareford
Ensemble
Thinking of No-One But Me
Lady Jaqueline Carstone and The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke
The Family Solicitor
Herbert Parchester and The Family
Me and My Girl
Bill Snibson and Sally Smith
An English Gentleman
Charles Heathersett and Staff
You Would If You Could
Lady Jaqueline Carstone and Bill Snibson
Hold My Hand
Bill Snibson, Sally Smith and Dancers
Once You Lose Your Heart
Sally Smith
Preparation Fugue
The Company
The Lambeth Walk
Bill Snibson, Sally Smith and The Company
Act 2
Sung By
The Sun Has Got His Hat On
The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke, Lady Jaqueline Carstone and Ensemble
Take It on the Chin
Sally Smith
Once You Lose Your Heart (Reprise)
Sally Smith
Song of Hareford
Duchess, Bill Snibson and Ensemble
Love Makes the World Go Round
Bill Snibson and Sir John Tremayne
Leaning on a Lamppost
Bill Snibson and Ensemble
Finale
The Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1987 Nominee
Produced by Richard Armitage , Terry Allen Kramer , James M. Nederlander and Stage Promotions Ltd. & Co.
 

Best Book of a Musical

1987 Nominee
Book by Douglas Furber
Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose
Revised by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent
 

Best Original Score

1987 Nominee
Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Music by Noel Gay

Best Actor in a Musical

1987 Winner
Robert Lindsay

Best Actress in a Musical

1987 Winner
Maryann Plunkett
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1987 Nominee
George S. Irving
Timothy Jerome
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1987 Nominee
Jane Summerhays
Jane Connell
 

Best Scenic Design

1987 Nominee
Scenic Design by Martin Johns
 

Best Costume Design

1987 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Curtis

Best Choreography

1987 Winner
Choreographed by Gillian Gregory
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1987 Nominee
Directed by Mike Ockrent

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

1987 Nominee
Produced by Richard Armitage , Terry Allen Kramer , James M. Nederlander and Stage Promotions Ltd. & Co.

Outstanding Book

1987 Winner
Book by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Revised by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1987 Winner
Robert Lindsay
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1987 Nominee
Maryann Plunkett
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1987 Nominee
Timothy Jerome

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1987 Winner
Jane Summerhays

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1987 Winner
Directed by Mike Ockrent
 

Outstanding Orchestration

1987 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Chris Walker

Outstanding Music

1987 Winner
Music by Noel Gay
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1987 Nominee
Costume Design by Ann Curtis
 

Outstanding Set Design

1987 Nominee
Scenic Design by Martin Johns

Theatre World

Award

1987 Recipient
Robert Lindsay
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