Opening Date

Jul 07, 1954

Closing Date

Feb 05, 1955

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Greenwich Village in the '30s.
Produced by Robert Fryer
Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based upon the play 'My Sister Eileen' by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Based upon the stories by Ruth McKenney; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Musical Director: Lehman Engel
Production Directed by George Abbott; Dances and Musical Numbers staged by Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Miss Channing's Clothes by Mainbocher; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
Company Manager: Paul Groll
Production Stage Manager: Fred Hearn; Stage Manager: Walter Rinner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Evelyn Page
Musical Conductor: Edward Simons
General Press Representative: Howard Newman
Carol Channing
Ruth Sherwood
Cris Alexander
Frank Lippencott
Douglas Chandler
Appopolous
Dort Clark
Chick Clark
Warde Donovan
Wreck
George Gaynes
Robert Baker
Betty Gillett
Eileen Sherwood
Don Barton
Hermit
 
First Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Donna Beaumont
Greenwich Villager
Ted Beniades
Valenti
Howard Caine
A Strange Man
 
Chef
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Greenwich Villager
Greta Dahl
Greenwich Villager
Ray Dorian
Second Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Dorothy Dushock
Greenwich Villager
Joe Flynn
Drunk
 
Waiter
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Fries
Greenwich Villager
Rosemary Gaines
Greenwich Villager
Don Graham
Guide
 
Associate Editor
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Peg Hadley
Greenwich Villager
Isabella Hoopes
Mrs. Wade
B.J. Keating
Violet
 
Greenwich Villager
Joan Keenan
Greenwich Villager
Betty Koerber
Greenwich Villager
Dick Korthaze
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Kurland
Delivery Boy
 
Greenwich Villager
Marion Lauer
Greenwich Villager
James Nichols
Ruth's Escort
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Oran Osburn
Lonigan
 
Greenwich Villager
Jack Rains
Shore Patrolman
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Marilyn Sable
Helen
Gordon Shearer
Drunk
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Joy Shoemaker
Greenwich Villager
Jim Smith
Greenwich Villager
Nina Starkey
Greenwich Villager
Keith Willis
Greenwich Villager
Ted Wills
Associate Editor
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Understudies: Don Barton (Frank Lippencott), Howard Caine (Appopolous), Carol Cole (Helen), Warde Donovan (Robert Baker), Joe Flynn (Wreck), Evelyn Page (Ruth Sherwood, Mrs. Wade) and Jack Rains (Chick Clark)
Musical Conductor: Leo Krakow

Cast

Don Barton
Frank Lippencott
Jordan Bentley
Wreck
Robert Goss
Robert Baker
Paul Lipson
Appopolous
Bob Shaver
Frank Lippencott
Dave Anderson
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Helen
Martin Frederiks
Hermit
 
Greenwich Villager
Joan Kibrig
Helen
Katherine Payne
Mrs. Wade
William Regan
Second Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Johnny Rosado
First Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Gordon Shearer
Shore Patrolman
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Jan 24, 1955 - Feb 05, 1955
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Dec 06, 1954 - Dec 11, 1954
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