MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 18, 1966
Closing Date
Mar 19, 1966
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1966
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1966
Previews
5
Performances
3
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Mar 18, 1966 - Mar 19, 1966)
Setting
In New Orleans, LA in the early 1920s
Produced by Guy de la Passardiere; Associate Producer: Monty Shaff
Book by Jerome Weidman; Music by Duke Ellington; Lyrics by Marshall Barer and Fred Tobias; Music orchestrated by Larry Wilcox; Musical Director: Sherman Frank
Directed by José Quintero; Choreographed by Valerie Bettis; Music numbers and dances staged by Marvin Gordon
Scenic Design by Will Steven Armstrong; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt and Albert Wolsky; Lighting Design by V. C. Fuqua; Hair Design by D. Rusty Bonaccorso
General Manager: Monty Shaff
Production Stage Manager: Henri Caubisens; Stage Manager: Herman Magidson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Hal Norman
Assistant Conductor: Joe Rago; Music Contractor: Joseph Benjamin; Copyist Supervisor: Emile Charlap
Production Consultant Charles Conaway; General Press Representative: Bill Doll & Co.; Press Representative: Midori Tsuji, Bob Ganshaw and Dick Spittel; Advertising: Ingram Ash
Theodore Bikel
Professor George Ritter
Lilo
Solange
Travis Hudson
Havana
Gary Krawford
John Harmon
Richard Tone
Danny
Dom Angelo
Sailor
 
Ensemble
Ben Bryant
Bill
Madge Cameron
Duchess
Kay Cole
Ensemble
Joel Conrad
Ensemble
Don Crabtree
Paul
Mervin Crook
Ensemble
Charles Durning
Maurice
 
Dean Stewart
Elaine Giftos
Ensemble
Altovise Gore
Ensemble
Peter Hamparian
Ensemble
Tommy Karaty
Harry
Ellis Larkins
Ellis
Jo Anna Lehmann
Ensemble
Marlena Lustik
Louise
 
Ensemble
Iva March
Ensemble
Simon McQueen
Ensemble
Al Nesor
Monty
Hal Norman
Policeman
Rita O'Connor
Ensemble
Martin Ross
Ensemble
Robert H. Rovin
Sourball
Barbara Saatan
Ensemble
Scotty Salmon
Ensemble
Jeff Siggins
Arthur Owen, Jr.
Fran Stevens
Tourist Lady
Coley Worth
Artie
Standby: Peter Johl (Professor George Ritter)
Understudies: Dom Angelo (Danny), Madge Cameron (Havana), Joel Conrad (Harry), Charles Durning (Artie), Tommy Karaty (John Harmon), Simon McQueen (Solange), Hal Norman (Paul, Maurice, Dean Stewart), Martin Ross (Sourball, Monty, Bill), Scotty Salmon (Arthur Owen, Jr.) and Fran Stevens (Duchess)
music by Duke Ellington; lyrics by Fred Tobias and Marshall Barer
Act 1
Sung By
The Spider and the Fly
Havana and Dance Ensemble
Rules and Regulations
Professor George Ritter, John Harmon, Sourball, Bill, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Follow Me Up the Stairs
Solange
Goodbye Charlie
Havana and Ensemble
C'est Comme Ca
Solange
Thank You, Ma'am
Professor George Ritter and Solange
The Eleventh Commandment
Monty, Sourball, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Someone to Care For
Professor George Ritter
The Wedding
Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Let's (Rehearsal Scene)
Danny, Louise and Dance Ensemble
The Good Old Days
Solange, Paul, Monty, Artie and Maurice
Easy to Take
Danny and Solange
C'est Comme Ca (Reprise)
Professor George Ritter
Let's
Solange and Male Dancers
Old World Charm
Professor George Ritter
The Spider and the Fly (Reprise)
Havana
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