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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 08, 1949
Closing Date
Sep 15, 1951
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Open Date: Dec 08, 1949
Close Date: Sep 15, 1951
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 08, 1949 - Sep 15, 1951)
Setting
1924. New York; the ship, the Ile de France; Paris.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Herman Levin
and
Oliver Smith
Book by
Joseph Fields
and
Anita Loos
; Music by
Jule Styne
; Lyrics by
Leo Robin
; Adapted from the novel by
Anita Loos
; Dance arrangements by
Trude Rittman
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Music arranged by
Don Walker
; Vocal direction and arrangements by:
Hugh Martin
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Production Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Mr. White:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Philip Adler
; Company Manager:
Alex Cohen
General Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Stage Manager:
Samuel Liff
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Smith
Music published by
J. J. Robbins & Sons, Inc.
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
Vocal Direction by
Hugh Martin
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
; Assistant to Mr. Wilson:
Bob Ingham
; Assistant to Miss deMille:
Dania Krupska
Yvonne Adair
Dorothy Shaw
Dec 08, 1949 - May 31, 1951
Anita Alvarez
Gloria Stark
Suzanne Ames
Dancer
Cholly Atkins
Dance Team
Charles Basile
Dancer
Florence Baum
Dancer
Peter Birch
Bill
a dancer
Bill Bradley
Dancer
Eric Brotherson
Henry Spofford
Bob Burkhardt
Deck Steward
Singer
Angela Castle
Singer
Carol Channing
Lorelei Lee
Joan Coburn
Singer
Charles "Honi" Coles
Dance Team
Rex Cooper
Dancer
Robert Cooper
Frank
The Olympic Team
Dancer
Jerry Craig
A Steward
Singer
Crandall Diehl
Maitre d'Hotel
Dancer
William Diehl
Policeman
Singer
Pat Donohue
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Anna Rita Duffy
Show Girl
Rex Evans
Sir Francis Beekman
Dec 08, 1949 - Jun 16, 1951
Nicole France
A Flower Girl
Dancer
Aristide J. Ginoulias
Dancer
Pauline Goddard
Dancer
Peter Holmes
Leon
a Valet
Dancer
George S. Irving
Josephus Gage
Patty Ann Jackson
Dancer
Fran Keegan
Deck Walker
Show Girl
Annette Kohl
Show Girl
Kazimir Kokic
Taxi Driver
Headwaiter
William Krach
The Tenor
Singer
Alicia Krug
Dancer
John Laverty
Dancer
Shelton Lewis
Deck Steward
Singer
Mort Marshall
Robert Lemanteur
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Jack McCauley
Gus Esmond
Ellen McCown
Singer
Irving Mitchell
Mr. Esmond, Sr.
Candy Montgomery
Singer
Howard Morris
Louis Lemanteur
Bob Neukum
Pierre
a Steward
Singer
Alice Pearce
Mrs. Ella Spofford
Dec 08, 1949 - May 26, 1951
Caren Preiss
Dancer
Reta Shaw
Lady Phyllis Beekman
Judy Sinclair
Zizi
Singer
Curt Stafford
An Olympic
Singer
Junior Standish
Deck Walker
Show Girl
Evelyn Taylor
Dancer
Norma Thornton
Dancer
Lucille Udovick
Singer
David Vogel
Singer
Polly Ward
Dancer
Prue Ward
Dancer
Beverly Jane Weston
Singer
Eddie Weston
George
The Olympic Team
Dancer
Marjorie Winters
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Helen Wood
Dancer
Hope Zee
Fifi
Singer
Understudies:
Bill Bradley
(Taxi Driver),
Joan Coburn
(Dorothy Shaw),
George S. Irving
(Henry Spofford),
Curt Stafford
(Josephus Gage) and
Evelyn Taylor
(Gloria Stark)
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 08, 1949 - Sep 15, 1951)
Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
and
Richard Haas
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
Cast
Yvonne Adair
Dorothy Shaw
Sep 10, 1951 - Sep 15, 1951
Meredith Baylis
Dancer
Bob Burkhardt
A Steward
Heber Cannon
Singer
Angela Castle
Fifi
Robert Chisholm
Sir Francis Beekman
Jun 18, 1951 - ?
Carol Cole
Dancer
Kathy Collin
Singer
Anne Collins
A Flower Girl
Dancer
Shirl Conway
Dorothy Shaw
Jul 09, 1951 - Sep 08, 1951
Georgine Darcy
Dancer
Sara Dillon
Singer
Marcella Dodge
Dancer
Pam Donohue
Sun Bather
Beth Douglas
Singer
Rise Drake
Deck Walker
Pat Gaston
Show Girl
Jack Gray
Deck Steward
Policeman
Singer
Jay Harnick
Deck Steward
Singer
Sue Hight
Singer
Doris Hollingsworth
Singer
June Kirby
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Martha Mathes
Dancer
Sherry McCutcheon
Dancer
Glenn Olson
Dancer
Bibi Osterwald
During Yvonne Adair's hiatus
Dorothy Shaw
circa. Oct 1950 - circa. Nov 1950
Dorothy Shaw
circa. Jun 1950 - circa. Jun 1950
Dorothy Shaw
Jun 01, 1950 - Jul 07, 1950
Ann Sparkman
Dancer
Evelyn Taylor
Gloria Stark
Brik Tone
Show Girl
Bob Trehy
Singer
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Ella Spofford
May 28, 1951 - ?
Ruth Webb
Singer
James White
Dancer
Understudies:
Rex Cooper
(Bill),
Crandall Diehl
(Mr. Esmond, Sr.),
William Diehl
(Robert Lemanteur),
George S. Irving
(Mr. Esmond, Sr.),
Alicia Krug
(Mrs. Ella Spofford),
Howard Morris
(Robert Lemanteur),
Bibi Osterwald
(Lorelei Lee, Dorothy Shaw),
Lucille Udovick
(Lady Phyllis Beekman),
Polly Ward
(Gloria Stark),
Eddie Weston
(Louis Lemanteur) and
James White
(Taxi Driver)
Songs
music by
Jule Styne
; lyrics by
Leo Robin
Act 1
Sung By
It's High Time
Dorothy Shaw and Ensemble
Bye, Bye Baby
Gus Esmond and Lorelei Lee
Bye, Bye Baby
(Reprise)
Gus Esmond and Ensemble
A Little Girl From Little Rock
Lorelei Lee
I Love What I'm Doing
Dorothy Shaw
Just a Kiss Apart
Henry Spofford
It's Delightful Down in Chile
Sir Francis Beekman, Lorelei Lee, Show Girls and Male Ensemble
Sunshine
Henry Spofford and Dorothy Shaw
In The Champ de Mars
Ensemble
Sunshine
(Reprise)
Ensemble
I'm A'tingle, I'm A'glow
Josephus Gage
House on Rittenhouse Square
Dorothy Shaw
You Say You Care
Henry Spofford
Finaletto
Lorelei Lee and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Bye, Bye Baby
(Reprise)
Dancing Ensemble
Mamie is Mimi
Gloria Stark, Coles and Atkins
Coquette
The Tenor and Show Girls
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Lorelei Lee
You Say You Care
(Reprise)
Dorothy Shaw and Henry Spofford
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee and Gus Esmond
Homesick Blues
Lorelei Lee, Dorothy Shaw, Gus Esmond, Henry Spofford, Mrs. Ella Spofford and Josephus Gage
Keeping Cool with Coolidge
Dorothy Shaw, Bill and Ensemble
Button Up With Esmond
Lorelei Lee, Show Girls and Ensemble
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Reprise)
Lorelei Lee, Gus Esmond and Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Herman Levin
and
Oliver Smith
Book by
Joseph Fields
and
Anita Loos
; Music by
Jule Styne
; Lyrics by
Leo Robin
; Adapted from the novel by
Anita Loos
; Dance arrangements by
Trude Rittman
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Music arranged by
Don Walker
; Vocal direction and arrangements by:
Hugh Martin
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Production Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Mr. White:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Philip Adler
; Company Manager:
Alex Cohen
General Stage Manager:
Frank Coletti
; Stage Manager:
Samuel Liff
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Smith
Music published by
J. J. Robbins & Sons, Inc.
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
Vocal Direction by
Hugh Martin
; Press Representative:
Richard Maney
,
Frank Goodman
and
Peggy Phillips
; Assistant to Mr. Wilson:
Bob Ingham
; Assistant to Miss deMille:
Dania Krupska
Yvonne Adair
Dorothy Shaw
Dec 08, 1949 - May 31, 1951
Anita Alvarez
Gloria Stark
Suzanne Ames
Dancer
Cholly Atkins
Dance Team
Charles Basile
Dancer
Florence Baum
Dancer
Peter Birch
Bill
a dancer
Bill Bradley
Dancer
Eric Brotherson
Henry Spofford
Bob Burkhardt
Deck Steward
Singer
Angela Castle
Singer
Carol Channing
Lorelei Lee
Joan Coburn
Singer
Charles "Honi" Coles
Dance Team
Rex Cooper
Dancer
Robert Cooper
Frank
The Olympic Team
Dancer
Jerry Craig
A Steward
Singer
Crandall Diehl
Maitre d'Hotel
Dancer
William Diehl
Policeman
Singer
Pat Donohue
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Anna Rita Duffy
Show Girl
Rex Evans
Sir Francis Beekman
Dec 08, 1949 - Jun 16, 1951
Nicole France
A Flower Girl
Dancer
Aristide J. Ginoulias
Dancer
Pauline Goddard
Dancer
Peter Holmes
Leon
a Valet
Dancer
George S. Irving
Josephus Gage
Patty Ann Jackson
Dancer
Fran Keegan
Deck Walker
Show Girl
Annette Kohl
Show Girl
Kazimir Kokic
Taxi Driver
Headwaiter
William Krach
The Tenor
Singer
Alicia Krug
Dancer
John Laverty
Dancer
Shelton Lewis
Deck Steward
Singer
Mort Marshall
Robert Lemanteur
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Jack McCauley
Gus Esmond
Ellen McCown
Singer
Irving Mitchell
Mr. Esmond, Sr.
Candy Montgomery
Singer
Howard Morris
Louis Lemanteur
Bob Neukum
Pierre
a Steward
Singer
Alice Pearce
Mrs. Ella Spofford
Dec 08, 1949 - May 26, 1951
Caren Preiss
Dancer
Reta Shaw
Lady Phyllis Beekman
Judy Sinclair
Zizi
Singer
Curt Stafford
An Olympic
Singer
Junior Standish
Deck Walker
Show Girl
Evelyn Taylor
Dancer
Norma Thornton
Dancer
Lucille Udovick
Singer
David Vogel
Singer
Polly Ward
Dancer
Prue Ward
Dancer
Beverly Jane Weston
Singer
Eddie Weston
George
The Olympic Team
Dancer
Marjorie Winters
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Helen Wood
Dancer
Hope Zee
Fifi
Singer
Understudies:
Bill Bradley
(Taxi Driver),
Joan Coburn
(Dorothy Shaw),
George S. Irving
(Henry Spofford),
Curt Stafford
(Josephus Gage) and
Evelyn Taylor
(Gloria Stark)
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 08, 1949 - Sep 15, 1951)
Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
and
Richard Haas
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
Cast
Yvonne Adair
Dorothy Shaw
Sep 10, 1951 - Sep 15, 1951
Meredith Baylis
Dancer
Bob Burkhardt
A Steward
Heber Cannon
Singer
Angela Castle
Fifi
Robert Chisholm
Sir Francis Beekman
Jun 18, 1951 - ?
Carol Cole
Dancer
Kathy Collin
Singer
Anne Collins
A Flower Girl
Dancer
Shirl Conway
Dorothy Shaw
Jul 09, 1951 - Sep 08, 1951
Georgine Darcy
Dancer
Sara Dillon
Singer
Marcella Dodge
Dancer
Pam Donohue
Sun Bather
Beth Douglas
Singer
Rise Drake
Deck Walker
Pat Gaston
Show Girl
Jack Gray
Deck Steward
Policeman
Singer
Jay Harnick
Deck Steward
Singer
Sue Hight
Singer
Doris Hollingsworth
Singer
June Kirby
Sun Bather
Show Girl
Martha Mathes
Dancer
Sherry McCutcheon
Dancer
Glenn Olson
Dancer
Bibi Osterwald
During Yvonne Adair's hiatus
Dorothy Shaw
circa. Oct 1950 - circa. Nov 1950
Dorothy Shaw
circa. Jun 1950 - circa. Jun 1950
Dorothy Shaw
Jun 01, 1950 - Jul 07, 1950
Ann Sparkman
Dancer
Evelyn Taylor
Gloria Stark
Brik Tone
Show Girl
Bob Trehy
Singer
Paula Trueman
Mrs. Ella Spofford
May 28, 1951 - ?
Ruth Webb
Singer
James White
Dancer
Understudies:
Rex Cooper
(Bill),
Crandall Diehl
(Mr. Esmond, Sr.),
William Diehl
(Robert Lemanteur),
George S. Irving
(Mr. Esmond, Sr.),
Alicia Krug
(Mrs. Ella Spofford),
Howard Morris
(Robert Lemanteur),
Bibi Osterwald
(Lorelei Lee, Dorothy Shaw),
Lucille Udovick
(Lady Phyllis Beekman),
Polly Ward
(Gloria Stark),
Eddie Weston
(Louis Lemanteur) and
James White
(Taxi Driver)
music by
Jule Styne
; lyrics by
Leo Robin
Act 1
Sung By
It's High Time
Dorothy Shaw and Ensemble
Bye, Bye Baby
Gus Esmond and Lorelei Lee
Bye, Bye Baby
(Reprise)
Gus Esmond and Ensemble
A Little Girl From Little Rock
Lorelei Lee
I Love What I'm Doing
Dorothy Shaw
Just a Kiss Apart
Henry Spofford
It's Delightful Down in Chile
Sir Francis Beekman, Lorelei Lee, Show Girls and Male Ensemble
Sunshine
Henry Spofford and Dorothy Shaw
In The Champ de Mars
Ensemble
Sunshine
(Reprise)
Ensemble
I'm A'tingle, I'm A'glow
Josephus Gage
House on Rittenhouse Square
Dorothy Shaw
You Say You Care
Henry Spofford
Finaletto
Lorelei Lee and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Bye, Bye Baby
(Reprise)
Dancing Ensemble
Mamie is Mimi
Gloria Stark, Coles and Atkins
Coquette
The Tenor and Show Girls
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Lorelei Lee
You Say You Care
(Reprise)
Dorothy Shaw and Henry Spofford
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee and Gus Esmond
Homesick Blues
Lorelei Lee, Dorothy Shaw, Gus Esmond, Henry Spofford, Mrs. Ella Spofford and Josephus Gage
Keeping Cool with Coolidge
Dorothy Shaw, Bill and Ensemble
Button Up With Esmond
Lorelei Lee, Show Girls and Ensemble
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Reprise)
Lorelei Lee, Gus Esmond and Ensemble
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