MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 10, 1953
Closing Date
Jun 26, 1954
Performances
229
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Michael Grace, Stanley Gilkey and Harry Rigby
Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Sketches by Jean Kerr, Sumner Locke-Elliott, Arthur Macrae, Herbert Farjeon, Lauri Wylie and Billy K. Wells; Additional music by Harry Belafonte, Cy Coleman, Michael Grace, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Joseph McCarthy, John Rox, Henry Sullivan, Carl Tucker and Charles Zwar; Additional lyrics by John Murray Anderson, Harry Belafonte, Sammy Gallup, Sheldon Harnick, Bart Howard, Leslie Julian Jones, Joseph McCarthy, Alan Melville, John Rox and Henry Sullivan; "Chinese Monologue" written by Orson Bean and Phil Green; Musical Director: Buster Davis; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal; Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis; Dance arrangements by Gerald Alters; Assistant to Mr. Davis: David Sackson
Entire Production Devised and Staged by John Murray Anderson; Sketches Directed by Cyril Ritchard; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Thomas Becher; Assistant to Mr. Du Bois: Mason Arvold
Company Manager: Manning Gurian
Production Stage Manager: Arthur Barkow; Stage Manager: Perry Bruskin and Dennis Murray
Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon; Production Assistant: Frank Bradley; Assistant to Mr. Grace: Sheila Devlin; Assistant to Mr. Gilkey: Gertrude Appelbaum; Assistant to Mr. Rigby: Herbert Jacoby; Assistant to Mr. Saddler: Albia Kavan
Harry Belafonte
Singer of "Mark Twain"
 
Singer of "Acorn in the Meadow"
 
Singer of "Hold 'Em Joe"
Polly Bergen
Singer of "The Earth and the Sky"
 
Meg
Hope You Come Back
 
Singer of "I Dare to Dream"
 
Singer of "Fini"
La Loge
Billy DeWolfe
David
My Cousin Who?
 
Mrs. B
European Express
 
Laurie
Hope You Come Back
 
The Butler
Dinner for One
 
Cornelius
La Pistachio
 
The Butler
Dinner for One
Hermione Gingold
Miss Reingold
The Coronation
 
The Cellist
The Cello
 
Mrs. A
European Express
 
Amy
Hope You Come Back
 
Singer of "Which Witch?"
 
The Lady
Dinner for One
 
Bobo
La Pistachio
 
Amy
Hope You Come Back
Orson Bean
Mike Hammer
Don Brown's Body
 
The New Manager
Cartoon
 
Singer of "Merry Little Minuet"
 
Chinese Monologue performer
Carleton Carpenter
Harlequin
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
The Pierrot of 1953
You're So Much a Part of Me
 
Man
Don Brown's Body
 
The Song Plugger
Tin Pan Alley
 
Singer & Dancer, "When Am I Going to Meet Your Mother?"
Nanci Crompton
Columbine
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
The Nightingale
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Beth
Hope You Come Back
 
The Bouquet
Ziegfeldiana
Elaine Dunn
The Pierrette of 1953
You're So Much a Part of Me
 
Jo
Hope You Come Back
 
Singer & Dancer, "When Am I Going to Meet Your Mother?"
James Jewell
Pierrot
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Singer of "Nightingale, Bring Me a Rose"
Celia Lipton
Pierrette
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Rebecca
My Cousin Who?
 
The Story Teller
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer of "If Every Month Were June"
Ziegfeldiana
Harry Mimmo
Puncinello
Prologue: Harlequinade
Jimmy Albright
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Butler
My Cousin Who?
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
Lee Becker
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Train Bearer
Ziegfeldiana
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Hank Brunjes
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Ronald Cecill
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Butler
My Cousin Who?
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Dean Crane
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Witch Doctor
My Cousin Who?
 
The Student
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Imelda De Martin
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Train Bearer
Ziegfeldiana
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Dorothy Dushock
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Train Bearer
Ziegfeldiana
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Jay Harnick
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
The Man in the Box
La Loge
 
Sedan Chair Bearer
Harry Mimmo
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Colleen Hutchins
Queen
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
The Spring Bride
Ziegfeldiana
 
Second Secretary
Cartoon
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
Larry Kert
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Sedan Chair Bearer
Harry Mimmo
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Bob Kole
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Gerard Leavitt
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
The Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Greb Lober
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Tina Louise
Queen
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Lady
Harry Mimmo
Ralph McWilliams
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Butler
My Cousin Who?
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Kay Medford
Sally Duprey
Don Brown's Body
 
Marmee
Hope You Come Back
 
First Secretary
Cartoon
 
Fifi
La Pistachio
Jacqueline Mickles
Queen
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
The Autumn Bride
Ziegfeldiana
 
Lady
Harry Mimmo
Illona Murai
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Louise
My Cousin Who?
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Margot Myers
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
The Coquette
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Gwen Neilson
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Maid
My Cousin Who?
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Train Bearer
Ziegfeldiana
George Reeder
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Siri
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
The Summer Bride
Ziegfeldiana
Gloria Smith
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Millard Thomas
Guitarist for "Mark Twain"
Kenneth Urmston
Butler
My Cousin Who?
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Monique Van Vooren
Queen
The Coronation
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
The Winter Bride
Ziegfeldiana
 
Lady
Harry Mimmo
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
Toni Wheelis
Maid
My Cousin Who?
Understudies: Imelda De Martin (Columbine, The Nightingale, Beth, The Bouquet), Kenneth Harvey (David, Mrs. B, Laurie, The Butler, Cornelius), Larry Kert (Harlequin, The Pierrot of 1953, Man, The Song Plugger, Dancer, Singer), Gwen Neilson (The Pierrette of 1953, Jo, Dancer, Singer), Alice Pearce (Miss Reingold, The Cellist, Mrs. A, Amy, Singer, The Lady, Bobo) and Toni Wheelis (The Pierrette of 1953, Jo, Dancer, Singer)

Imperial Theatre (Dec 10, 1953 - Jun 26, 1954)

Featuring songs by Harry Akst; Featuring songs with lyrics by Manny Curtis
Assistant Stage Mgr: Wayne Brown
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Advertising: Fred Golden

Cast

Tony Bavaar
Pierrot
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Singer
 
The Student
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
The Minstrel
Carleton Carpenter
Introducer of "Hope You Come Back"
Elaine Dunn
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
James Jewell
Soloist in "I Dare to Dream"
Celia Lipton
Meg
Hope You Come Back
 
Singer of "I Dare to Dream"
 
Singer of "Fini"
La Loge
 
Singer of "The Earth and the Sky"
Judy Lynn
Singer
Hank Brunjes
Courtier
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
Ronald Cecill
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
Peter Deign
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
The Prince
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Skeet Guenther
Pierrot Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Witch Doctor
My Cousin Who?
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
 
Courtier
Jay Harnick
Courtier
Colleen Hutchins
Introducer of "Nightingale, Bring Me a Rose"
 
First Secretary
Cartoon
Larry Kert
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Courtier
Tina Louise
The Winter Bride
Ziegfeldiana
 
Introducer of "Hope You Come Back"
Jacqueline Mickles
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
Joan Morton
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
 
Train Bearer
Ziegfeldiana
Gwen Neilson
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
 
The Countess
Alice Pearce
Sally Duprey
Don Brown's Body
 
Marmee
Hope You Come Back
 
Second Secretary
Cartoon
 
Fifi
La Pistachio
Siri
Queen
The Coronation
 
Announcer
 
Introducer of "La Pistachio"
Kenneth Urmston
Puncinello
Prologue: Harlequinade
Monique Van Vooren
Introducer of "La Pistachio"
George Vosburgh
Bridegroom
The Coronation
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
 
Dancer in "Hold 'Em Joe"
 
Chorus
Don Brown's Body
Toni Wheelis
Pierrette Ensemble
Prologue: Harlequinade
 
Guest at the Ball
The Nightingale and the Rose
 
Singer in "Tin Pan Alley"
Understudy: Bob Kole (Pierrot, Singer, The Student, The Minstrel)
music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler; lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Harlequinade
Queen for a Day
You're So Much a Part of Me
I Dare to Dream
(music by Michael Grace and Carl Tucker; lyrics by Sammy Gallup)
The Cello
(music by Charles Zwar; lyrics by Leslie Julian Jones)
Mark Twain
(music by Harry Belafonte; lyrics by Harry Belafonte)
Nightingale, Bring Me a Rose
(music by Henry Sullivan; lyrics by John Murray Anderson)
My Love Is A Wanderer
(music by Bart Howard; lyrics by Bart Howard)
Tin Pan Alley
(music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Mammy Songs
(music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Rhythm Songs
(music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Torch Songs
(music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Patriotic Songs
(music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy)
Merry Little Minuet
(music by Sheldon Harnick; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick)
Hope You Come Back
Act 2
If Every Month Were June
(music by Henry Sullivan; lyrics by John Murray Anderson)
Which Witch
(music by Charles Zwar; lyrics by Alan Melville)
Fini
Acorn in the Meadow
When Am I Going to Meet Your Mother?
Hold 'Em Joe
(music by Harry Belafonte; lyrics by Harry Belafonte)
The Earth and Sky
(music by John Rox; lyrics by John Rox)

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1954 Winner
Harry Belafonte

Theatre World

Award

1954 Recipient
Harry Belafonte
Orson Bean
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