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Never Gonna Dance
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 2003
Closing Date
Feb 15, 2004
1st Preview
Oct 27, 2003
1st Preview
Oct 27, 2003
Previews
44
Performances
84
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Open Date: Dec 04, 2003
Close Date: Feb 15, 2004
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Dec 04, 2003 - Feb 15, 2004)
Setting
First, Punxsutawney, PA. Then, New York City. 1936.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by
Weissberger Theater Group (Jay Harris, Producer)
,
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
,
James Walsh
,
Ted Hartley
,
RKO
and
Harvey Weinstein
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Jeffrey Hatcher
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
,
Johnny Mercer
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Bernard Dougall
,
P. G. Wodehouse
,
Jimmy McHugh
and
Edward Laska
; Musical Director:
Robert Billig
; Vocal arrangements by
Robert Billig
; Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
; Dance arrangements by
Zane Mark
; Based on the original film "Swing Time" produced by
RKO
; Based on the original film "Swing Time" distributed by
Turner Entertainment Co.
; Based on a story by
Erwin Gelsey
; Based on the movie directed by
George Stevens
; Incidental and song arrangements by
James Sampliner
Directed by
Michael Greif
; Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
; Associate Choreographer:
Jodi Moccia
; Associate Director:
Leigh Silverman
; Assistant Choreographer:
Greg Graham
Scenic Design by
Robin Wagner
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Acme Sound Partners
; Hair Design by
Paul Huntley
; Associate Scenic Design:
David Peterson
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Thomas Peter Sarr
and
Robert F. Wolin
; Associate Costume Design:
Scott Traugott
; Assistant Costume Design:
Robert J. Martin
and
Brian Russman
; Make-Up Design by
Melissa Silver
; Assistant to Costume Designer:
Donald Sanders
and
Rachel Attridge
; Associate Lighting Design:
Philip Rosenberg
; Assistant Lighting Design:
John Viesta
; Automated Lighting Programmer:
David Arch
; Sound Design Assistant:
Jeffrey Lee
General Manager:
Nina Lannan & Associates
and
Devin Keudell
; Company Manager:
Leslie A. Glassburn
; Associate Co. Mgr:
Janice Jacobson
Production Stage Manager:
Kristen Harris
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatresmith Inc.
; Stage Manager:
Michael John Egan
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jason Trubitt
Conducted by
Robert Billig
; Associate Conductor:
James Sampliner
; Assistant Conductor:
Howard Joines
; Music Copying:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
and
Katharine Edmonds
; Musical Coordinator:
John Miller
Casting:
Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Boneau / Bryan-Brown
; Marketing:
TMG - The Marketing Group
; Dance Captain:
Denis Jones
; Advertising:
SPOTCo, Inc.
; Photographer:
Joan Marcus
; Web Design:
Situation Marketing
and
Damian Bazadona
; Press Associate:
Amy Jacobs
and
Juliana Hannett
Nancy Lemenager
Penny Carroll
Noah Racey
Lucky Garnett
Peter Bartlett
Mr. Pangborn
Eugene Fleming
Spud
Peter Gerety
Alfred J. Morgenthal
Deidre Goodwin
Velma
Philip LeStrange
Mr. Chalfont
Deborah Leamy
Margaret Chalfont
Ron Orbach
Major Bowes
David Pittu
Ricardo Romero
Karen Ziemba
Mabel Pritt
Julio Agustin
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Timothy J. Alex
A Stage Manager
Dice Raymond
Ensemble
Roxane Barlow
One of The Charms
Ensemble
Julie Connors
Miss Tattersall
Ensemble
Sally Mae Dunn
One of The Charms
Ensemble
Jennifer Frankel
One of The Charms
A Waitress
Ensemble
Jason Gillman
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Greg Graham
Ensemble
Kenya Unique Massey
Ensemble
Ipsita Paul
Ensemble
T. Oliver Reid
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Kirby Ward
A Minister
A Construction Worker
Ensemble
Tommar Wilson
Ensemble
Swings:
Nili Bassman
,
Ashley Hull
,
Denis Jones
and
Tony Yazbeck
Understudies:
Julio Agustin
(Mr. Pangborn, Ricardo Romero),
Timothy J. Alex
(Ricardo Romero, Mr. Chalfont, Major Bowes),
Nili Bassman
(Penny Carroll),
Julie Connors
(Margaret Chalfont),
Sally Mae Dunn
(Mabel Pritt),
Jennifer Frankel
(Mabel Pritt),
Jason Gillman
(Lucky Garnett),
Greg Graham
(Lucky Garnett),
Philip LeStrange
(Mr. Pangborn),
Deborah Leamy
(Penny Carroll),
Kenya Unique Massey
(Velma),
Ron Orbach
(Alfred J. Morgenthal),
Ipsita Paul
(Velma),
T. Oliver Reid
(Spud),
Kirby Ward
(Alfred J. Morgenthal, Mr. Chalfont, Major Bowes) and
Tommar Wilson
(Spud)
Songs
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Dearly Beloved
(lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Lucky Garnett and His Charms
Put Me to the Test
(lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Lucky Garnett
I Won't Dance
(lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Jimmy McHugh
)
Lucky Garnett and The Company
Pick Yourself Up
Penny Carroll and Lucky Garnett
Pick Yourself Up
(Reprise)
Mabel Pritt and Alfred J. Morgenthal
Who?
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Otto Harbach
)
Ricardo Romero and the Rome-Tones
I'm Old Fashioned
(lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Penny Carroll
She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No
(lyrics by
Otto Harbach
)
Spud and Velma
The Song Is You
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
)
Mabel Pritt, Alfred J. Morgenthal and Waitresses
The Way You Look Tonight
Lucky Garnett and Penny Carroll
Act 2
Sung By
Waltz in Swing Time
The Company
Shimmy With Me
(lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Mabel Pritt and The Company
A Fine Romance
Penny Carroll, Lucky Garnett, Mabel Pritt and Alfred J. Morgenthal
I'll Be Hard to Handle
(lyrics by
Bernard Dougall
)
Spud and Velma
I Got Love
Mabel Pritt
The Most Exciting Night
(lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
and
Otto Harbach
)
Ricardo Romero and the Rome-Tones
Remind Me
Penny Carroll and Lucky Garnett
Never Gonna Dance
Lucky Garnett and Penny Carroll
Dearly Beloved / I Won't Dance
(Reprise)
The Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2004 Nominee
Karen Ziemba
Best Choreography
2004 Nominee
Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography
2004 Nominee
Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
Outstanding Orchestrations
2004 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
Statistics
Season:
2003-04
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Never Gonna Dance Statistics
2003-04 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by
Weissberger Theater Group (Jay Harris, Producer)
,
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
,
James Walsh
,
Ted Hartley
,
RKO
and
Harvey Weinstein
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Book by
Jeffrey Hatcher
; Featuring songs with lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
,
Johnny Mercer
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Bernard Dougall
,
P. G. Wodehouse
,
Jimmy McHugh
and
Edward Laska
; Musical Director:
Robert Billig
; Vocal arrangements by
Robert Billig
; Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
; Dance arrangements by
Zane Mark
; Based on the original film "Swing Time" produced by
RKO
; Based on the original film "Swing Time" distributed by
Turner Entertainment Co.
; Based on a story by
Erwin Gelsey
; Based on the movie directed by
George Stevens
; Incidental and song arrangements by
James Sampliner
Directed by
Michael Greif
; Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
; Associate Choreographer:
Jodi Moccia
; Associate Director:
Leigh Silverman
; Assistant Choreographer:
Greg Graham
Scenic Design by
Robin Wagner
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Paul Gallo
; Sound Design by
Acme Sound Partners
; Hair Design by
Paul Huntley
; Associate Scenic Design:
David Peterson
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Thomas Peter Sarr
and
Robert F. Wolin
; Associate Costume Design:
Scott Traugott
; Assistant Costume Design:
Robert J. Martin
and
Brian Russman
; Make-Up Design by
Melissa Silver
; Assistant to Costume Designer:
Donald Sanders
and
Rachel Attridge
; Associate Lighting Design:
Philip Rosenberg
; Assistant Lighting Design:
John Viesta
; Automated Lighting Programmer:
David Arch
; Sound Design Assistant:
Jeffrey Lee
General Manager:
Nina Lannan & Associates
and
Devin Keudell
; Company Manager:
Leslie A. Glassburn
; Associate Co. Mgr:
Janice Jacobson
Production Stage Manager:
Kristen Harris
; Technical Supervisor:
Theatresmith Inc.
; Stage Manager:
Michael John Egan
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jason Trubitt
Conducted by
Robert Billig
; Associate Conductor:
James Sampliner
; Assistant Conductor:
Howard Joines
; Music Copying:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
and
Katharine Edmonds
; Musical Coordinator:
John Miller
Casting:
Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Boneau / Bryan-Brown
; Marketing:
TMG - The Marketing Group
; Dance Captain:
Denis Jones
; Advertising:
SPOTCo, Inc.
; Photographer:
Joan Marcus
; Web Design:
Situation Marketing
and
Damian Bazadona
; Press Associate:
Amy Jacobs
and
Juliana Hannett
Nancy Lemenager
Penny Carroll
Noah Racey
Lucky Garnett
Peter Bartlett
Mr. Pangborn
Eugene Fleming
Spud
Peter Gerety
Alfred J. Morgenthal
Deidre Goodwin
Velma
Philip LeStrange
Mr. Chalfont
Deborah Leamy
Margaret Chalfont
Ron Orbach
Major Bowes
David Pittu
Ricardo Romero
Karen Ziemba
Mabel Pritt
Julio Agustin
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Timothy J. Alex
A Stage Manager
Dice Raymond
Ensemble
Roxane Barlow
One of The Charms
Ensemble
Julie Connors
Miss Tattersall
Ensemble
Sally Mae Dunn
One of The Charms
Ensemble
Jennifer Frankel
One of The Charms
A Waitress
Ensemble
Jason Gillman
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Greg Graham
Ensemble
Kenya Unique Massey
Ensemble
Ipsita Paul
Ensemble
T. Oliver Reid
One of the Rome-Tones
Ensemble
Kirby Ward
A Minister
A Construction Worker
Ensemble
Tommar Wilson
Ensemble
Swings:
Nili Bassman
,
Ashley Hull
,
Denis Jones
and
Tony Yazbeck
Understudies:
Julio Agustin
(Mr. Pangborn, Ricardo Romero),
Timothy J. Alex
(Ricardo Romero, Mr. Chalfont, Major Bowes),
Nili Bassman
(Penny Carroll),
Julie Connors
(Margaret Chalfont),
Sally Mae Dunn
(Mabel Pritt),
Jennifer Frankel
(Mabel Pritt),
Jason Gillman
(Lucky Garnett),
Greg Graham
(Lucky Garnett),
Philip LeStrange
(Mr. Pangborn),
Deborah Leamy
(Penny Carroll),
Kenya Unique Massey
(Velma),
Ron Orbach
(Alfred J. Morgenthal),
Ipsita Paul
(Velma),
T. Oliver Reid
(Spud),
Kirby Ward
(Alfred J. Morgenthal, Mr. Chalfont, Major Bowes) and
Tommar Wilson
(Spud)
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Dearly Beloved
(lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Lucky Garnett and His Charms
Put Me to the Test
(lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Lucky Garnett
I Won't Dance
(lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
,
Oscar Hammerstein II
,
Otto Harbach
and
Jimmy McHugh
)
Lucky Garnett and The Company
Pick Yourself Up
Penny Carroll and Lucky Garnett
Pick Yourself Up
(Reprise)
Mabel Pritt and Alfred J. Morgenthal
Who?
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
and
Otto Harbach
)
Ricardo Romero and the Rome-Tones
I'm Old Fashioned
(lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Penny Carroll
She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No
(lyrics by
Otto Harbach
)
Spud and Velma
The Song Is You
(lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
)
Mabel Pritt, Alfred J. Morgenthal and Waitresses
The Way You Look Tonight
Lucky Garnett and Penny Carroll
Act 2
Sung By
Waltz in Swing Time
The Company
Shimmy With Me
(lyrics by
P. G. Wodehouse
)
Mabel Pritt and The Company
A Fine Romance
Penny Carroll, Lucky Garnett, Mabel Pritt and Alfred J. Morgenthal
I'll Be Hard to Handle
(lyrics by
Bernard Dougall
)
Spud and Velma
I Got Love
Mabel Pritt
The Most Exciting Night
(lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
and
Otto Harbach
)
Ricardo Romero and the Rome-Tones
Remind Me
Penny Carroll and Lucky Garnett
Never Gonna Dance
Lucky Garnett and Penny Carroll
Dearly Beloved / I Won't Dance
(Reprise)
The Company
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2004 Nominee
Karen Ziemba
Best Choreography
2004 Nominee
Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography
2004 Nominee
Choreographed by
Jerry Mitchell
Outstanding Orchestrations
2004 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
Season:
2003-04
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Never Gonna Dance Statistics
2003-04 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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