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Follow the Girls
Musical
Comedy
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Opening Date
Apr 08, 1944
Closing Date
May 18, 1946
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Open Date: Apr 08, 1944
Close Date: May 18, 1946
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Apr 08, 1944 - Jun 12, 1944)
44th Street Theatre
(Jun 12, 1944 - Jun 02, 1945)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Jun 04, 1945 - May 18, 1946)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Great Neck Long Island in August of 1943
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Dave Wolper
; Produced in association with
Albert Borde
Book by
Guy Bolton
and
Eddie Davis
; Additional text by
Fred Thompson
; Music by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; Lyrics by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; Music orchestrated by
Joe Glover
,
Charles Cook
,
Van Cleve
,
Walter Paul
,
Bob Haggart
,
Julian Work
,
Geo. Leeman
,
Ernie Watson
,
Cornell Tannassy
and
Henry Cowen
; Vocal arrangements by
Bobby Tucker
Entire production devised and staged by
Harry Delmar
; Dances and Ensembles by
Catherine Littlefield
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Lou Eisele
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
; Sound Consultant:
Saki Oura
General Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
Stage Manager:
Edward Scanlon
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Frank Kreig
and
Robert Kirland
Conducted by
Will Irwin
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Albert Pearl
Fabric for Costumes and Draperies by
Dazian's, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Zac Freedman
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Dorothie Littlefield
; Dance Supervisor:
Francois Brouillard
Gertrude Niesen
Bubbles LaMarr
Jackie Gleason
Goofy Gale
Tim Herbert
Spud Doolittle
Val Valentinoff
Sailor Val
Felix Charrel
Buster West
Dinky Riley
Danny Aiello
Dancing Boy
Norma Amigo
Showgirl
Roy Andrews
Dancing Boy
Al Bahr
Dancing Boy
Irina Baranova
Anna Viskinova
Francois Brouillard
Dancing Boy
Charles Conaway, Jr.
Marine
Virginia Conrad
Dancing Girl
Kay Crespi
Showgirl
Lee Davis
Petty Officer Banner
The Di Gatanos
Dance Team in Canteen
Bob Emmett
Dancing Boy
Toni Gilman
Phyllis Brent
Ernest Goodheart
Doorman
Shore Patrol
Ray Hamilton
Dancing Boy
Virginia Harriot
Dancing Girl
Richard Harvey
Singer
Walter Hastings
Dancing Boy
Bill Herne
Singer
Ruth Joseph
Showgirl
Dorothy Keller
Peggy Baker
Terry Kelly
1st Girl Fan
Dancing Girl
Bernard Kovler
Singer
Frank Kreig
Seaman Pennywhistle
Archie Smith
Erik Kristen
Dancing Boy
George Lambrose
Singer
Kathryn Lazell
Cigarette Girl
Larry Lieberman
Singer
Walter Long
Captain Hawkins
Rae MacGregor
2nd Girl Fan
Dancing Girl
Charles Martin
Singer
Patricia Martin
Dancing Girl
Lee Mayer
Dancing Girl
Larry Mayo
Singer
Don Miraglia
Dancing Boy
Lillian Moore
Dancing Girl
Merritta Moore
Dancing Girl
Joan Myles
Showgirl
Nancy Newton
Dancing Girl
John O'Neil
Singer
Dell Parker
Flirtatious Miss
Showgirl
Frank Parker
Bob Monroe
Mitzi Perry
Dancing Girl
Sherri Phillips
Dancing Girl
Ben Piazza
Dancing Boy
Dorothea Pinto
Showgirl
David Pullman
Dancing Boy
Arthur Randy
Dancing Boy
Ruth Rathbun
Dancing Girl
Ruthe Reid
Dancing Girl
Herbert Ross
Dancing Boy
Renee Russell
Dancing Girl
Edna Ryan
Dancing Girl
George Sabo
Dancing Boy
June Sitarr
Showgirl
George Spaulding
Officer Flanagan
Geraldine Stroock
Catherine Pepburn
Bill Tabbert
Yokel Sailor
Singer
Henry Tatler
Dancing Boy
Robert Thomas
Singer
Ken Tibbetts
Dancing Boy
Frank Touhey
Singer
Robert Tower
Dan Daley
Myra Weldon
Dancing Girl
Dorothy Wygal
Showgirl
New Century Theatre
(Apr 08, 1944 - Jun 12, 1944)
Cast
Marie Windsor
Phyllis Brent
44th Street Theatre
(Jun 12, 1944 - Jun 02, 1945)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Frank Greco
Waiter
Broadhurst Theatre
(Jun 04, 1945 - May 18, 1946)
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Produced by
Albert Borde
Stage Manager:
Paul Porter
(circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?)
Conducted by
Clifford Pascarella
Cast
Milton Douglas
Goofy Gale
Ford Leary
Goofy Gale
Al Norman
Spud Doolittle
Ross Wyse, Jr.
Dinky Riley
Ernest Anderson
Singer
Daurine Andrews
Dancing Girl
Alice Anthony
Dancing Girl
Jane Arden
Anna Viskinova
Jeanne Bantle
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
John Barry
Bob Monroe
Peyton Blowe
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Robert Cain
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Campbell
Dancing Boy
Charles Chartier
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Clarke
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jeffrey Clay
Singer
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ted Cona
Dancing Boy
Cookie Conklin
Dancing Girl
Michael Conrad
Dancing Boy
Roie Curie
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Richard Dana
Petty Officer Banner
Frank De Winters
Dancing Boy
Jim Elsegood
Dancing Boy
Gloria Evans
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jane Everett
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Edward Feder
Dancing Boy
Jack Foley
Dancing Boy
Jessie Fullum
Dancing Girl
Myra Green
Dancing Girl
Edward Hackett
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Marian Harvey
Dancing Girl
Bill Herne
Dan Daley
Mildred Hughes
Showgirl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Hunter
Dancing Boy
Randy Kaye
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Robert Kirland
Marine
Lorraine Latham
Dancing Girl
Kathryn Lazell
Dancing Girl
Jeanne Lewis
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ann Mace
Showgirl
Flirtatious Miss
June Mann
Flirtatious Miss
Phyllis Manning
Showgirl
Margie McDonnell
Showgirl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ruth Mitchell
Dancing Girl
Beau Monte
Dancing Girl
Marjorie Noble
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Joseph Paz
Dancing Boy
William Rains
Singer
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ruth Rathbun
1st Girl Fan
Jeanne Remy
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Randee Sanford
Dancing Girl
Dana Stearley
Showgirl
Karen Stevens
Phyllis Brent
Gisella Svetlik
Dancing Girl
Evelyn Swirson
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Henry Tatler
Yokel Sailor
Peter Thomas
Dancing Boy
George Thornton
Dancing Boy
David Tihmar
Felix Charrel
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Sailor Dave
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Terry Townes
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Arthur Ulisse
Singer
Joan Vohs
Dancing Girl
Mimi Walters
Peggy Baker
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jeffrey Warren
Dancing Boy
Jo Ann Whitney
Peggy Baker
Georgina Yeager
Dancing Girl
Songs
music by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
Act 1
Sung By
At the Spotlight Canteen
Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines
Where You Are
Bob Monroe and Anna Viskinova
You Don't Dance
Peggy Baker, Sailor Val, Boys and Girls
Strip Flips Hip
Bubbles LaMarr and Boys
Thanks for a Lousy Evening
Spud Doolittle, Peggy Baker and Dinky Riley
You're Perf
Bubbles LaMarr, Goofy Gale, Boys and Girls
Twelve O'Clock and All Is Well
Bubbles LaMarr
Out for No Good
Dinky Riley
You Don't Dance
(Reprise)
Boys and Girls
Where You Are
(Reprise)
Bob Monroe and Anna Viskinova
Follow the Girls
Bubbles LaMarr and Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
John Paul Jones
Bob Monroe, Boys and Girls
Where You Are
(Reprise)
Bubbles LaMarr and Anna Viskinova
I Wanna Get Married
Bubbles LaMarr and Bridesmaids
Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow
Bob Monroe and Marines
You're Perf
(Reprise)
Boys and Girls
A Tree That Grows in Brooklyn
Bubbles LaMarr, Goofy Gale, Spud Doolittle and Dinky Riley
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Dave Wolper
; Produced in association with
Albert Borde
Book by
Guy Bolton
and
Eddie Davis
; Additional text by
Fred Thompson
; Music by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; Lyrics by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; Music orchestrated by
Joe Glover
,
Charles Cook
,
Van Cleve
,
Walter Paul
,
Bob Haggart
,
Julian Work
,
Geo. Leeman
,
Ernie Watson
,
Cornell Tannassy
and
Henry Cowen
; Vocal arrangements by
Bobby Tucker
Entire production devised and staged by
Harry Delmar
; Dances and Ensembles by
Catherine Littlefield
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Lou Eisele
; Lighting Design by
Howard Bay
; Sound Consultant:
Saki Oura
General Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
Stage Manager:
Edward Scanlon
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Frank Kreig
and
Robert Kirland
Conducted by
Will Irwin
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Albert Pearl
Fabric for Costumes and Draperies by
Dazian's, Inc.
; Press Representative:
Zac Freedman
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Dorothie Littlefield
; Dance Supervisor:
Francois Brouillard
Gertrude Niesen
Bubbles LaMarr
Jackie Gleason
Goofy Gale
Tim Herbert
Spud Doolittle
Val Valentinoff
Sailor Val
Felix Charrel
Buster West
Dinky Riley
Danny Aiello
Dancing Boy
Norma Amigo
Showgirl
Roy Andrews
Dancing Boy
Al Bahr
Dancing Boy
Irina Baranova
Anna Viskinova
Francois Brouillard
Dancing Boy
Charles Conaway, Jr.
Marine
Virginia Conrad
Dancing Girl
Kay Crespi
Showgirl
Lee Davis
Petty Officer Banner
The Di Gatanos
Dance Team in Canteen
Bob Emmett
Dancing Boy
Toni Gilman
Phyllis Brent
Ernest Goodheart
Doorman
Shore Patrol
Ray Hamilton
Dancing Boy
Virginia Harriot
Dancing Girl
Richard Harvey
Singer
Walter Hastings
Dancing Boy
Bill Herne
Singer
Ruth Joseph
Showgirl
Dorothy Keller
Peggy Baker
Terry Kelly
1st Girl Fan
Dancing Girl
Bernard Kovler
Singer
Frank Kreig
Seaman Pennywhistle
Archie Smith
Erik Kristen
Dancing Boy
George Lambrose
Singer
Kathryn Lazell
Cigarette Girl
Larry Lieberman
Singer
Walter Long
Captain Hawkins
Rae MacGregor
2nd Girl Fan
Dancing Girl
Charles Martin
Singer
Patricia Martin
Dancing Girl
Lee Mayer
Dancing Girl
Larry Mayo
Singer
Don Miraglia
Dancing Boy
Lillian Moore
Dancing Girl
Merritta Moore
Dancing Girl
Joan Myles
Showgirl
Nancy Newton
Dancing Girl
John O'Neil
Singer
Dell Parker
Flirtatious Miss
Showgirl
Frank Parker
Bob Monroe
Mitzi Perry
Dancing Girl
Sherri Phillips
Dancing Girl
Ben Piazza
Dancing Boy
Dorothea Pinto
Showgirl
David Pullman
Dancing Boy
Arthur Randy
Dancing Boy
Ruth Rathbun
Dancing Girl
Ruthe Reid
Dancing Girl
Herbert Ross
Dancing Boy
Renee Russell
Dancing Girl
Edna Ryan
Dancing Girl
George Sabo
Dancing Boy
June Sitarr
Showgirl
George Spaulding
Officer Flanagan
Geraldine Stroock
Catherine Pepburn
Bill Tabbert
Yokel Sailor
Singer
Henry Tatler
Dancing Boy
Robert Thomas
Singer
Ken Tibbetts
Dancing Boy
Frank Touhey
Singer
Robert Tower
Dan Daley
Myra Weldon
Dancing Girl
Dorothy Wygal
Showgirl
New Century Theatre
(Apr 08, 1944 - Jun 12, 1944)
Cast
Marie Windsor
Phyllis Brent
44th Street Theatre
(Jun 12, 1944 - Jun 02, 1945)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Cast
Frank Greco
Waiter
Broadhurst Theatre
(Jun 04, 1945 - May 18, 1946)
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Produced by
Albert Borde
Stage Manager:
Paul Porter
(circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?)
Conducted by
Clifford Pascarella
Cast
Milton Douglas
Goofy Gale
Ford Leary
Goofy Gale
Al Norman
Spud Doolittle
Ross Wyse, Jr.
Dinky Riley
Ernest Anderson
Singer
Daurine Andrews
Dancing Girl
Alice Anthony
Dancing Girl
Jane Arden
Anna Viskinova
Jeanne Bantle
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
John Barry
Bob Monroe
Peyton Blowe
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Robert Cain
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Campbell
Dancing Boy
Charles Chartier
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Clarke
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jeffrey Clay
Singer
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ted Cona
Dancing Boy
Cookie Conklin
Dancing Girl
Michael Conrad
Dancing Boy
Roie Curie
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Richard Dana
Petty Officer Banner
Frank De Winters
Dancing Boy
Jim Elsegood
Dancing Boy
Gloria Evans
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jane Everett
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Edward Feder
Dancing Boy
Jack Foley
Dancing Boy
Jessie Fullum
Dancing Girl
Myra Green
Dancing Girl
Edward Hackett
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Marian Harvey
Dancing Girl
Bill Herne
Dan Daley
Mildred Hughes
Showgirl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
William Hunter
Dancing Boy
Randy Kaye
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Robert Kirland
Marine
Lorraine Latham
Dancing Girl
Kathryn Lazell
Dancing Girl
Jeanne Lewis
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ann Mace
Showgirl
Flirtatious Miss
June Mann
Flirtatious Miss
Phyllis Manning
Showgirl
Margie McDonnell
Showgirl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ruth Mitchell
Dancing Girl
Beau Monte
Dancing Girl
Marjorie Noble
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Joseph Paz
Dancing Boy
William Rains
Singer
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Ruth Rathbun
1st Girl Fan
Jeanne Remy
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Randee Sanford
Dancing Girl
Dana Stearley
Showgirl
Karen Stevens
Phyllis Brent
Gisella Svetlik
Dancing Girl
Evelyn Swirson
Dancing Girl
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Henry Tatler
Yokel Sailor
Peter Thomas
Dancing Boy
George Thornton
Dancing Boy
David Tihmar
Felix Charrel
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Sailor Dave
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Terry Townes
Dancing Boy
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Arthur Ulisse
Singer
Joan Vohs
Dancing Girl
Mimi Walters
Peggy Baker
circa. Dec 16, 1945 - ?
Jeffrey Warren
Dancing Boy
Jo Ann Whitney
Peggy Baker
Georgina Yeager
Dancing Girl
music by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Dan Shapiro
,
Milton Pascal
and
Phil Charig
Act 1
Sung By
At the Spotlight Canteen
Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines
Where You Are
Bob Monroe and Anna Viskinova
You Don't Dance
Peggy Baker, Sailor Val, Boys and Girls
Strip Flips Hip
Bubbles LaMarr and Boys
Thanks for a Lousy Evening
Spud Doolittle, Peggy Baker and Dinky Riley
You're Perf
Bubbles LaMarr, Goofy Gale, Boys and Girls
Twelve O'Clock and All Is Well
Bubbles LaMarr
Out for No Good
Dinky Riley
You Don't Dance
(Reprise)
Boys and Girls
Where You Are
(Reprise)
Bob Monroe and Anna Viskinova
Follow the Girls
Bubbles LaMarr and Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
John Paul Jones
Bob Monroe, Boys and Girls
Where You Are
(Reprise)
Bubbles LaMarr and Anna Viskinova
I Wanna Get Married
Bubbles LaMarr and Bridesmaids
Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow
Bob Monroe and Marines
You're Perf
(Reprise)
Boys and Girls
A Tree That Grows in Brooklyn
Bubbles LaMarr, Goofy Gale, Spud Doolittle and Dinky Riley
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