MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 08, 1953
Closing Date
Sep 12, 1953
Performances
6
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Sep 08, 1953 - Sep 12, 1953)

Setting
In and around the town of Flackenburg in Flanders in 1616.

Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke; Book by Preston Sturges; Based on the 1935 film "La Kermesse Heroique" directed by Jacques Feyder; Based on the 1935 film "La Kermesse Heroique" written by Charles Spaak, Robert A. Stemmle and Bernard Zimmer; Musical Director: Harold Hastings; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Elie Siegmaster; Dance Music for "Plundering of the Town" by Roger Adams; Dance Music for "Carnival Ballet" by John Morris; Dance Music for "Spanish Dance" by Elie Siegmaster
Directed by Preston Sturges; Carnical Ballet and Musical Numbers Staged by Helen Tamiris
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Assistant to Miss Ballard: Florence Klotz
General Manager: Samuel H. Schwartz; Manager: Albert H. Rosen
Production Stage Manager: Fred Hebert; Stage Manager: Dennis Murray; Assistant Stage Mgr: Al Checco
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Meyer Davis; Head Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Press Representative: Karl Bernstein, Harvey Sabinson and Robert Ganshaw; Assistant to Mr. Sturges: Fred Hebert; Assistant to Miss Tamaris: George Martin
Cornelia
The Duke
Mayor
3rd Officer
 
Dancer
Singer
 
Singer
Singer
Singer
Singer
Dancer
Mourning Woman
 
Dancer
Mourning Woman
 
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Katherine
 
Singer
Innkeeper
Singer
Singer
Butcher
Mourning Woman
 
Dancer
2nd Officer
 
Dancer
1st Officer
Courier
Orderly
 
Singer
Dancer
Dancer
Tailor
Dancer
Jan Breughel
Dancer
Dancer
Siska
Singer
Singer
1st Citizen
 
Singer
Barber
2nd Citizen
 
Singer
music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Johnny Burke
Act 1
Sung By
Ring the Bell
Mayor, Butcher, Barber, Tailor, Innkeeper, Jan Breughel, Siska and Ensemble
The Very Necessary You
Jan Breughel and Siska
It's a Fine Old Institution
Cornelia
I'm One of Your Admirers
Cornelia
The Plundering of the Town
Cornelia, Courier, 2nd Officer, Emy St. Just, John Aristides, Julie Marlowe and Ensemble
The Stronger Sex
Cornelia
The Sudden Thrill
The Duke
It's an Old Spanish Custom
Cornelia and The Duke
A Seventeen Gun Salute
Cornelia, The Duke, Courier, 1st Officer, 2nd Officer and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
You're Dead!
Mayor, Butcher, Barber, Innkeeper and Tailor
Rainy Day
Cornelia
Take the Word of a Gentleman
The Duke
The Carnival Ballet
The Virgin, The Bats, The Monk, The Goat, The Youngest One, The Plumed Swains, The Seven Virgins and The Spanish Trio
A Moment of Your Love
Cornelia and The Duke
How Far Can a Lady Go?
Cornelia

Tony Award®

Best Actress in a Musical

1954 Winner
Dolores Gray
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