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The Robber Bridegroom
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1975
Closing Date
Oct 18, 1975
1st Preview
Oct 06, 1975
1st Preview
Oct 06, 1975
Previews
1
Performances
14
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 07, 1975
Close Date: Oct 18, 1975
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
Edward II
,
The Time of Your Life
,
The Three Sisters
Theatres
Harkness Theatre
(Oct 07, 1975 - Oct 18, 1975)
Setting
Legendary Mississippi.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Rebekah Harkness
; Theatre Leased by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
First performance by The Acting Company at
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Book by
Alfred Uhry
; Lyrics by
Alfred Uhry
; Music by
Robert Waldman
; Music arranged by
Robert Waldman
; Based upon the novella by
Eudora Welty
Entire production directed by
Gerald Freedman
; Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
; Costume Design by
Jeanne Button
; Lighting Design by
David F. Segal
; Hair Design by
Steve Atha
Company Manager:
Manny Kladitis
Production Stage Manager:
Howard Crampton-Smith
; Stage Manager:
Sam Clester
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jo Mayer
; Technical Director:
Richard Elkow
Guitar:
Bob Jones
; Fiddle and Mandolin:
Alan Kaufman
; Bass:
David Markowitz
; Fiddle:
Richard Shulberg
; Banjo:
Steve Tannenbaum
Voice Consultant:
Elizabeth Smith
; General Press Representative:
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
; Advertising:
Michael DeLuise
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
Robert Bacigalupi
Goat
a simpleton
Brooks Baldwin
Kyle Nunnery
neighbor
Glynis Bell
Goat's Mother
Cynthia Dickason
Queenie Sue Stevens
Peter Dvorsky
Ernie Summers
neighbor
Sandra Halperin
Airie
Goat's sister
J. W. Harper
Little Harp
a robber
Elaine Hausman
A Raven
Benjamin Hendrickson
Big Harp
the head of a robber
Alternate
Alan Kaufman
The Fiddler
Kevin Kline
Jamie Lockhart
a robber
Patti LuPone
Rosamund
Musgrove's daughter
Anderson Matthews
Big Harp
the head of a robber
Richard Ooms
Tom Plymale
neighbor
Mary Lou Rosato
Salome
Musgrove's second wife
David Schramm
Clemment Musgrove
a rich planter
Norman Snow
Mike Fink
a flatboatman
Roy K. Stevens
John Oglesby
neighbor
Nicolas Surovy
Billy Brenner
neighbor
Michael Tolaydo
Herman McLaughlin
neighbor
Understudies:
Brooks Baldwin
(Goat),
Glynis Bell
(Salome),
Cynthia Dickason
(A Raven, Airie),
Peter Dvorsky
(Neighbor),
Sandra Halperin
(Rosamund),
Elaine Hausman
(Goat's Mother),
Anderson Matthews
(Neighbor),
Richard Ooms
(Clemment Musgrove),
Norman Snow
(Little Harp),
Nicolas Surovy
(Jamie Lockhart, Mike Fink) and
Michael Tolaydo
(Neighbor)
Songs
music by
Robert Waldman
; lyrics by
Alfred Uhry
With Style
Jamie Lockhart and Company
The Real Mike Fink
Jamie Lockhart, Clemment Musgrove and Mike Fink
The Pricklepear Bloom
Salome
Nothin' Up
Rosamund
Deeper in the Woods
Company
Riches
Clemment Musgrove, Jamie Lockhart, Salome and Rosamund
Love Stolen
Jamie Lockhart
Poor Tied Up Darlin'
Little Harp and Goat
Goodbye Salome
Company
Sleepy Man
Rosamund
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1976 Nominee
Book by
Alfred Uhry
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Patti LuPone
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical/Book
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
Book by
Alfred Uhry
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Patti LuPone
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Mary Lou Rosato
Outstanding Choreography
1976 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Outstanding Director of a Musical
1976 Nominee
Directed by
Gerald Freedman
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Rebekah Harkness
; Theatre Leased by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
First performance by The Acting Company at
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Book by
Alfred Uhry
; Lyrics by
Alfred Uhry
; Music by
Robert Waldman
; Music arranged by
Robert Waldman
; Based upon the novella by
Eudora Welty
Entire production directed by
Gerald Freedman
; Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Douglas W. Schmidt
; Costume Design by
Jeanne Button
; Lighting Design by
David F. Segal
; Hair Design by
Steve Atha
Company Manager:
Manny Kladitis
Production Stage Manager:
Howard Crampton-Smith
; Stage Manager:
Sam Clester
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Jo Mayer
; Technical Director:
Richard Elkow
Guitar:
Bob Jones
; Fiddle and Mandolin:
Alan Kaufman
; Bass:
David Markowitz
; Fiddle:
Richard Shulberg
; Banjo:
Steve Tannenbaum
Voice Consultant:
Elizabeth Smith
; General Press Representative:
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
; Advertising:
Michael DeLuise
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
Robert Bacigalupi
Goat
a simpleton
Brooks Baldwin
Kyle Nunnery
neighbor
Glynis Bell
Goat's Mother
Cynthia Dickason
Queenie Sue Stevens
Peter Dvorsky
Ernie Summers
neighbor
Sandra Halperin
Airie
Goat's sister
J. W. Harper
Little Harp
a robber
Elaine Hausman
A Raven
Benjamin Hendrickson
Big Harp
the head of a robber
Alternate
Alan Kaufman
The Fiddler
Kevin Kline
Jamie Lockhart
a robber
Patti LuPone
Rosamund
Musgrove's daughter
Anderson Matthews
Big Harp
the head of a robber
Richard Ooms
Tom Plymale
neighbor
Mary Lou Rosato
Salome
Musgrove's second wife
David Schramm
Clemment Musgrove
a rich planter
Norman Snow
Mike Fink
a flatboatman
Roy K. Stevens
John Oglesby
neighbor
Nicolas Surovy
Billy Brenner
neighbor
Michael Tolaydo
Herman McLaughlin
neighbor
Understudies:
Brooks Baldwin
(Goat),
Glynis Bell
(Salome),
Cynthia Dickason
(A Raven, Airie),
Peter Dvorsky
(Neighbor),
Sandra Halperin
(Rosamund),
Elaine Hausman
(Goat's Mother),
Anderson Matthews
(Neighbor),
Richard Ooms
(Clemment Musgrove),
Norman Snow
(Little Harp),
Nicolas Surovy
(Jamie Lockhart, Mike Fink) and
Michael Tolaydo
(Neighbor)
music by
Robert Waldman
; lyrics by
Alfred Uhry
With Style
Jamie Lockhart and Company
The Real Mike Fink
Jamie Lockhart, Clemment Musgrove and Mike Fink
The Pricklepear Bloom
Salome
Nothin' Up
Rosamund
Deeper in the Woods
Company
Riches
Clemment Musgrove, Jamie Lockhart, Salome and Rosamund
Love Stolen
Jamie Lockhart
Poor Tied Up Darlin'
Little Harp and Goat
Goodbye Salome
Company
Sleepy Man
Rosamund
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1976 Nominee
Book by
Alfred Uhry
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Patti LuPone
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical/Book
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
Book by
Alfred Uhry
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Patti LuPone
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1976 Nominee
Mary Lou Rosato
Outstanding Choreography
1976 Nominee
Choreographed by
Donald Saddler
Outstanding Director of a Musical
1976 Nominee
Directed by
Gerald Freedman
Unique Theatrical Experience
1976 Nominee
Produced by
The Acting Company (John Houseman, Artistic Director; Margot Harley, Producing Director; Porter Van Zandt, Executive Director)
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