MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 14, 1985
Closing Date
Apr 14, 1985
1st Preview
Apr 09, 1985
1st Preview
Apr 09, 1985
Previews
7
Performances
1
MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Apr 14, 1985 - Apr 14, 1985)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A Connecticut town. 1906.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced by arrangement with The Shubert Performing Arts Center
Originally produced by The Goodspeed Opera House (Michael P. Price, Executive Producer)
Music by Bob Merrill; Lyrics by Bob Merrill; Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell; Based on "Ah Wilderness" by Eugene O'Neill; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Allen Cohen; Additional orchestrations by Lynn Crigler and Allen Cohen; Musical Director: Lynn Crigler
Directed by Thomas Gruenewald; Choreography and Musical Staging by Dan Siretta
Scenic Design by James Leonard Joy; Lighting Design by Craig Miller; Costume Design by David Toser; Sound Design by Jan Nebozenko; Hair Design by Stephen LoVullo
General Manager: Alan C. Wasser
Production Stage Manager: John Bonanni; Stage Manager: Bryan Harris; Assistant Stage Mgr: Andy Hostettler
Music Contractor: John Monaco; Associate Conductor: Patrick Vaccariello
Casting: Warren Pincus; General Press Representative: David Powers; Dance Captain: Ed Brazo; Advertising: Attisano Levine, Inc.
Beth Fowler
Lily Miller
Nat's sister
Taryn Grimes
Muriel Macomber
Macomber's daughter and friend to Richard
Betty Johnson
Broadway debut
Essie Miller
Nat's wife
Alyson Kirk
Mildred Miller
the youngest Miller
Kurt Knudson
Sid Davis
Essie's brother
Stephen McDonough
Broadway debut
Arthur Miller
Richard's older bother, at Yale
Robert Nichols
Nat Miller
editor of the Centerville Globe
Nikki Sahagen
Belle
a travelling artiste for hire
Gary Landon Wright
Broadway debut
Richard Miller
Nat's younger son
Kathy Andrini
Ensemble
Blake Atherton
Ensemble
Michael Kelly Boone
Ensemble
Ed Brazo
Ensemble
Kimberly Campbell
Swing Dancer
Richard Dodd
Ensemble
Erik Geier
Swing Dancer
Andy Hostettler
Ensemble
Richard Korthaze
David Macomber
dry goods store owner
 
Ensemble
Patrick S. Murphy
Ensemble
Mercedes Perez
Ensemble
Keith Savage
Ensemble
David Vosburgh
Bartender
 
Ensemble
Joel Whittaker
Wint
Arthur's friend
 
Ensemble
Betty Winsett
Ensemble
John Witham
The Salesman
 
Ensemble
Understudies: Kathy Andrini (Mildred Miller, Muriel Macomber), Michael Kelly Boone (Richard Miller, Wint), Patrick S. Murphy (Richard Miller), Mercedes Perez (Belle), Keith Savage (David Macomber, The Salesman, Bartender), David Vosburgh (Nat Miller), Joel Whittaker (Arthur Miller), Betty Winsett (Essie Miller, Lily Miller) and John Witham (Sid Davis)
music by Bob Merrill; lyrics by Bob Merrill
Act 1
Sung By
Marvelous Fire Machine
Nat Miller and Ensemble
Oh, Please
Essie Miller and Nat Miller
Oh, Please (Reprise)
Essie Miller, Nat Miller, Lily Miller, Arthur Miller and Mildred Miller
I Would Die
Richard Miller and Muriel Macomber
Sid, Ol' Kid
Sid Davis, Belle and Townspeople
Staying Young
Nat Miller
I Get Embarrassed
Sid Davis and Lily Miller
We're Home
Lily Miller
Take Me Along
Nat Miller and Sid Davis
Take Me Along (Reprise)
Company
The Only Pair I've Got
Belle and Ensemble
In the Company of Men
Sid Davis, Nat Miller and Male Ensemble
Knights on White Horses
Lily Miller and Essie Miller
That's How It Starts
Richard Miller
Act 2
Sung By
If Jesus Don't Love Ya
Richard Miller, Belle and Ensemble
Oh, Please (Reprise)
Nat Miller and Essie Miller
Promise Me a Rose
Lily Miller
Staying Young (Reprise)
Nat Miller
Green Snake
Sid Davis
Nine O'Clock
Richard Miller
Nine O'Clock (Reprise)
Richard Miller and Muriel Macomber
But Yours
Sid Davis and Lily Miller
Finale
Sid Davis and Lily Miller

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1985 Nominee
Kurt Knudson
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