A Doll's Life

Mark Hellinger Theatre, (9/23/1982 - 9/26/1982)

First Preview:	Sep 08, 1982	Total Previews:	18
Opening Date:	Sep 23, 1982
Closing Date:	Sep 26, 1982	Total Performances:	5

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by James M. Nederlander, Sidney L. Shlenker, Warner Theatre Productions, Inc. (Claire Nichtern: President), Joseph Harris, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards and Robert Fryer; Produced in association with Harold Prince; Associate Producer: Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Larry Grossman; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Bill Byers
Directed by Harold Prince; Choreographed by Larry Fuller
Scenic Design by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Hair Design by Richard Allen; Make-Up Design by Richard Allen; Sound Design by Jack Mann
General Manager: Howard Haines
Production Stage Manager: Beverley Randolph; Stage Manager: Richard Evans
Music published by Tommy Valando; Assistant Conductor: Tom Fay; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus and Al Miller
Casting: Joanna Merlin; Press Representative: Mary Bryant; Press Associate: Becky Flora; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Production Coordinator: Arthur Masella; Photographer: Martha Swope; Dance Captain: David Evans

Cast

George Hearn	Actor
	Johan
	Torvald
Betsy Joslyn	Nora
	Actress
Peter Gallagher	Otto
Edmund Lyndeck	Eric
Diane Armistead	Dowager
Gordon Bovinet	Mr. Kloster
	Musician
Willi Burke	Camilla Forrester
Patti Cohenour	Assistant Stage Manager
	Helga
John Corsaut	Prison Guard
David Evans	Man in Black
Teri Gill	Woman in Red
David Cale Johnson	Prison Guard
Barbara Lang	Astrid
Norman A. Large	Conductor
	Gustafson
	Escamillo
	Audition Singer
	Loki
	Mr. Zetterling
Carol Lurie	Helmer's Maid
	Waitress
Penny Orloff	Audition Singer
	Selma
	Jacqueline
Patricia Parker	Woman in Black
Lisa Peters	Woman in White
David Seaman	Bob
Larry Small	Musician
	Waiter
Kimberly Stern	Emmy
Paul Straney	Waiter
	Audition Singer
	Muller
Olga Talyn	Maid
	The Widow
Michael Vita	Stage Manager
	Hamsun
	Petersen
	Warden
	Nilson
David Vosburgh	Stage Hand
	Dr. Berg
	Audition Singer
	Ambassador
Jim Wagg	Ivar

Swings: Kevin Marcum and Sisu Raiken

Understudies: Willi Burke (Astrid), Patti Cohenour (Actress, Nora), Katie Ertmann (Bob, Emmy, Ivar), Norman A. Large (Actor, Eric, Johan, Torvald), Kevin Marcum (Ambassador, Audition Singer, Conductor, Dr. Berg, Escamillo, Gustafson, Hamsun, Loki, Man in Black, Mr. Zetterling, Nilson, Petersen, Stage Hand, Stage Manager, Warden), Patricia Parker (Camilla Forrester), Lisa Peters (Woman in Red), Sisu Raiken (Audition Singer, Selma), Larry Small (Otto) and Olga Talyn (Jacqueline)

Tony Award^®
1983 Best Book of a Musical [nominee]
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1983 Best Original Score [nominee]
Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1983 Best Actor in a Musical [nominee]
George Hearn
Drama Desk Award
1983 Outstanding Music [nominee]
Music by Larry Grossman
Theatre World
1983 Award [recipient]
Peter Gallagher

music by Larry Grossman; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden

ACT 1	Sung By
Prologue	Nora and Company
A Woman Alone	Nora, Otto, Conductor and Company
Letter to the Children	Nora
New Year's Eve	Eric, Johan, Dr. Berg and Gustafson
Stay With Me, Nora	Otto and Nora
Arrival	Astrid and Company
Loki and Baldur	Otto and Singers
You Interest Me	Johan
Departure	Astrid and Company
Letter From Klemnacht	Astrid
Learn to Be Lonely	Nora
Rats and Mice and Fish	Women
Jailer, Jailer / Letter to the Children (reprise)	Nora and Women
Excerpts From Loki and Baldur	Company
Rare Wines	Eric and Nora
ACT 2	Sung By
No More Mornings	Nora
There She Is	Johan, Eric and Otto
Power	Nora
Letter to the Children (Reprise)	Nora
At Last	Johan
The Grand Cafe	Company
Finale	Company