MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 30, 1978
Closing Date
Apr 16, 1978
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1978
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1978
Previews
19
Performances
21
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Mar 30, 1978 - Apr 16, 1978)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A large movie palace with an upstage balcony
Managing Director of ANTA: Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Produced by Judith Gordon and Richard S. Bright; Associate Producer: Marc Howard and Sheila-Barbara-Dinah Productions
Originally produced by The Hartford Stage Company, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director) and Arena Stage (Zelda Fichandler: Artistic Director)
Music by Mel Marvin; Book by Christopher Durang; Lyrics by Christopher Durang; Music orchestrated by Robert M. Freedman; Musical Director: Clay Fullum
Directed by David Chambers; Musical Staging by Graciela Daniele
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Marjorie Slaiman; Lighting Design by William Mintzer; Sound Design by Lou Shapiro; Hair Design by Charles LoPresto; Make-Up Design by Charles LoPresto
General Manager: Dorothy Olim Associates, Inc.; Company Manager: Gail Bell
Production Stage Manager: Ron Abbott; Stage Manager: Gully Stanford
Pianist: Robert Fisher
General Press Representative: David Powers; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Matthew Serino & Associates; Dance Captain: Eric Weitz; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer
Maureen Anderman
Contract player # 8
Gary Bayer
Jimmy
Walter Bobbie
Contract player # 1
Jeff Brooks
Contract player # 5
Bryan E. Clark
Contract player # 7
David Cromwell
Contract player # 4
David Garrison
Contract player # 10
Ben Halley, Jr.
Contract player # 3
Swoosie Kurtz
Bette
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Contract player # 6
Joan Pape
Eve
April Shawhan
Loretta
Brent Spiner
Hank
Eric Weitz
Contract player # 9
Mary Catherine Wright
Contract player # 2
Understudies: Stephen James (Hank, Contract player # 1), Carolyn Mignini (Loretta, Contract player # 2, Contract player # 8) and Robert Polenz (Contract player # 5, Contract player # 9, Contract player # 10)
music by Mel Marvin; lyrics by Christopher Durang
Act 1
Sung By
The Silent Years
Minstrel Song
Contract player # 10
Shanty Town Romance
Jimmy and Loretta
They Can't Prohibit Love
Bette
We're in a Salad
Hank, Salad Girls, Contract player # 10, Contract player # 9 and Contract player # 1
Euphemism
Loretta
Ostende Nobis Tosca
Bette, Hank, Contract player # 10 and Contract player # 9
The Red, the White and the Blue
Eve and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Pretty Pin-Up
Eve, Loretta, Bette and Contract player # 2
Apple Blossom Victory
Bette, Eve and Contract player # 6
Isn't It Fun to Be in the Movies
Contract player # 10 and Contract player # 9
Search for Wisdom
Loretta, Jimmy and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Book of a Musical

1978 Nominee
Book by Christopher Durang

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Gary Bayer

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1978 Winner
Swoosie Kurtz
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