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Almost Crazy
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 20, 1955
Closing Date
Jul 02, 1955
Performances
16
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jun 20, 1955
Close Date: Jul 02, 1955
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Jun 20, 1955 - Jul 02, 1955)
Description
A Musical Revue in Two Acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
John S. Cobb
Sketches by
James Shelton
,
Hal Hackady
and
Robert A. Bernstein
; Music by
Portia Nelson
,
Raymond Taylor
and
James Shelton
; Lyrics by
Portia Nelson
,
Raymond Taylor
and
James Shelton
; Musical Director:
Al Rickey
; Music arranged by
Ted Royal
Entire production staged by
Lew Kessler
; Choreographed by
William Skipper
; Sketches directed by
Christopher Hewett
Scenic Design by
John Robert Lloyd
; Costume Design by
Stanley Simmons
; Lighting Design by
John Robert Lloyd
Production Stage Manager:
Walter Rinner
; Stage Manager:
Freddie Nay
Kay Medford
Wife
Kitty's Roommate
Big Queenie
Third Woman
Veracity
Ruth
Ensemble
Mary Smiles Winter
James Shelton
The Husband
Ensemble
Kitty's Beau
Second Man
The Grump
Karen Anders
Ensemble
Announcer
His Girl
Maxine Madison
Alvin Beam
Member of the Quartette
The Mouse
Ensemble
Vincent Beck
Ensemble
Lover
Tender of the Grapes
Ron Cecill
Sailor
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Betty Colby
Lover
Ensemble
Mistress of the Villa
Nick Dana
Member of the Quartette
Cop
Ensemble
Lorna Del Maestro
Ensemble
First Woman
Phyllis Dorne
Ensemble
Babe Hines
Ensemble
Mildred Hughes
Ensemble
A Model
Joan Morton
Ensemble
Chat Noire
Truth
Fred Nay
Bartender
Street Cleaner
Barker
Kevin Scott
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Lifeguard
The Baritone
First Man
William Skipper
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Gloria Smith
Ensemble
Queenie
Rita Tanno
Ensemble
Second Woman
Richard Towers
Ensemble
Doctor
Ann York
Ensemble
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Everything's Gonna Be Much Worse Next Year
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Ladies of the Ensemble and Quartette
Mother's Day
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Why Not Me?
(music by
Edward Scott
; lyrics by
Sam Rosen
)
But It's Love
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Hal Hackady
)
Don't Bait for Fish You Can't Fry
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Portia Nelson
)
Where Is The Girl?
(music by
James Shelton
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Mother's Day
(Reprise)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Goin' to the Moon
(music by
Edward Scott
; lyrics by
Leonard Adelson
)
Down to Eartha
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Chat Noire
(music by
Raymond Taylor
)
Chat Noire, Bartender, Cop, Sailor, Street Cleaner and The Mouse
I Can Live Without It
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Come and Get Cozy With Me
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
Carley Mills
)
Lifeguard, His Girl, Kitty's Roommate, Kitty's Beau, the Lovers and the Company
Act 2
Sung By
As We Told You
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Ladies of the Ensemble and the Quartette
Burlesque
(music by
Bill Russell
)
Queenie, Big Queenie, Barker and The Baritone
Vertigo
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Helen Bragdon
)
Mistress of the Villa and Tender of the Grapes
Easy
(music by
James Shelton
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Always Tell The Truth (Dialogue by Hal Hackady)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Portia Nelson
)
Truth and Veracity
Mother's Day
(Reprise)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Here Come the Blues
(music by
Gene de Paul
; lyrics by
Don Raye
)
More Fish
Love in the Barnyard
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Finale
Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
John S. Cobb
Sketches by
James Shelton
,
Hal Hackady
and
Robert A. Bernstein
; Music by
Portia Nelson
,
Raymond Taylor
and
James Shelton
; Lyrics by
Portia Nelson
,
Raymond Taylor
and
James Shelton
; Musical Director:
Al Rickey
; Music arranged by
Ted Royal
Entire production staged by
Lew Kessler
; Choreographed by
William Skipper
; Sketches directed by
Christopher Hewett
Scenic Design by
John Robert Lloyd
; Costume Design by
Stanley Simmons
; Lighting Design by
John Robert Lloyd
Production Stage Manager:
Walter Rinner
; Stage Manager:
Freddie Nay
Kay Medford
Wife
Kitty's Roommate
Big Queenie
Third Woman
Veracity
Ruth
Ensemble
Mary Smiles Winter
James Shelton
The Husband
Ensemble
Kitty's Beau
Second Man
The Grump
Karen Anders
Ensemble
Announcer
His Girl
Maxine Madison
Alvin Beam
Member of the Quartette
The Mouse
Ensemble
Vincent Beck
Ensemble
Lover
Tender of the Grapes
Ron Cecill
Sailor
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Betty Colby
Lover
Ensemble
Mistress of the Villa
Nick Dana
Member of the Quartette
Cop
Ensemble
Lorna Del Maestro
Ensemble
First Woman
Phyllis Dorne
Ensemble
Babe Hines
Ensemble
Mildred Hughes
Ensemble
A Model
Joan Morton
Ensemble
Chat Noire
Truth
Fred Nay
Bartender
Street Cleaner
Barker
Kevin Scott
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Lifeguard
The Baritone
First Man
William Skipper
Member of the Quartette
Ensemble
Gloria Smith
Ensemble
Queenie
Rita Tanno
Ensemble
Second Woman
Richard Towers
Ensemble
Doctor
Ann York
Ensemble
Act 1
Sung By
Everything's Gonna Be Much Worse Next Year
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Ladies of the Ensemble and Quartette
Mother's Day
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Why Not Me?
(music by
Edward Scott
; lyrics by
Sam Rosen
)
But It's Love
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Hal Hackady
)
Don't Bait for Fish You Can't Fry
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Portia Nelson
)
Where Is The Girl?
(music by
James Shelton
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Mother's Day
(Reprise)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Goin' to the Moon
(music by
Edward Scott
; lyrics by
Leonard Adelson
)
Down to Eartha
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Chat Noire
(music by
Raymond Taylor
)
Chat Noire, Bartender, Cop, Sailor, Street Cleaner and The Mouse
I Can Live Without It
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Come and Get Cozy With Me
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
Carley Mills
)
Lifeguard, His Girl, Kitty's Roommate, Kitty's Beau, the Lovers and the Company
Act 2
Sung By
As We Told You
(music by
Lew Kesler
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Ladies of the Ensemble and the Quartette
Burlesque
(music by
Bill Russell
)
Queenie, Big Queenie, Barker and The Baritone
Vertigo
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Helen Bragdon
)
Mistress of the Villa and Tender of the Grapes
Easy
(music by
James Shelton
; lyrics by
James Shelton
)
Always Tell The Truth (Dialogue by Hal Hackady)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Portia Nelson
)
Truth and Veracity
Mother's Day
(Reprise)
(music by
Portia Nelson
; lyrics by
Joyce Geary
)
Here Come the Blues
(music by
Gene de Paul
; lyrics by
Don Raye
)
More Fish
Love in the Barnyard
(music by
Raymond Taylor
; lyrics by
Raymond Taylor
)
Finale
Company
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