Angel

Minskoff Theatre, (5/10/1978 - 5/13/1978)

First Preview:	May 04, 1978	Total Previews:	6
Opening Date:	May 10, 1978
Closing Date:	May 13, 1978	Total Performances:	5

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Setting: Altamount, North Carolina. Autumn, 1916.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Minskoff Organization
Produced by Philip Rose and Ellen Madison; Associate Producer: Karen Wald and Norman Main
Originally Presented by Norman Main, Executive Producer, at Northstage
Book by Ketti Frings and Peter Udell; From the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Ketti Frings; Based on the novel " Look Homeward, Angel" by Thomas Wolfe; Music by Gary Geld; Lyrics by Peter Udell; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: William Cox; Dance arrangements by William Cox
Directed by Philip Rose; Choreographed by Robert Tucker
Scenic Design by Ming Cho Lee; Costume Design by Pearl Somner; Lighting Design by John Gleason; Hair Design by Patrik D. Moreton
General Manager: Helen Richards; Company Manager: Charles Willard
Production Stage Manager: Steve Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Technical Advisor: Mitch Miller
Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: Leo Stern; Casting: Lynda Watson; Dance Captain: Rebecca Seay; Advertising: Matthew Serino & Associates

Cast

Fred Gwynne	W. O. Gant
Frances Sternhagen	Eliza Gant
Patti Allison	Mrs. Fatty Pert
Jayne Barnett	Miss Brown
Billy Beckham	Mr. Farrell
Grace Carney	Mrs. Snowden
Donna Davis	Helen Gant
Patricia Englund	Madame Victoria
Elek Hartman	Will Pentland
Rex David Hays	Joe Tarkington
Joel Higgins	Ben Gant
Justine Johnston	Mrs. Clatt
Daniel Keyes	Dr. Maguire
Gene Masoner	Jake Clatt
Carl Nicholas	Reed McKinney
Leslie Ann Ray	Laura James
Don Scardino	Eugene Gant
Rebecca Seay	Florry Mangle
Norman Stotz	Tim Laughran

Standby: Ann Gardner (Eliza Gant) and Peter Walker (W. O. Gant)

Understudies: Dennis Cooley (Eugene Gant, Mr. Farrell), Ann Gardner (Madame Victoria), Paul Myrvold (Ben Gant, Jake Clatt), Leoni Norton (Florry Mangle, Helen Gant, Laura James) and Laura Waterbury (Miss Brown, Mrs. Fatty Pert)

Tony Award^®
1978 Best Actress in a Musical [nominee]
Frances Sternhagen
Drama Desk Award
1978 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Joel Higgins

ACT 1	Sung By
All the Comforts of Home	Boarders
Like the Eagles Fly	Ben Gant
Make a Little Sunshine	Eliza Gant, Eugene Gant and Ben Gant
Fingers and Toes	W. O. Gant, Tim Laughran, Reed McKinney and Joe Tarkington
Fatty	Ben Gant
Astoria Gloria	Mrs. Fatty Pert and Boarders
Railbird	Eugene Gant
If I Ever Loved Him	Laura James
A Dime Ain't Worth a Nickel	Ben Gant and Mrs. Fatty Pert
I Got a Dream to Sleep On	Eugene Gant
Drifting	Eliza Gant
ACT 2	Sung By
I Can't Believe It's You	W. O. Gant and Madame Victoria
Feelin' Loved	Eugene Gant and Laura James
A Medley	Ben Gant, Mrs. Fatty Pert, Eliza Gant and Laura James
Tomorrow I'm Gonna Be Old	W. O. Gant
Feelin' Loved (Reprise)	Eugene Gant and Laura James
How Do You Say Goodbye	Laura James
Gant's Waltz	W. O. Gant and Eliza Gant
Like the Eagles Fly (Reprise)	Eugene Gant