MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 02, 1950
Closing Date
May 27, 1950
Performances
134
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
Setting
Ridgefield, Conn.
Produced by The Theatre Guild; Produced in association with Anthony Brady Farrell
Music by Morton Gould; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields and Rouben Mamoulian; Based on the play "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall; Music orchestrated by Morton Gould and Philip J. Lang
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Production Supervised by Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn
Scenic Design by Horace Armistead; Costume Design by Audré
Stage Manager: John Cornell and Herman Magidson
Conducted by Frederick Dvonch
Florenz Ames
Capt. Aaron Kirkland
Howard Andreola
Singer
Andy Aprea
Son of Liberty
 
Singer
Seth Arnold
Thad Jennings
Pearl Bailey
Connecticut
Edmund Balin
Dancer
Mimi Cabanne
Abigail
 
Singer
Joseph Caruso
Matthew
 
Singer
Lulu Belle Clarke
Comfort Kirkland
John Conte
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
Cliff Dunstan
General Lucius Curtis
Nanette Fabray
Jo Kirkland
Barbara Ferguson
Dancer
Paul Fitzpatrick
John
Peter Gennaro
Dancer
Annabelle Gold
Dancer
Georges Guétary
Franz
Sterling Hall
Ben
 
Singer
Maria Harriton
Dancer
Eda Heinemann
Prudence Kirkland
Katherine Henning
Singer
William Inglis
Dancer
Robert Josias
Dancer
Joan Keenan
Betsy
 
Singer
William J. McCarthy
Town Crier
Barbara McCutcheon
Dancer
Peter Miceli
A Militiaman
 
Singer
Jerry Miller
Drummer
Patricia Muller
Dancer
Dan O'Brien
Aide to General Curtis
 
Singer
Mary O'Fallon
Singer
Frederick Olsson
Singer
Arthur Partington
Dancer
Robert Rippy
Aide to General Curtis
 
Singer
Shirley Robbins
Singer
Philip Rodd
David
Patricia Rogers
Singer
Helen Stanton
Singer
Bettina Thayer
Singer
Donald Thrall
Singer
William Thunhurst
Singer
Arthur Vinton
General George Washington
Norman Weise
Sergeant
 
Singer
Marc West
Dancer
Onna White
Dancer
Fern Whitney
Dancer
Lou Yetter
Dancer
Victor Young
Son of Liberty
 
Singer

46th Street Theatre (Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)

Cast

Dolores Martin
Connecticut
Mary O'Fallon
Jo Kirkland
John Tyers
Franz
music by Morton Gould; lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Act 1
Sung By
A Girl with a Flame
Jo Kirkland
That's What I Told Him Last Night
Capt. Aaron Kirkland and Girls
I Like It Here
Franz
That's My Fella
Jo Kirkland
A Cow and a Plough and a Frau
Franz
Nothin' for Nothin'
Connecticut
He Will Tonight
Jo Kirkland and Girls
Don't Talk
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
Plantation in Philadelphia
Jo Kirkland, Franz, Connecticut, Col. Mortimer Sherwood and Company
You Kissed Me
Jo Kirkland
Act 2
Sung By
Don't Talk (Reprise)
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
I'll Never Learn
Jo Kirkland and Franz
There Must Be Something Better Than Love
Connecticut
She's Exciting
Franz
Mister Washington! Uncle George!
Boys and Girls
A Cow and a Plough and a Frau (Reprise)
Jo Kirkland and Franz
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