MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 08, 1990
Closing Date
Mar 02, 1991
1st Preview
Mar 19, 1990
1st Preview
Mar 19, 1990
Previews
22
Performances
377
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Apr 08, 1990 - Mar 02, 1991)
Setting
Paris, Pau, Venice, Malaya. 1947 - 1964.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart; Based on the novel by David Garnett; Book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Musical Director: Paul Bogaev; Music orchestrated by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Trevor Nunn; Choreographed by Gillian Lynne; Assistant Director: Andrew MacBean; Assistant Choreographer: Richard Stafford
Scenic Design by Maria Björnson; Costume Design by Maria Björnson; Lighting Design by Andrew Bridge; Sound Design by Martin Levan; Associate Scenic Design: Michael Miller; Associate Costume Design: Richard Schurkamp; Associate Lighting Design: Ted Mather; Associate Sound Design: James M. Bay and Graham Carmichael; Assistant Costume Design: Teresa Snider-Stein; Assistant Lighting Design: Kim Davis
General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: Mary Miller
Production Stage Manager: Perry Cline; Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Stage Manager: Elisabeth Farwell and Michael J. Passaro; Technical Coordinator: Alexander Fraser
Music Contractor: Mel Rodnon Music Management, Inc.; Associate Conductor: Nick Archer; Concertmaster: Sanford Allen; Violin: Dale Stuckenbruck; Viola: Jenny Hansen; Cello: Mark Shuman; Bass: Deb Spohnheimer; Harp: Grace Paradise; Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute: Diva Goodfriend-Koven; Oboe/English Horn: Blair Tindall; Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Jon Manasse; Saxophone/Clarinet/Flute: Lawrence Feldman; French Horn: Russell Rizner; Piano/Celeste: Paul Sportelli; Synthesizers: Nick Archer; Percussion: Louis Oddo
Casting: Johnson-Liff & Zerman; General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Dance Captain: Gregory Mitchell; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Representative: Merle Frimark
Michael Ball
Alex Dillingham
a young Englishman
Kevin Colson
George Dillingham
Alex's uncle, an English painter
Ann Crumb
Rose Vibert
a French actress
Kathleen Rowe McAllen
Giulietta Trapani
an Italian sculptress
Danielle DuClos
Jenny Dillingham, age 14
daughter of Rose & George
Deanna DuClos
Jenny Dillingham, age 12
daughter of Rose & George
Jane Todd Baird
Assistant Stage Manager
 
Alex's Date
 
Rose's Friend
Suzanne Briar
Elizabeth
George's housekeeper
 
Woman on Date
 
War Veteran's Wife
 
Rose's Friend
Walter Charles
Marcel Richard
an actor manager
Philip Clayton
Jerome
George's gardener
 
Actor
 
Alex's Friend
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
John Dewar
Actor
 
War Veteran
 
Doctor
 
Assistant Registrar
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
Don Goodspeed
Hugo Le Muenier
Rose's friend
 
Stage Manager
 
Alex's Friend
Kurt Johns
Actor
 
2nd Barker
 
Gondolier
 
Rose's Friend
 
Knife Thrower
Eric Johnson
Man on Date
 
1st Barker
 
Hotelier
 
Registrar
 
Rose's Friend
Marcus Lovett
Actor
 
Local Man
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
Gregory Mitchell
Waiter
 
Local Man
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
 
The Young Peasant
Elinore O'Connell
Actress
 
Girlfriend
 
Nun
 
Rose's Friend
Lisa Vroman
Actress
 
Girlfriend
 
Hotel Cashier
 
Rose's Friend
Wysandria Woolsey
Actress
 
Local Woman
 
Pharmacist
 
Rose's Friend
 
Knife Thrower's Assistant
Swings: Wiley Kidd , Brad Oscar and Anne Marie Runolfsson
Understudies: Jane Todd Baird (Jenny Dillingham, age 14), Walter Charles (George Dillingham), Don Goodspeed (Alex Dillingham), Eric Johnson (Marcel Richard), Marcus Lovett (Hugo Le Muenier), Brooke Sunny Moriber (Jenny Dillingham, age 12), Elinore O'Connell (Rose Vibert), Lisa Vroman (Giulietta Trapani) and Wysandria Woolsey (Rose Vibert, Giulietta Trapani)

Broadhurst Theatre (Apr 08, 1990 - Mar 02, 1991)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Peter Wolf and Maximo Torres

Cast

Sarah Brightman
Rose Vibert
a French actress
Walter Charles
George Dillingham
Alex's uncle, an English painter
John Cullum
George Dillingham
Alex's uncle, an English painter
Oct 26, 1990 - Jan 05, 1991
R. F. Daley
Man on Date
Dec 19, 1990 - ?
 
1st Barker
 
Hotelier
 
Registrar
 
Rose's Friend
Jonathan Dokuchitz
Hugo Le Muenier
Rose's friend
 
Stage Manager
 
Alex's Friend
Barrie Ingham
George Dillingham
Alex's uncle, an English painter
Eric Scott Kincaid
Actor
 
War Veteran
 
Doctor
 
Assistant Registrar
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
Rob Lorey
Actor
 
Local Man
 
Rose's Friend
 
Clown
Marcus Lovett
Alex Dillingham
a young Englishman
Robin Lyon
Actress
 
Girlfriend
 
Rose's Friend
Judy McLane
Actress
 
Girlfriend
 
Rose's Friend
Elinore O'Connell
Rose Vibert
a French actress
Swing: Diane Della Piazza
Understudies: R. F. Daley (Marcel Richard), Wiley Kidd (Hugo Le Muenier) and Rob Lorey (Hugo Le Muenier)
music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Charles Hart and Don Black
Act 1
Sung By
Love Changes Everything
Alex Dillingham
Parlez-vous Francais?
Rose Vibert, Alex Dillingham and Ensemble
Seeing Is Believing
Alex Dillingham and Rose Vibert
A Memory of a Happy Moment
George Dillingham and Giulietta Trapani
Chanson d'enfance
Rose Vibert
Everybody Loves a Hero
1st Barker, 2nd Barker and Ensemble
She'd Be Far Better Off with You
Alex Dillingham, George Dillingham, Rose Vibert and Elizabeth
Stop. Wait. Please.
Giulietta Trapani, George Dillingham and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Leading Lady
Marcel Richard and Ensemble
Other Pleasures
George Dillingham, Jenny Dillingham, age 12, Alex Dillingham and Rose Vibert
There Is More to Love
Giulietta Trapani and Rose Vibert
Mermaid Song
Jenny Dillingham, age 12 and Alex Dillingham
The First Man You Remember
George Dillingham and Jenny Dillingham, age 14
The Journey of a Lifetime
Company
Falling
George Dillingham, Rose Vibert, Alex Dillingham and Jenny Dillingham, age 14
Hand Me the Wine and the Dice
Giulietta Trapani, Ensemble, Rose Vibert, Jenny Dillingham, age 14, Marcel Richard and Hugo Le Muenier
Anything But Lonely
Rose Vibert

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1990 Nominee
Produced by The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
 

Best Book of a Musical

1990 Nominee
Book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber
 

Best Original Score

1990 Nominee
Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Kevin Colson
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Kathleen Rowe McAllen
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1990 Nominee
Directed by Trevor Nunn

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Musical

1990 Nominee
Produced by The Really Useful Theatre Company Ltd.
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1990 Nominee
Danielle DuClos
 

Outstanding Orchestration

1990 Nominee
Music orchestrated by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
 

Outstanding Music

1990 Nominee
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
 

Outstanding Lighting Design

1990 Nominee
Lighting Design by Andrew Bridge

Theatre World

Award

1990 Recipient
Kathleen Rowe McAllen
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