MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 23, 1964
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1965
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1964
1st Preview
Nov 18, 1964
Performances
232
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 23, 1964 - May 08, 1965)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 10, 1965 - Jun 12, 1965)
Setting
New York City and Newark in the mid-1960s.
Produced by Edward Padula, Carroll Masterson, Harris Masterson and Norman Twain; Associate Producer: Dorian Granowski and Stephen Harmon
Book by Ernest Kinoy; Music by Walter Marks; Lyrics by Walter Marks; Based on "New Yorker" stories by Joseph Mitchell; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Music orchestrated by Mort Lindsey; Dance arrangements by Richard De Benidictis
Directed by Lawrence Kasha; Musical Numbers Staged By Peter Gennaro; Assistant Choreographer: Wally Seibert
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
General Manager: Frank Hopkins and Sherman Gross; Company Manager: Frank Hopkins
Production Manager: Duane Camp; Stage Manager: Tony Manzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ralph Farnworth
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
General Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz and Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: Ted Goldsmith; Advertising: Ingram Ash
Herschel Bernardi
Cockeye Johnny Dembo
Nancy Dussault
Emily Kirsten
Chita Rivera
Anyanka
Robert Burr
Lou MacNiall
Mae Questel
Mrs. Helene Kirsten
Gus Trikonis
Steve
Anita Alpert
Singer
Asya
Rosa
 
Dancer
Eileen Barbaris
Dancer
Michael Bennett
Dancer
Connie Burnett
Dancer
John Cashman
Dancer
Harry Danner
First Patrolman
 
Waiter
 
Singer
Betsy Dickerson
Dancer
Mariana Doro
Singer
Vito Durante
Mitya
 
Dancer
Herbert Edelman
The King of Newark
Dick Ensslen
Renting Agent
 
Singer
Peter Falzone
Singer
Ralph Farnworth
J. Arnold Foster
 
Singer
Gene Foote
Dancer
Bick Goss
Dancer
Harry Goz
Plainclothesman
 
Singer
Fernando Grahal
Dancer
Liza Howell
Singer
Kasimir Kokich
Dancer
Robert Kristen
Third Patrolman
 
Singer
Lucie Lancaster
Chairlady
Urylee Leonardos
Singer
Sal Lombardo
Vanno
Evy Love
Singer
Marc Maskin
Dancer
Stan Mazin
Dancer
Madeline Miller
Singer
Carmen Morales
Olga
 
Dancer
Eugene Morgan
Singer
Carolyn Morris
Dancer
Leland Palmer
Dancer
Jessica Quinn
Singer
Dan Rehg
Dancer
Jeanne Repp
Singer
Antonia Rey
Loopa
Geri Seignious
Dancer
Paul Sorvino
Second Patrolman
 
Singer
Jeanne Tanzy
Marfa
Terry Violino
Frankie
 
Dancer
Billi Vitali
Dancer
Understudies: Mariana Doro (Chairlady), Herbert Edelman (Cockeye Johnny Dembo), Peter Falzone (Vanno), Ralph Farnworth (The King of Newark), Lucie Lancaster (Mrs. Helene Kirsten), Evy Love (Marfa), Stan Mazin (Steve), Madeline Miller (Emily Kirsten), Carolyn Morris (Anyanka), Jeanne Repp (Loopa) and Paul Sorvino (Lou MacNiall)

Shubert Theatre (Nov 23, 1964 - May 08, 1965)

Cast

Virginia Martin
Emily Kirsten
Feb 08, 1965 - Feb 27, 1965
Anna Marie Moylan
Dancer

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (May 10, 1965 - Jun 12, 1965)

Cast

Pierre Epstein
The King of Newark
May 17, 1965 - ?
music by Walter Marks; lyrics by Walter Marks
Act 1
Sung By
Move Over, New York
Cockeye Johnny Dembo and the Dembeschti
Where Is the Tribe for Me?
Emily Kirsten
The Haggle
Anyanka, Steve, Dembeschti Men and Movya Men
Love-Line
Anyanka
Words, Words, Words
Emily Kirsten and Cockeye Johnny Dembo
Mean
Anyanka
Must It Be Love?
Emily Kirsten
Bajour
Anyanka, Emily Kirsten, Cockeye Johnny Dembo and the Dembeschti
Act 2
Sung By
Soon
Anyanka, Steve and the Dembeschti
I Can
Anyanka and Emily Kirsten
Living Simply
Lou MacNiall, Emily Kirsten and Patrolmen
Honest Man
Cockeye Johnny Dembo and The King of Newark
Guarantees
Mrs. Helene Kirsten
Love Is a Chance
Emily Kirsten
The Sew-Up
Anyanka, Mrs. Helene Kirsten and Dembeschti Women
Finale: Move Over, America
The Dembeschti

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1965 Nominee
Nancy Dussault
 

Best Choreography

1965 Nominee
Choreographed by Peter Gennaro
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