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Beat the Band
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 14, 1942
Closing Date
Dec 12, 1942
Performances
67
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 14, 1942
Close Date: Dec 12, 1942
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Oct 14, 1942 - Dec 12, 1942)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A Theatrical Agents Office, The Terrace, The Apartment, A Corridor, the Savoy-Perkins Hotel in Washington D.C., and a Peach Orchard
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Johnny Green
; Book by
George Marion, Jr.
and
George Abbott
; Lyrics by
George Marion, Jr.
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
David Lichine
Scenic Design by
Samuel Leve
; Costume Design by
Freddy Wittop
Evelyn Brooks
Band Girl
Ralph Bunker
Mr. Pirosch
Joan Caulfield
Veronica
John Clarke
Hotel Owner
Brian Connaught
First Detective
Doris Dowling
Bell Girl
Dancing Girl
Cliff Dunstan
Hotel Manager
Toni Gilman
Willow Willoughby
Averell Harris
Don Domingo
Eunice Healey
Princess
Eunice Healy
Princess
Juanita Juarez
Mamita
James Lane
Doorman
Jerry Lester
Hugo Dillingham
Johnny Mack
Trumpet Player
Susan Miller
Querida
Marc Platt
Second Detective
Leonard Sues
Drummer
Damon Dillingham's Band
Romo Vincent
Buster da Costa
Jack Whiting
Damon Dillingham
Songs
music by
Johnny Green
; lyrics by
George Marion, Jr.
Act 1
Sung By
Down Through the Agents
Buster da Costa, Wiman Girls, Cole Porter Girls, Script Girls, Bistro Girls, Ballet Boys, Male Quartet and Saroyan Boy
Free, Cute and Size Fourteen
Hugo Dillingham and Princess
Song of Two Islands
Querida
Keep It Casual
Damon Dillingham and Querida
Proud of You
Damon Dillingham
Break It Up
Buster da Costa and Damon Dillingham's Band
Let's Comb Beaches
Damon Dillingham and Querida
America Loves a Band
Querida, Damon Dillingham, Princess, Buster da Costa, Mamita, Hugo Dillingham, Ensemble and Damon Dillingham's Band
Act 2
Sung By
The Afternoon of a Phoney
Buster da Costa and Clients
Men
Mamita and Querida
(The) Steam Is On the Beam
Princess, Band Girl, Damon Dillingham, Buster da Costa, Drummer, Trumpet Player, Dancers, Damon Dillingham's Band and Ensemble
I'm Physical, You're Cultured
Hugo Dillingham and Willow Willoughby
Every Other Heartbeat
Querida, Damon Dillingham, Drummer and Singing Girls
The Four Freedoms-Calypso
Mamita, Damon Dillingham, Hugo Dillingham, Buster da Costa and Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
George Abbott
Music by
Johnny Green
; Book by
George Marion, Jr.
and
George Abbott
; Lyrics by
George Marion, Jr.
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
David Lichine
Scenic Design by
Samuel Leve
; Costume Design by
Freddy Wittop
Evelyn Brooks
Band Girl
Ralph Bunker
Mr. Pirosch
Joan Caulfield
Veronica
John Clarke
Hotel Owner
Brian Connaught
First Detective
Doris Dowling
Bell Girl
Dancing Girl
Cliff Dunstan
Hotel Manager
Toni Gilman
Willow Willoughby
Averell Harris
Don Domingo
Eunice Healey
Princess
Eunice Healy
Princess
Juanita Juarez
Mamita
James Lane
Doorman
Jerry Lester
Hugo Dillingham
Johnny Mack
Trumpet Player
Susan Miller
Querida
Marc Platt
Second Detective
Leonard Sues
Drummer
Damon Dillingham's Band
Romo Vincent
Buster da Costa
Jack Whiting
Damon Dillingham
music by
Johnny Green
; lyrics by
George Marion, Jr.
Act 1
Sung By
Down Through the Agents
Buster da Costa, Wiman Girls, Cole Porter Girls, Script Girls, Bistro Girls, Ballet Boys, Male Quartet and Saroyan Boy
Free, Cute and Size Fourteen
Hugo Dillingham and Princess
Song of Two Islands
Querida
Keep It Casual
Damon Dillingham and Querida
Proud of You
Damon Dillingham
Break It Up
Buster da Costa and Damon Dillingham's Band
Let's Comb Beaches
Damon Dillingham and Querida
America Loves a Band
Querida, Damon Dillingham, Princess, Buster da Costa, Mamita, Hugo Dillingham, Ensemble and Damon Dillingham's Band
Act 2
Sung By
The Afternoon of a Phoney
Buster da Costa and Clients
Men
Mamita and Querida
(The) Steam Is On the Beam
Princess, Band Girl, Damon Dillingham, Buster da Costa, Drummer, Trumpet Player, Dancers, Damon Dillingham's Band and Ensemble
I'm Physical, You're Cultured
Hugo Dillingham and Willow Willoughby
Every Other Heartbeat
Querida, Damon Dillingham, Drummer and Singing Girls
The Four Freedoms-Calypso
Mamita, Damon Dillingham, Hugo Dillingham, Buster da Costa and Entire Company
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