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Billy
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 22, 1969
Closing Date
Mar 22, 1969
Previews
21
Performances
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Open Date: Mar 22, 1969
Close Date: Mar 22, 1969
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Billy Rose Theatre
(Mar 22, 1969 - Mar 22, 1969)
Setting
Aboard a man-of-war. 1796.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Bruce W. Stark
; Produced in association with
Joseph H. Shoctor
Music by
Ron Dante
and
Gene Allan
; Lyrics by
Ron Dante
and
Gene Allan
; Book by
Stephen Glassman
; Suggested by "Billy Budd" by
Herman Melville
; Incidental music by
Wally Harper
; Musical Director:
Jack Lee
; Music orchestrated by
Ronald Frangipane
; Dance arrangements by
Coleridge Perkinson
; Special Arrangements by
Wally Harper
Directed by
Arthur A. Seidelman
; Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Associate Designer:
Leigh Rand
; Associate to Miss Aldredge:
Don Foote
; Associate to Mr. Aronstein:
Lawrence Metzler
; Assistant to Ming Cho Lee:
Douglas Higgins
and
Marjorie Kellogg
; Sound Design by
Admins, Ltd.
General Manager:
Allentuck, Azenberg, and Wolsk
; Company Manager:
Peter Neufeld
Production Stage Manager:
Frank Rembach
; Stage Manager:
Tom Porter
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Simm Landres
and
Pascual Vaquer
Assistant Conductor:
Wally Harper
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Martin Grupp
; Head Music Copyist:
Ervin Moser
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Representative:
David Powers
; Assistant to the Director:
David Fallon
; Dance Captain:
Steven Boockvor
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Steven Boockvor
; Poster Design by
Lee Savage
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
John Beal
Dansker
John Devlin
John Claggart
Master-At-Arms
Laurence Naismith
Captain Edward Vere
Robert Salvio
Billy Budd
Steven Boockvor
Rush
Danny Carroll
Rawley
Christopher Chadman
Potter
Al Cohen
Gilbert
William Countryman
Lt. William Radcliffe
Peter DeMaio
Donald Taff
Frank DeSal
Seeger
Joseph Della Sorte
John Thorp
Igors Gavon
Boyer
Howard Girven
Smithy
Simm Landres
Cpl. John Bernard
George Marcy
Campbell
Barbara Monte
Molly
Laried Montgomery
Marine Corporal
Stoker
De Wayne Oliver
Grimer
Michael Peters
Roper
Tim Ramirez
Marsten
Bill Schustik
Stafford
Dolph Sweet
Whiskers
Michael Tartel
Lt. Roger Mordant
Ron Tassone
Harker
Pascual Vaquer
Fallon
Danny Villa
Marine Corporal
Alan Weeks
Boscombe
Standby:
Robert Berdeen
(Billy Budd) and
Susan Hufford
(Molly)
Understudies:
Danny Carroll
(Dansker),
William Countryman
(John Claggart),
Peter DeMaio
(Campbell, Boyer),
Joseph Della Sorte
(Stafford),
Igors Gavon
(Whiskers),
Howard Girven
(Boscombe),
Tony Stevens
(Swing Dancer),
Dolph Sweet
(Captain Edward Vere),
Michael Tartel
(Lt. William Radcliffe) and
Pascual Vaquer
(Donald Taff, John Thorp, Rawley)
Songs
music by
Gene Allan
and
Ron Dante
; lyrics by
Gene Allan
and
Ron Dante
Molly
Billy Budd
Chanty
Stafford, Fallon, Smithy and Stoker
Watch Out for Claggart/Work
Boscombe, John Claggart and Crew
Shaking Hand with the Wind
Billy Budd
Whiskers' Dance
Whiskers and Crew
Billy
Molly and Billy Budd
It Ain't Us Who Make the Wars
Campbell and Crew
The Bridge to Nowhere
Captain Edward Vere
The Night and the Sea
Billy Budd and John Claggart
Whiskers' Dance
(Reprise)
Whiskers, Billy Budd, Fallon, Donald Taff and John Thorp
In the Arms of a Stranger
Dansker
The Fiddlers' Green
Whiskers, Campbell, Boyer, Stoker, Rawley and Gilbert
My Captain
Captain Edward Vere and Billy Budd
Requiem
Billy Budd
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1970 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
Best Choreography
1970 Nominee
Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography
1969 Winner
Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Outstanding Set Design
1969 Winner
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Bruce W. Stark
; Produced in association with
Joseph H. Shoctor
Music by
Ron Dante
and
Gene Allan
; Lyrics by
Ron Dante
and
Gene Allan
; Book by
Stephen Glassman
; Suggested by "Billy Budd" by
Herman Melville
; Incidental music by
Wally Harper
; Musical Director:
Jack Lee
; Music orchestrated by
Ronald Frangipane
; Dance arrangements by
Coleridge Perkinson
; Special Arrangements by
Wally Harper
Directed by
Arthur A. Seidelman
; Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
; Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Associate Designer:
Leigh Rand
; Associate to Miss Aldredge:
Don Foote
; Associate to Mr. Aronstein:
Lawrence Metzler
; Assistant to Ming Cho Lee:
Douglas Higgins
and
Marjorie Kellogg
; Sound Design by
Admins, Ltd.
General Manager:
Allentuck, Azenberg, and Wolsk
; Company Manager:
Peter Neufeld
Production Stage Manager:
Frank Rembach
; Stage Manager:
Tom Porter
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Simm Landres
and
Pascual Vaquer
Assistant Conductor:
Wally Harper
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Martin Grupp
; Head Music Copyist:
Ervin Moser
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Representative:
David Powers
; Assistant to the Director:
David Fallon
; Dance Captain:
Steven Boockvor
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Steven Boockvor
; Poster Design by
Lee Savage
; Advertising:
The Blaine Thompson Company
John Beal
Dansker
John Devlin
John Claggart
Master-At-Arms
Laurence Naismith
Captain Edward Vere
Robert Salvio
Billy Budd
Steven Boockvor
Rush
Danny Carroll
Rawley
Christopher Chadman
Potter
Al Cohen
Gilbert
William Countryman
Lt. William Radcliffe
Peter DeMaio
Donald Taff
Frank DeSal
Seeger
Joseph Della Sorte
John Thorp
Igors Gavon
Boyer
Howard Girven
Smithy
Simm Landres
Cpl. John Bernard
George Marcy
Campbell
Barbara Monte
Molly
Laried Montgomery
Marine Corporal
Stoker
De Wayne Oliver
Grimer
Michael Peters
Roper
Tim Ramirez
Marsten
Bill Schustik
Stafford
Dolph Sweet
Whiskers
Michael Tartel
Lt. Roger Mordant
Ron Tassone
Harker
Pascual Vaquer
Fallon
Danny Villa
Marine Corporal
Alan Weeks
Boscombe
Standby:
Robert Berdeen
(Billy Budd) and
Susan Hufford
(Molly)
Understudies:
Danny Carroll
(Dansker),
William Countryman
(John Claggart),
Peter DeMaio
(Campbell, Boyer),
Joseph Della Sorte
(Stafford),
Igors Gavon
(Whiskers),
Howard Girven
(Boscombe),
Tony Stevens
(Swing Dancer),
Dolph Sweet
(Captain Edward Vere),
Michael Tartel
(Lt. William Radcliffe) and
Pascual Vaquer
(Donald Taff, John Thorp, Rawley)
music by
Gene Allan
and
Ron Dante
; lyrics by
Gene Allan
and
Ron Dante
Molly
Billy Budd
Chanty
Stafford, Fallon, Smithy and Stoker
Watch Out for Claggart/Work
Boscombe, John Claggart and Crew
Shaking Hand with the Wind
Billy Budd
Whiskers' Dance
Whiskers and Crew
Billy
Molly and Billy Budd
It Ain't Us Who Make the Wars
Campbell and Crew
The Bridge to Nowhere
Captain Edward Vere
The Night and the Sea
Billy Budd and John Claggart
Whiskers' Dance
(Reprise)
Whiskers, Billy Budd, Fallon, Donald Taff and John Thorp
In the Arms of a Stranger
Dansker
The Fiddlers' Green
Whiskers, Campbell, Boyer, Stoker, Rawley and Gilbert
My Captain
Captain Edward Vere and Billy Budd
Requiem
Billy Budd
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1970 Nominee
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
Best Choreography
1970 Nominee
Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Choreography
1969 Winner
Musical Staging by
Grover Dale
Outstanding Set Design
1969 Winner
Scenic Design by
Ming Cho Lee
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