MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 08, 1979
Closing Date
Apr 21, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 29, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 29, 1979
Previews
11
Performances
17
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Apr 08, 1979 - Apr 21, 1979)
Setting
Somewhere in Italy, 1961.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by Roger L. Stevens, J. W. Fisher, Joan Cullman, Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President) and Whitehead-Stevens
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Burton Lane; Book by Alan Jay Lerner and Joseph Stein; Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay; Musical Director: Don Jennings; Vocal arrangements by Maurice Levine; Dance arrangements by David Krane
Directed by José Ferrer; Choreographed by Peter Gennaro
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Donald Brooks; Lighting Design by Feder; Sound Design by John McClure
General Manager: Oscar E. Olesen; Company Manager: David Hedges
Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Jay Adler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Donnis Honeycutt
Music Contractor: Harvey Estrin; Assistant Conductor: Fred Manzella
General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Casting: Terry Fay; Dance Captain: Liza Gennaro; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Georgia Brown
Signora Carmelina Campbell
Cesare Siepi
Vittorio Bruno
Frank Bouley
Father Tommaso
 
Ensemble
Kita Bouroff
Mildred Karzinski
 
Ensemble
Kathryn Carter
Ensemble
Joseph d'Angerio
Roberto Bonafaccio
Jossie de Guzman
Gia Campbell
Karen DiBianco
Ensemble
Spence Ford
Ensemble
Ramon Galindo
Ensemble
Liza Gennaro
Ensemble
Marc Jordan
Bellini
Grace Keagy
Rosa
John Michael King
Carlton Smith
Laura Klein
Ensemble
Michael Lane
Ensemble
Gonzalo Madurga
Mayor Nunzio Manzoni
Virginia Martin
Flo Braddock
Debra Mathews
Swing Dancer
Gordon Ramsey
Walter Braddock
Morgan Richardson
Ensemble
Michael Rivera
Swing Dancer
Howard Ross
Steve Karzinski
Judy Sabo
Signora Bernardi
 
Ensemble
Charles Spoerri
Ensemble
Caryl Tenney
Katherine Smith
 
Ensemble
David E. Thomas
Father Federico
 
Ensemble
Ian Michael Towers
Salvatore
 
Ensemble
Kevin Wilson
Ensemble
Lee Winston
Ensemble
Understudies: Frank Bouley (Walter Braddock, Carlton Smith), Kita Bouroff (Flo Braddock), Marc Jordan (Mayor Nunzio Manzoni), Debra Matthews (Gia Campbell), Michael Rivera (Roberto Bonafaccio), Howard Ross (Vittorio Bruno), Judy Sabo (Rosa, Mildred Karzinski, Katherine Smith), Lorraine Serabian (Signora Carmelina Campbell) and Charles Spoerri (Steve Karzinski, Bellini)
music by Burton Lane; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
It's Time for a Love Song
Vittorio Bruno
Why Him?
Signora Carmelina Campbell and Vittorio Bruno
I Must Have Her
Vittorio Bruno
Someone in April
Signora Carmelina Campbell
Signora Campbell
Rosa, Signora Carmelina Campbell, Father Tommaso, Mayor Nunzio Manzoni and Townspeople
Love Before Breakfast
Signora Carmelina Campbell and Vittorio Bruno
Yankee Doodles Are Coming to Town
Townspeople
One More Walk Around the Garden
Walter Braddock, Steve Karzinski and Katherine Smith
All That He'd Want Me To Be
Gia Campbell and Friends
It's Time for a Love Song (Reprise)
Vittorio Bruno
Act 2
Sung By
Carmelina
Vittorio Bruno
The Image of Me
Walter Braddock, Steve Karzinski and Carlton Smith
I'm a Woman
Signora Carmelina Campbell
The Image of You
Flo Braddock and Walter Braddock
It's Time for a Love Song (Reprise)
Signora Carmelina Campbell

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score

1979 Nominee
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Burton Lane
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