MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 26, 1960
Closing Date
Jan 13, 1962
Performances
400
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Dec 26, 1960 - Dec 16, 1961)
54th Street Theatre
(Dec 25, 1961 - Jan 13, 1962)
Setting
New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. Now.
Comments
On layoff from July 24 - August 21, 1961.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Produced by David Merrick; Associate Producer: Jones Harris
Book by Garson Kanin; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson; Vocal arrangements and vocal direction by Buster Davis; Dance arrangements by David Baker; Musical Director: Lehman Engel
Asst. to Choreographer: Chad Block; Directed by Garson Kanin; Choreographed by Marc Breaux and Deedee Wood; Associate Director: William Hammerstein
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Al Alloy; Coiffures by Michel Kazan
Company Manager: Vince McKnight; General Manager: Jack Schlissel
Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley; General Stage Manager: Bernard Gersten; Stage Manager: May Muth; Assistant Stage Mgr: Allan Stevenson; Assistant to Mr. Hartley: Robert Schear
Assistant to Mr. Kanin: Joan Suny; Assistant Conductor: John Passaretti; Head Copyist: Brick Fleagle; Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz and Ming Cho Lee; Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Florence Klotz
Casting Director: Michael Shurtleff; Press Representative: Bill Doll; Press Assistant: Jeanne Gilbert; Production Carpenter: Teddy Van Bemmel; Master Carpenter: Arthur Siccardi
Phil Silvers
Hubert Cram
Nancy Walker
Kay Cram
Chad Block
James Russell Lowell, IV
David Burns
Brains Berman
Nancy Dussault
Tilda Mullen
George Givot
Skin Demopoulos
Al Lewis
Moe Shtarker
George Mathews
Fatso O'Rear
Al Nesor
Wolfie
John Reardon
John Henry Wheeler
Marilynn Allwyn
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Doria Avila
Member of the Public
Diane Ball
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Marilyn Child
Thelma Berman
Frank Derbas
A Waiter
 
Member of the Public
Sandra Devlin
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
David Gold
The Interviewer
 
Member of the Public
Edward Grace
Senator Redfield
 
Member of the Public
Regina Groves
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Stuart Hodes
The Photographer
 
Member of the Public
Curtis Hood
Member of the Public
Daniel Jasinski
Member of the Public
Marc Jordan
The Headwaiter
 
Fatso's Lawyer
 
Member of the Public
Patti Karr
Dance Team
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Betty Kent
A Swinger
 
Gretchen
 
Member of the Public
Ray Kirchner
Dance Team
 
The Sumo Student
 
Member of the Public
Barbara Lang
Member of the Public
Josephine Lang
Member of the Public
Albert Linville
The Recording Engineer
 
Senator Rogers
Ken Malone
Member of the Public
Jim Marley
Member of the Public
Bob McClure
The Maitre D'
 
A Commentator
 
Member of the Public
James Moore
Member of the Public
Dawn Nickerson
Member of the Public
Ed Pfeiffer
Member of the Public
Carolyn Ragaini
Marsha
 
Member of the Public
Steve Roland
Lou
 
The Chief Counsel
 
Member of the Public
Donna Sanders
A Swinger
 
Member of the Public
Suzanne Shaw
A Swinger
 
Member of the Public
Carol Stevens
A Casa Girl
 
Wheeler's Secretary
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Allan Stevenson
A Commentator
Liza Stuart
Member of the Public
Dean Taliaferro
A Casa Girl
 
Wheeler's Secretary
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Pat Tolson
Brains' Lawyer
 
Member of the Public
Nancy Van Rhein
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Richard Young
Member of the Public
Standby: Joshua Shelley
Understudies: Marilyn Child (Kay Cram), Seth Riggs (John Henry Wheeler) and Liza Stuart (Tilda Mullen)

St. James Theatre (Dec 26, 1960 - Dec 16, 1961)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Bob McClure

Cast

Bern Hoffman
Fatso O'Rear
Leni Anders
Member of the Public
 
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Wheeler's Secretary
Lynne Broadbent
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Sandra Devlin
Thelma Berman
Bob Fitch
Dance Team
 
The Sumo Student
Gail Johnston
Member of the Public
Marcia Kinkaid
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Alan Kirk
Member of the Public
Jim Marley
The Recording Engineer
 
Senator Rogers
Herb Mazzini
The Chief Counsel
 
Member of the Public
Jack Metté
Member of the Public
 
Brains' Lawyer
Don Morgan
Member of the Public
Shirley Nelson
Dance Team
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Wendy Nickerson
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Sheldon Ossosky
Member of the Public
Bill Richards
A Waiter
 
Brains' Lawyer
 
Member of the Public
 
Lou
Seth Riggs
A Commentator
 
Member of the Public
James Senn
Member of the Public
Roy Smith
Member of the Public
Wally Strauss
Member of the Public
Nancy Van Rijn
A Casa Girl
 
An Animal Girl
 
Member of the Public
Maura K. Wedge
A Swinger
Standby: Joan Kibrig (Kay Cram) and Bernie West (Hubert Cram)
Understudies: David Gold (James Russell Lowell, IV), Marc Jordan (Wolfie), Patti Karr (Kay Cram), Betty Kent (Kay Cram), Al Lewis (Fatso O'Rear), Albert Linville (Skin Demopoulos), Jim Marley (Brains Berman, Moe Shtarker), Al Nesor (Moe Shtarker, Brains Berman, Skin Demopoulos) and Dawn Nickerson (Tilda Mullen)

54th Street Theatre (Dec 25, 1961 - Jan 13, 1962)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden
Act 1
Sung By
Waiting, Waiting
Kay Cram
All You Need Is a Quarter
The Swingers
Take a Job
Hubie and Kay Cram
It's Legitimate
Hubie, Fatso O'Rear, Brains Berman, Skin Demopoulos and the Loaders
I Know About Love
John Henry Wheeler
The Auditions
Marsha, Lou and Gretchen
Cry Like the Wind
Tilda Mullen
Ambition
Hubie and Tilda Mullen
Success
The Tilda Mullen Fans, Tilda Mullen, Hubie, Fatso O'Rear, Brains Berman and Skin Demopoulos
Fireworks
Tilda Mullen and John Henry Wheeler
What's New at the Zoo
Tilda Mullen and Animal Girls
Asking for You
John Henry Wheeler
The Late, Late Show
Hubie
Act 2
Sung By
Adventure
Hubie and Kay Cram
Make Someone Happy
John Henry Wheeler and Tilda Mullen
Don't Be Ashamed of a Teardrop
Hubie, Fatso O'Rear, Brains Berman and Skin Demopoulos
V.I.P.
The Public and Hubie
All of My LIfe
Hubie
Finale
Hubie, Kay Cram and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1961 Nominee
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1961 Nominee
Phil Silvers
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1961 Nominee
Nancy Walker
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1961 Nominee
Nancy Dussault
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1961 Nominee
Directed by Garson Kanin

Theatre World

Award

1961 Recipient
Nancy Dussault
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