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Finian's Rainbow
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Off-Broadway
Opening Date
May 18, 1955
Closing Date
May 29, 1955
Performances
15
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Off-Broadway
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Open Date: May 18, 1955
Close Date: May 29, 1955
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(May 18, 1955 - May 29, 1955)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (William Hammerstein: General Director)
Book by
E.Y. Harburg
and
Fred Saidy
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Music by
Burton Lane
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Don Walker
; Musical Director:
Frederick Dvonch
Staged by
William Hammerstein
; Choreographed by
Onna White
; Based on the original choreography by
Michael Kidd
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Richard Blofson
Conducted by
Julius Rudel
Assistant to Mr. Hammerstein:
Michael Shurtleff
; Costume Supervisor:
Frank Spencer
Jonelle Allen
Honey Lou
Anita Alvarez
Susan Mahoney
Helen Baisley
Singer
Richard Blofson
2nd Deputy
Frank Borgman
Senator Billboard Rawkins
John Bouie
1st Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Singer
Walter P. Brown
1st Geologist
Singer
Eddie Bruce
Buzz Collins
John Bryan
Sheriff
Terry Carter
Howard
Sharecropper
Donn Driver
Og
James Elward
Mr. Shears
Clifford Fearl
Singer
Al Fiorella
Dancer
Helen Gallagher
Sharon McLonergan
Michael Gilford
Henry
Merv Griffin
Woody Mahoney
Erona Harris
Dancer
Norma Kaiser
Dancer
Robert Karl
Dancer
Emory Knight
2nd Geologist
3rd Deputy
Lynn-Rose Kohan
Diane
Rosetta LeNoire
2nd Sharecropper
Howard Lear
1st Deputy
Singer
Loys Lozano
Dancer
Will Mahoney
Finian McLonergan
Therese Mari
Singer
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Rosalie Maxwell
Singer
Vera McNichols
Dancer
Eileen Moran
Singer
Tom Panko
Dancer
Louise Pearl
Singer
Charles Queenan
Dancer
Michelle Reiner
Singer
Nadine Revene
Dancer
Seth Riggs
2nd Sharecropper
Singer
Jay Riley
3rd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Dancer
Singer
Robert Rippy
Singer
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Janice Samarie
Singer
Oggie Small
Mr. Robust
Elwood Smith
2nd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Singer
Christine Spencer
Singer
Evans Thornton
1st Sharecropper
Singer
Rodester Timmons
John
the Preacher
Singer
Kirsten Valbor
Dancer
Murray Vines
Singer
Marc West
Dancer
Elizabeth Williamson
Dancer
Songs
music by
Burton Lane
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
This Time of the Year
Ensemble
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Sharon McLonergan
Look to the Rainbow
Sharon McLonergan and Ensemble
Old Devil Moon
Sharon McLonergan and Woody Mahoney
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan
Something Sort of Grandish
Susan Mahoney and Og
If This Isn't Love
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
Something Sort of Grandish
(Reprise)
Og
Necessity
That Great 'Come-and-Get-It' Day
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
Sharon McLonergan and Ensemble
Old Devil Moon
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan and Woody Mahoney
Fiddle Faddle
Og
The Begat
Senator Billboard Rawkins, 1st Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer, 2nd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer and 3rd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Look to the Rainbow
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love
Og and Susan Mahoney
If This Isn't Love
(Reprise)
Entire Ensemble
Finale
Entire Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1956 Nominee
Will Mahoney
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
New York City Center Light Opera Company (William Hammerstein: General Director)
Book by
E.Y. Harburg
and
Fred Saidy
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Music by
Burton Lane
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
and
Don Walker
; Musical Director:
Frederick Dvonch
Staged by
William Hammerstein
; Choreographed by
Onna White
; Based on the original choreography by
Michael Kidd
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Alvin Colt
Production Stage Manager:
Bernard Gersten
; Stage Manager:
Richard Blofson
Conducted by
Julius Rudel
Assistant to Mr. Hammerstein:
Michael Shurtleff
; Costume Supervisor:
Frank Spencer
Jonelle Allen
Honey Lou
Anita Alvarez
Susan Mahoney
Helen Baisley
Singer
Richard Blofson
2nd Deputy
Frank Borgman
Senator Billboard Rawkins
John Bouie
1st Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Singer
Walter P. Brown
1st Geologist
Singer
Eddie Bruce
Buzz Collins
John Bryan
Sheriff
Terry Carter
Howard
Sharecropper
Donn Driver
Og
James Elward
Mr. Shears
Clifford Fearl
Singer
Al Fiorella
Dancer
Helen Gallagher
Sharon McLonergan
Michael Gilford
Henry
Merv Griffin
Woody Mahoney
Erona Harris
Dancer
Norma Kaiser
Dancer
Robert Karl
Dancer
Emory Knight
2nd Geologist
3rd Deputy
Lynn-Rose Kohan
Diane
Rosetta LeNoire
2nd Sharecropper
Howard Lear
1st Deputy
Singer
Loys Lozano
Dancer
Will Mahoney
Finian McLonergan
Therese Mari
Singer
Mary Martinet
Dancer
Rosalie Maxwell
Singer
Vera McNichols
Dancer
Eileen Moran
Singer
Tom Panko
Dancer
Louise Pearl
Singer
Charles Queenan
Dancer
Michelle Reiner
Singer
Nadine Revene
Dancer
Seth Riggs
2nd Sharecropper
Singer
Jay Riley
3rd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Dancer
Singer
Robert Rippy
Singer
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Janice Samarie
Singer
Oggie Small
Mr. Robust
Elwood Smith
2nd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Singer
Christine Spencer
Singer
Evans Thornton
1st Sharecropper
Singer
Rodester Timmons
John
the Preacher
Singer
Kirsten Valbor
Dancer
Murray Vines
Singer
Marc West
Dancer
Elizabeth Williamson
Dancer
music by
Burton Lane
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
This Time of the Year
Ensemble
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Sharon McLonergan
Look to the Rainbow
Sharon McLonergan and Ensemble
Old Devil Moon
Sharon McLonergan and Woody Mahoney
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan
Something Sort of Grandish
Susan Mahoney and Og
If This Isn't Love
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
Something Sort of Grandish
(Reprise)
Og
Necessity
That Great 'Come-and-Get-It' Day
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
Sharon McLonergan and Ensemble
Old Devil Moon
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan and Woody Mahoney
Fiddle Faddle
Og
The Begat
Senator Billboard Rawkins, 1st Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer, 2nd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer and 3rd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Look to the Rainbow
(Reprise)
Sharon McLonergan, Woody Mahoney and Ensemble
When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love
Og and Susan Mahoney
If This Isn't Love
(Reprise)
Entire Ensemble
Finale
Entire Company
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1956 Nominee
Will Mahoney
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