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Fiorello!
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 23, 1959
Closing Date
Oct 28, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 17, 1959
1st Preview
Nov 17, 1959
Previews
6
Performances
795
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Nov 23, 1959
Close Date: Oct 28, 1961
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Nov 23, 1959 - May 06, 1961)
Broadway Theatre
(May 09, 1961 - Oct 28, 1961)
Description
A musical comedy in two acts
Setting
New York City. Shortly before World War One and ten years later.
Media
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert E. Griffith
and
Harold S. Prince
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
; Music by
Jerry Bock
; Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
; Musical Director:
Hal Hastings
; Music orchestrated by
Irwin Kostal
; Dance arrangements by
Jack Elliott
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Mike Forman
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Peter Gennaro
Scenic Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Costume Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Lighting Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Wig Design by
Alfred Barris
; Assistant to the Designers (Scenery):
Peter Harvey
; Assistant to the Designers (Costumes):
Patton Campbell
General Manager:
Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager:
Ruth Mitchell
; Stage Manager:
Bert Wood
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul J. Phillips
Assistant Conductor:
Mike Forman
; Copyist Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Lewis Harmon
and
Jack Toohey
; Assistant Press Representative:
Mary Bryant
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Howard Jeffrey
; Casting:
Judith Abbott
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Poster Design by
Fay Gage
; Secretary to Mr. Prince:
Annette Brafman
Tom Bosley
Fiorello LaGuardia
Howard Da Silva
Ben Marino
Mark Dawson
Floyd
a cop
Nathaniel Frey
Morris
office manager
Ellen Hanley
Thea
the sweatshop workers' leader
Nov 17, 1959 - Jan 14, 1961
Pat Stanley
Dora
Marie's friend
Patricia Wilson
Marie
Fiorello's secretary
Bob Bernard
1st Heckler
Derby
Dancer
Elaine Cancilla
Dancer
Charlene Carter
Dancer
David Collyer
Mr. Zappatella
Singer
Frederic Downs
Senator
Commissioner
Barbara Gilbert
Singer
H. F. Green
Mr. Lopez
Politician
Ellen Harris
Dancer
Patricia Harty
Dancer
Bob Holiday
Neil
law clerk
Del Horstmann
Announcer
2nd Player
Singer
Scott Hunter
1st Man
Dancer
Ron Husmann
4th Player
Singer
Deedy Irwin
Florence
Singer
Bob LaCrosse
Dancer
Mara Landi
Secretary
Singer
David London
5th Player
Tough Man
Singer
Lynda Lynch
Dancer
Jim Maher
3rd Heckler
Dancer
Gregg Owen
Dancer
Julian Patrick
6th Player
Reporter
Singer
Ginny Perlowin
Singer
Patsy Peterson
Singer
Lowell Purvis
Dancer
Michael Quinn
3rd Player
Dellas Rennie
Dancer
Eileen Rodgers
Broadway debut
Mitzi Travers
Lynn Ross
Sophie
Dancer
Silver Saundors
Singer
Michael Scrittorale
2nd Heckler
Frankie Scarpini
2nd Man
Dancer
Stanley Simmonds
Ed Peterson
Frantic
Dan Siretta
Dancer
Joseph Toner
Seedy Man
4th Heckler
Judge Carter
Pat Turner
Nina
Dancer
Helen Verbit
Mrs. Pomerantz
Standby:
Harvey Lembeck
(Fiorello LaGuardia)
Understudies:
David Collyer
(Ben Marino, Morris),
Patricia Harty
(Dora),
Ron Husmann
(Neil),
Mara Landi
(Mrs. Pomerantz),
Jack McMinn
(2nd Player, 3rd Player, 4th Player, 5th Player, 6th Player),
Ginny Perlowin
(Thea),
Patsy Peterson
(Mitzi Travers) and
Eileen Rodgers
(Marie)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Nov 23, 1959 - May 06, 1961)
Cast
Willi Burke
Broadway debut
Thea
the sweatshop workers' leader
Jan 16, 1961 - Oct 28, 1961
Jeanna Belkin
Nina
Dancer
Russ Brown
Ben Marino
Pat Cooper
Sophie
Beverly Dixon
Singer
Tony Gardell
Mr. Lopez
Politician
Barbara Hammerstein
Singer
Patricia Harty
Dora
Marie's friend
Mara Landi
Florence
Lynda Lynch
Nina
Diane McDaniel
Dancer
Joy Nichols
Mitzi Travers
Michael Quinn
Commissioner
Beatrice Salten
Dancer
Alan Sanderson
4th Player
Singer
Rufus Smith
Senator
Merritt Thompson
1st Heckler
Derby
Dancer
Standby:
Sorrell Booke
(Fiorello LaGuardia) and
Jerry Jarrett
(Fiorello LaGuardia)
Understudies:
Barbara Gilbert
(Mitzi Travers),
Jack McMinn
(Floyd) and
Alan Sanderson
(Neil)
Broadway Theatre
(May 09, 1961 - Oct 28, 1961)
Cast
Margery Gray
Dora
Marie's friend
Songs
music by
Jerry Bock
; lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Act 1
Sung By
On the Side of the Angels
Neil, Morris and Marie
Politics and Poker
Ben Marino and Politicians
Unfair
Fiorello LaGuardia, Dora and Girls
Marie's Law
Marie and Morris
The Name's LaGuardia
Fiorello LaGuardia and Company
The Bum Won
Ben Marino and Politicians
I Love A Cop
Dora
I Love A Cop
(Reprise)
Dora and Floyd
Till Tomorrow
Thea and Company
Home Again
Company
Act 2
Sung By
When Did I Fall In Love
Thea
Gentleman Jimmy
Mitzi Travers and Dancing Girls
Gentleman Jimmy
(Reprise)
Company
Little Tin Box
Ben Marino and Politicians
The Very Next Man
Marie
The Very Next Man
(Reprise)
Marie
Finale
Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1960 Winner
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Produced by
Robert E. Griffith
and
Harold S. Prince
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1960 Winner
Tom Bosley
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1960 Nominee
Howard Da Silva
Best Scenic Design (Musical)
1960 Nominee
Scenic Design by
William and Jean Eckart
Best Choreography
1960 Nominee
Choreographed by
Peter Gennaro
Best Direction of a Musical
1960 Winner
Directed by
George Abbott
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1960 Nominee
Musical Director:
Hal Hastings
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1960 Winner
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert E. Griffith
and
Harold S. Prince
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
; Music by
Jerry Bock
; Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
; Musical Director:
Hal Hastings
; Music orchestrated by
Irwin Kostal
; Dance arrangements by
Jack Elliott
; Assistant Musical Dir.:
Mike Forman
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
Peter Gennaro
Scenic Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Costume Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Lighting Design by
William and Jean Eckart
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Wig Design by
Alfred Barris
; Assistant to the Designers (Scenery):
Peter Harvey
; Assistant to the Designers (Costumes):
Patton Campbell
General Manager:
Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager:
Ruth Mitchell
; Stage Manager:
Bert Wood
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Paul J. Phillips
Assistant Conductor:
Mike Forman
; Copyist Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
Press Representative:
Sol Jacobson
,
Lewis Harmon
and
Jack Toohey
; Assistant Press Representative:
Mary Bryant
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Howard Jeffrey
; Casting:
Judith Abbott
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Poster Design by
Fay Gage
; Secretary to Mr. Prince:
Annette Brafman
Tom Bosley
Fiorello LaGuardia
Howard Da Silva
Ben Marino
Mark Dawson
Floyd
a cop
Nathaniel Frey
Morris
office manager
Ellen Hanley
Thea
the sweatshop workers' leader
Nov 17, 1959 - Jan 14, 1961
Pat Stanley
Dora
Marie's friend
Patricia Wilson
Marie
Fiorello's secretary
Bob Bernard
1st Heckler
Derby
Dancer
Elaine Cancilla
Dancer
Charlene Carter
Dancer
David Collyer
Mr. Zappatella
Singer
Frederic Downs
Senator
Commissioner
Barbara Gilbert
Singer
H. F. Green
Mr. Lopez
Politician
Ellen Harris
Dancer
Patricia Harty
Dancer
Bob Holiday
Neil
law clerk
Del Horstmann
Announcer
2nd Player
Singer
Scott Hunter
1st Man
Dancer
Ron Husmann
4th Player
Singer
Deedy Irwin
Florence
Singer
Bob LaCrosse
Dancer
Mara Landi
Secretary
Singer
David London
5th Player
Tough Man
Singer
Lynda Lynch
Dancer
Jim Maher
3rd Heckler
Dancer
Gregg Owen
Dancer
Julian Patrick
6th Player
Reporter
Singer
Ginny Perlowin
Singer
Patsy Peterson
Singer
Lowell Purvis
Dancer
Michael Quinn
3rd Player
Dellas Rennie
Dancer
Eileen Rodgers
Broadway debut
Mitzi Travers
Lynn Ross
Sophie
Dancer
Silver Saundors
Singer
Michael Scrittorale
2nd Heckler
Frankie Scarpini
2nd Man
Dancer
Stanley Simmonds
Ed Peterson
Frantic
Dan Siretta
Dancer
Joseph Toner
Seedy Man
4th Heckler
Judge Carter
Pat Turner
Nina
Dancer
Helen Verbit
Mrs. Pomerantz
Standby:
Harvey Lembeck
(Fiorello LaGuardia)
Understudies:
David Collyer
(Ben Marino, Morris),
Patricia Harty
(Dora),
Ron Husmann
(Neil),
Mara Landi
(Mrs. Pomerantz),
Jack McMinn
(2nd Player, 3rd Player, 4th Player, 5th Player, 6th Player),
Ginny Perlowin
(Thea),
Patsy Peterson
(Mitzi Travers) and
Eileen Rodgers
(Marie)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Nov 23, 1959 - May 06, 1961)
Cast
Willi Burke
Broadway debut
Thea
the sweatshop workers' leader
Jan 16, 1961 - Oct 28, 1961
Jeanna Belkin
Nina
Dancer
Russ Brown
Ben Marino
Pat Cooper
Sophie
Beverly Dixon
Singer
Tony Gardell
Mr. Lopez
Politician
Barbara Hammerstein
Singer
Patricia Harty
Dora
Marie's friend
Mara Landi
Florence
Lynda Lynch
Nina
Diane McDaniel
Dancer
Joy Nichols
Mitzi Travers
Michael Quinn
Commissioner
Beatrice Salten
Dancer
Alan Sanderson
4th Player
Singer
Rufus Smith
Senator
Merritt Thompson
1st Heckler
Derby
Dancer
Standby:
Sorrell Booke
(Fiorello LaGuardia) and
Jerry Jarrett
(Fiorello LaGuardia)
Understudies:
Barbara Gilbert
(Mitzi Travers),
Jack McMinn
(Floyd) and
Alan Sanderson
(Neil)
Broadway Theatre
(May 09, 1961 - Oct 28, 1961)
Cast
Margery Gray
Dora
Marie's friend
music by
Jerry Bock
; lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Act 1
Sung By
On the Side of the Angels
Neil, Morris and Marie
Politics and Poker
Ben Marino and Politicians
Unfair
Fiorello LaGuardia, Dora and Girls
Marie's Law
Marie and Morris
The Name's LaGuardia
Fiorello LaGuardia and Company
The Bum Won
Ben Marino and Politicians
I Love A Cop
Dora
I Love A Cop
(Reprise)
Dora and Floyd
Till Tomorrow
Thea and Company
Home Again
Company
Act 2
Sung By
When Did I Fall In Love
Thea
Gentleman Jimmy
Mitzi Travers and Dancing Girls
Gentleman Jimmy
(Reprise)
Company
Little Tin Box
Ben Marino and Politicians
The Very Next Man
Marie
The Very Next Man
(Reprise)
Marie
Finale
Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1960 Winner
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Produced by
Robert E. Griffith
and
Harold S. Prince
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1960 Winner
Tom Bosley
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1960 Nominee
Howard Da Silva
Best Scenic Design (Musical)
1960 Nominee
Scenic Design by
William and Jean Eckart
Best Choreography
1960 Nominee
Choreographed by
Peter Gennaro
Best Direction of a Musical
1960 Winner
Directed by
George Abbott
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1960 Nominee
Musical Director:
Hal Hastings
Pulitzer Prize
for Drama
1960 Winner
Book by
Jerome Weidman
and
George Abbott
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
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