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George M!
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 10, 1968
Closing Date
Apr 26, 1969
1st Preview
Apr 03, 1968
1st Preview
Apr 03, 1968
Previews
8
Performances
433
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Comedy
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Palace Theatre
(Apr 10, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969)
Setting
1887 to 1937. Show business on the road and in New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Black
,
Konrad Matthaei
and
Lorin E. Price
Music by
George M. Cohan
; Lyrics by
George M. Cohan
; Book by
Michael Stewart
,
John Pascal
and
Fran Pascal
; Musical Director:
Jay Blackton
; Vocal arrangements by
Jay Blackton
; Music orchestrated by
Philip J. Lang
Directed by
Joe Layton
; Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Scenic Design by
Tom John
; Costume Design by
Freddy Wittop
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
General Manager:
Allentuck, Azenberg, and Wolsk
; Company Manager:
R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr.
Production Supervisor:
Jose Véga
; Stage Manager:
Tony Manzi
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lee Welling
and
William Falkner
Lyrics and music revision by
Mary Cohan
; Musical Supervisor:
Laurence Rosenthal
; Head Music Copyist:
Thomas Brown
; Assistant Conductor:
Robert Stanley
Assistant to Mr. John:
Jay Moore
Assistant to Mr. Layton:
Wakefield Poole
; Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Martin Shwartz
; Press Assistant:
Abby Quinn Hirsch
; Production Assistant:
Paula Lorge
; Casting:
Carol Capelletti
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Furs by
Reiss & Fabrizio
; Animal Trainer:
Animal Talent Scouts, Inc.
Joel Grey
George M. Cohan
Jerry Dodge
Jerry Cohan
Jamie Donnelly
Ethel Levey
Betty Ann Grove
Nellie Cohan
Jill O'Hara
Agnes Nolan
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Bernadette Peters
Josie Cohan
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Loni Ackerman
Dog Trainer
2nd Pianist
Rose
Fay Templeton's Maid
Jonelle Allen
Living Statue
Secretary in Cohan & Harris Office
Jacqueline Alloway
Fay Templeteon
Draper's Assistant
Wardrobe Lady
Karin Baker
Living Statue
Pushcart Girl
Susan Batson
1st Little Girl
Mrs. Red Deer
Sharpshooter's Assistant
Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene
Bill Brandon
Acrobat
Boy in Pushcart
Roger Braun
Dr. Webb
E.F. Albee
Living Statue
Ben
Mayor
Danny Carroll
Louis Behman
Bell Ringer
Vendor
Fay Templeton's Manager
Gene Castle
Willie in 'Popularity'
Sharpshooter
Walt
Stage Manager of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
James Dybas
Stagehand at Providence Grande Theatre
Dog Trainer
Louie
Congressman Burkhardt
Actor in Strike Scene
Harvey Evans
Sam Harris
Violinist
Bell Ringer
Patti Mariano
2nd Little Girl
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Acrobat
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Angela Martin
Ventriloquist
Ma Templeton
John Mineo
Archie the Drummer
Draper
Dockhand
Judge Anspacher
First Policeman in 'Nellie Kelly'
Man on Street
Scotty Salmon
1st Pianist
Acrobat
Bell Ringer
Piano Player in Cohan & Harris Office
Kathie Savage
Living Statue
Pushcart Girl
Janie Sell
Madame Grimaldi
Mrs. Baker
Flamethrower's Assistant
Alan Weeks
Buck and Winger
Designer's Assistant
Sailor
Frankie
Ronald Young
Saxophonist
Flamethrower
Bell Ringer
Ship's Captain
Alderman Hailey
Accordionist in 'Harrigan'
Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
Swing:
Katherine Hull
Understudies:
Jonelle Allen
(Fay Templeteon),
Karin Baker
(Nellie Cohan, Agnes Nolan),
Bob Becker
(Swing Boy),
Bill Brandon
(E.F. Albee),
Roger Braun
(Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'),
Danny Carroll
(Jerry Cohan),
Jerry Dodge
(George M. Cohan),
James Dybas
(Walt),
Patti Mariano
(Josie Cohan),
Angela Martin
(Madame Grimaldi),
John Mineo
(Sam Harris, Louis Behman, Willie in 'Popularity') and
Kathie Savage
(Ethel Levey)
Palace Theatre
(Apr 10, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969)
Cast
Jerry Dodge
George M. Cohan
Dec 16, 1968 - Dec 23, 1968
Danny Carroll
Jerry Cohan
Deborah Deeble
Agnes Nolan
Dec 30, 1968 - ?
Patti Mariano
Josie Cohan
Aug 26, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969
Sheila Sullivan
Agnes Nolan
Aug 26, 1968 - Dec 28, 1968
Jacqueline Alloway
Madame Grimaldi
Ray Becker
Alderman Hailey
Saxophonist
Bell Ringer
Ship's Captain
Accordionist in 'Harrigan'
Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
Acrobat
Alan Castner
Louis Behman
Bell Ringer
Vendor
Fay Templeton's Manager
Ray Chabeau
Sailor
Buck and Winger
Designer's Assistant
Frankie
Kathy Conry
Dog Trainer
2nd Pianist
Rose
Fay Templeton's Maid
Andrea Duda
Mrs. Baker
Flamethrower's Assistant
Bill Gerber
Sam Harris
Violinist
Bell Ringer
Ed Goldsmid
Acrobat
Boy in Pushcart
Fay Templeton's Manager
Eileen Lawlor
2nd Little Girl
Acrobat
Alice Playten
1st Little Girl
Mrs. Red Deer
Sharpshooter's Assistant
Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene
Scotty Salmon
Flamethrower
Understudy:
Eileen Lawlor
(Josie Cohan)
Songs
music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
Act 1
Sung By
Musical Moon
Jerry Cohan and Nellie Cohan
Oh, You Wonderful Boy
Josie Cohan
All Aboard for Broadway
George M. Cohan and Four Cohans
Musical Comedy Man
Four Cohans and Full Company
All Aboard for Broadway
(Reprise)
Four Cohans and Full Company
I Was Born in Virginia
Ethel Levey
Twentieth Century Love
Four Cohans and Ethel Levey
My Town
George M. Cohan
Billie
Agnes Nolan
Push Me Along in My Pushcart
Ethel Levey and Pushcart Girls
Ring to the Name of Rose
Josie Cohan and Bell Ringers
Popularity
Willie in 'Popularity' and Full Company
Give My Regards to Broadway
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Act 2
Sung By
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
George M. Cohan and Rose
So Long, Mary
George M. Cohan, Sam Harris, Rose, Freddie and Ma Templeton
Down by the Erie
Secretary in Cohan & Harris Office, Politicians, Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene and Full Company
Mary
Fay Templeteon
All Our Friends
Sam Harris and Full Company
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Nellie Kelly I Love You
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Harrigan
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Over There
George M. Cohan and Full Company
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan and Full Company
The City
Full Company
I'd Rather Be Right
George M. Cohan and Company
Give My Regards to Broadway
(Reprise)
George M. Cohan
Dancing Our Worries Away
Full Company
The Great Easter Sunday Parade
Full Company
Hannah's a Hummer
Full Company
Barnum and Bailey Rag
Full Company
The Belle of the Barber's Ball
Full Company
The American Ragtime
Full Company
All in the Wearing
Full Company
I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune
Full Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1969 Nominee
Joel Grey
Best Choreography
1969 Winner
Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Theatre World
Award
1968 Recipient
Bernadette Peters
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
David Black
,
Konrad Matthaei
and
Lorin E. Price
Music by
George M. Cohan
; Lyrics by
George M. Cohan
; Book by
Michael Stewart
,
John Pascal
and
Fran Pascal
; Musical Director:
Jay Blackton
; Vocal arrangements by
Jay Blackton
; Music orchestrated by
Philip J. Lang
Directed by
Joe Layton
; Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Scenic Design by
Tom John
; Costume Design by
Freddy Wittop
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
General Manager:
Allentuck, Azenberg, and Wolsk
; Company Manager:
R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr.
Production Supervisor:
Jose Véga
; Stage Manager:
Tony Manzi
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lee Welling
and
William Falkner
Lyrics and music revision by
Mary Cohan
; Musical Supervisor:
Laurence Rosenthal
; Head Music Copyist:
Thomas Brown
; Assistant Conductor:
Robert Stanley
Assistant to Mr. John:
Jay Moore
Assistant to Mr. Layton:
Wakefield Poole
; Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Martin Shwartz
; Press Assistant:
Abby Quinn Hirsch
; Production Assistant:
Paula Lorge
; Casting:
Carol Capelletti
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
and
The Blaine Thompson Company
; Furs by
Reiss & Fabrizio
; Animal Trainer:
Animal Talent Scouts, Inc.
Joel Grey
George M. Cohan
Jerry Dodge
Jerry Cohan
Jamie Donnelly
Ethel Levey
Betty Ann Grove
Nellie Cohan
Jill O'Hara
Agnes Nolan
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Bernadette Peters
Josie Cohan
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Loni Ackerman
Dog Trainer
2nd Pianist
Rose
Fay Templeton's Maid
Jonelle Allen
Living Statue
Secretary in Cohan & Harris Office
Jacqueline Alloway
Fay Templeteon
Draper's Assistant
Wardrobe Lady
Karin Baker
Living Statue
Pushcart Girl
Susan Batson
1st Little Girl
Mrs. Red Deer
Sharpshooter's Assistant
Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene
Bill Brandon
Acrobat
Boy in Pushcart
Roger Braun
Dr. Webb
E.F. Albee
Living Statue
Ben
Mayor
Danny Carroll
Louis Behman
Bell Ringer
Vendor
Fay Templeton's Manager
Gene Castle
Willie in 'Popularity'
Sharpshooter
Walt
Stage Manager of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
James Dybas
Stagehand at Providence Grande Theatre
Dog Trainer
Louie
Congressman Burkhardt
Actor in Strike Scene
Harvey Evans
Sam Harris
Violinist
Bell Ringer
Patti Mariano
2nd Little Girl
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Acrobat
Apr 03, 1968 - Aug 24, 1968
Angela Martin
Ventriloquist
Ma Templeton
John Mineo
Archie the Drummer
Draper
Dockhand
Judge Anspacher
First Policeman in 'Nellie Kelly'
Man on Street
Scotty Salmon
1st Pianist
Acrobat
Bell Ringer
Piano Player in Cohan & Harris Office
Kathie Savage
Living Statue
Pushcart Girl
Janie Sell
Madame Grimaldi
Mrs. Baker
Flamethrower's Assistant
Alan Weeks
Buck and Winger
Designer's Assistant
Sailor
Frankie
Ronald Young
Saxophonist
Flamethrower
Bell Ringer
Ship's Captain
Alderman Hailey
Accordionist in 'Harrigan'
Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
Swing:
Katherine Hull
Understudies:
Jonelle Allen
(Fay Templeteon),
Karin Baker
(Nellie Cohan, Agnes Nolan),
Bob Becker
(Swing Boy),
Bill Brandon
(E.F. Albee),
Roger Braun
(Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'),
Danny Carroll
(Jerry Cohan),
Jerry Dodge
(George M. Cohan),
James Dybas
(Walt),
Patti Mariano
(Josie Cohan),
Angela Martin
(Madame Grimaldi),
John Mineo
(Sam Harris, Louis Behman, Willie in 'Popularity') and
Kathie Savage
(Ethel Levey)
Palace Theatre
(Apr 10, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969)
Cast
Jerry Dodge
George M. Cohan
Dec 16, 1968 - Dec 23, 1968
Danny Carroll
Jerry Cohan
Deborah Deeble
Agnes Nolan
Dec 30, 1968 - ?
Patti Mariano
Josie Cohan
Aug 26, 1968 - Apr 26, 1969
Sheila Sullivan
Agnes Nolan
Aug 26, 1968 - Dec 28, 1968
Jacqueline Alloway
Madame Grimaldi
Ray Becker
Alderman Hailey
Saxophonist
Bell Ringer
Ship's Captain
Accordionist in 'Harrigan'
Director of 'I'd Rather Be Right'
Acrobat
Alan Castner
Louis Behman
Bell Ringer
Vendor
Fay Templeton's Manager
Ray Chabeau
Sailor
Buck and Winger
Designer's Assistant
Frankie
Kathy Conry
Dog Trainer
2nd Pianist
Rose
Fay Templeton's Maid
Andrea Duda
Mrs. Baker
Flamethrower's Assistant
Bill Gerber
Sam Harris
Violinist
Bell Ringer
Ed Goldsmid
Acrobat
Boy in Pushcart
Fay Templeton's Manager
Eileen Lawlor
2nd Little Girl
Acrobat
Alice Playten
1st Little Girl
Mrs. Red Deer
Sharpshooter's Assistant
Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene
Scotty Salmon
Flamethrower
Understudy:
Eileen Lawlor
(Josie Cohan)
music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
Act 1
Sung By
Musical Moon
Jerry Cohan and Nellie Cohan
Oh, You Wonderful Boy
Josie Cohan
All Aboard for Broadway
George M. Cohan and Four Cohans
Musical Comedy Man
Four Cohans and Full Company
All Aboard for Broadway
(Reprise)
Four Cohans and Full Company
I Was Born in Virginia
Ethel Levey
Twentieth Century Love
Four Cohans and Ethel Levey
My Town
George M. Cohan
Billie
Agnes Nolan
Push Me Along in My Pushcart
Ethel Levey and Pushcart Girls
Ring to the Name of Rose
Josie Cohan and Bell Ringers
Popularity
Willie in 'Popularity' and Full Company
Give My Regards to Broadway
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Act 2
Sung By
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
George M. Cohan and Rose
So Long, Mary
George M. Cohan, Sam Harris, Rose, Freddie and Ma Templeton
Down by the Erie
Secretary in Cohan & Harris Office, Politicians, Little Girl in Fay Templeton scene and Full Company
Mary
Fay Templeteon
All Our Friends
Sam Harris and Full Company
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Nellie Kelly I Love You
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Harrigan
George M. Cohan and Full Company
Over There
George M. Cohan and Full Company
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan and Full Company
The City
Full Company
I'd Rather Be Right
George M. Cohan and Company
Give My Regards to Broadway
(Reprise)
George M. Cohan
Dancing Our Worries Away
Full Company
The Great Easter Sunday Parade
Full Company
Hannah's a Hummer
Full Company
Barnum and Bailey Rag
Full Company
The Belle of the Barber's Ball
Full Company
The American Ragtime
Full Company
All in the Wearing
Full Company
I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune
Full Company
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1969 Nominee
Joel Grey
Best Choreography
1969 Winner
Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Theatre World
Award
1968 Recipient
Bernadette Peters
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