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Morosco Theatre, (4/27/1980 - 5/10/1980)

First Preview:	Apr 04, 1980	Total Previews:	27
Opening Date:	Apr 27, 1980
Closing Date:	May 10, 1980	Total Performances:	25

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Setting: The five floors in the Fifth Avenue townhouse of Edward Seton in New York City. December 1933 and January 1934.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned by Lester Osterman; Theatre Operated by L-O Management Corporation (Lester Osterman, Managing Dir.; Richard Horner, Gen. Mgr.; Allan Francis, Comptroller)
Produced by Leonard Soloway, Allan Francis and Hale Matthews; Produced in association with Marble Arch Productions; Associate Producer: Dorothy Cherry
Book adapted by Burt Shevelove; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Based on the play "Holiday" by Philip Barry; Musical Director: Buster Davis; Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis; Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson; Additional orchestrations by Daniel Troob; Dance arrangements by Charles Coleman
Directed by Burt Shevelove; Choreographed by Donald Saddler; Assistant Choreographer: Mercedes Ellington
Production Design by Michael Eagan; Costume Design by Pierre Balmain; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Tom Morse; Hair Designed for Misses Denniston and Farr by Alexandre de Paris; Make-Up Design by John Richardson
General Manager: Soloway / Francis; Company Manager: Michael Kasdan
Production Stage Manager: Nina Seely; Production Supervisor: David Taylor; Stage Manager: Zane Weiner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Alan Mann
Musical Supervisor: Luther Henderson; Songs edited by Buster Davis; Associate Conductor: Charles H. Coleman
General Press Representative: Shirley Herz and Jan Greenberg; Photographer: Roger Greenawalt; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Costume Supervisor: John Falabella; Speech Consultant: Robert Williams; Dance Captain: Terry Rieser; Press Representative: Sam Rudy

Cast

Richard Bekins	Edward Seton, Jr.
Richard Christopher	Steven The Staff
	Harrison One of the Stork Club Set
Leslie Denniston	Linda Seton
Morgan Ensminger	Charles The Staff
	Anderson One of the Stork Club Set
Kimberly Farr	Julia Seton
Mary Sue Finnerty	Maude The Staff
	Miss Madden The Staff
	Mary One of the Stork Club Set
Tim Flavin	George The Staff
	Thompson One of the Stork Club Set
Lauren Goler	Rose The Staff
	Nancy One of the Stork Club Set
Roger Hamilton	Frazer The Staff
Michelle Marshall	Bridget The Staff
	Joan One of the Stork Club Set
John McMartin	The Narrator
Bobbie Nord	Annie The Staff
	Gloria One of the Stork Club Set
William Roerick	Edward Seton
Michael Scott	Johnny Case
J. Thomas Smith	Patrick The Staff
Lara Teeter	Victor The Staff
	Dixon One of the Stork Club Set

Swings: Ken Mitchell and Terry Rieser

Standby: Roger Hamilton (Edward Seton, The Narrator), Michelle Marshall (Julia Seton) and Ken Mitchell (Charles, Frazer)

Tony Award^®
1980 Best Costume Design [nominee]
Pierre Balmain
Drama Desk Award
1980 Outstanding Costume Design [winner]
Pierre Balmain
Theatre World
1980 Award [recipient]
Leslie Denniston

music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter

ACT 1	Sung By
At Long Last Love	Julia Seton, Linda Seton and Ned
Ridin' High	Johnny Case and Julia Seton
Let's Be Buddies	Johnny Case and Linda Seton
Boy, Oh, Boy	Linda Seton
Easy to Love	Young Men
You Do Something to Me	Johnny Case
Red, Hot and Blue	Linda Seton, Johnny Case, Patrick and Stork Club Set
Once Upon a Time	Ned and Linda Seton
ACT 2	Sung By
Night and Day	The Narrator and Johnny Case
Let's Make It a Night	Linda Seton, Thompson and Dixon
Ours	Julia Seton
After You, Who?	Johnny Case
I Am Loved	Julia Seton
When Your Troubles Have Started	Linda Seton and Ned