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Heaven on Earth

New Century Theatre, (9/16/1948 - 9/25/1948)

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Opening Date:	Sep 16, 1948
Closing Date:	Sep 25, 1948	Total Performances:	12

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Setting: New York City on the first day of Spring

Opening Night Credits
Songs

Production Staff
Produced by Monte Proser; Produced in association with Ned C. Litwack
Music by Jay Gorney; Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker; Lyrics by Barry Trivers; Book by Barry Trivers; Vocal Arrangements and direction by Hugh Martin; Musical Director: Clay Warnick; Additional lyrics by Norman Zeno; Musical adaptation for dances by Alan Morand
Production Supervised by Eddie Dowling; Directed by John Murray Anderson; Choreographed by Nick Castle
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Lighting Design by John Murray Anderson

Cast

Lisa Ayres	Dancer
Dick Bernie	Magistrate Kennedy
David Burns	H.H. Hutton
Dean Campbell	Singer
Angela Castle	Singer
Steve Condos	Sailor with Trumpet
Irwin Corey	Commissioner Frobisher
Julie Curtis	Singer
Richard D'Arcy	The Lover
Ernest Di Gennaro	Dancer
Dante Di Paolo	Dancer
Robert Dixon	John Bowers
Harold Drake	Dancer
Danny Drayson	Punchy
Cece Eames	Dancer
Babette George	Dancer
Betty George	Officer Blandings
	Singer
June Graham	The Lover
John Gray	Singer
Pearl Hacker	Singer
Peter Lind Hayes	James Aloysius McCarthy
Bill Hogue	Butch
	Singer
Gretchen Houser	Dancer
Marguerite James	Dancer
Dorothy Jarnac	Friday
Ray Johnson	Dancer
Dorothy Keller	Officer Jonesy
Red Knight	Dancer
Carol Lee	Dancer
Dorothy Love	Dancer
Douglas Luther	Singer
Caren Marsh	Fannie Frobisher
	Dancer
Remi Martel	Slim
	Dancer
Jack Mattis	Dancer
Ellen McCown	Singer
Ruth Merman	Florabelle Frobisher
	Dancer
Wynn Murray	Lieut. Sullivan
Barbara Nunn	Mary Brooks
Jean Olds	Singer
Billy Parsons	Sailor
Donald Powell	Dancer
Dottie Pyren	Singer
Frank Reynolds	Dancer
Jack Russell	Radio Engineer
	Dippy
	Singer
Bert Sheldon	Officer O'Brien
	Singer
Gloria Sickling	Dancer
Curt Stafford	Singer
Claude Stroud	Officer Clabber
Alice Swanson	Dancer
Lucille Udovick	Singer
Vincent Van Lynn	Singer
Nina Varela	Mrs. Frobisher
Evelyn Ward	Dancer
Jack Whitney	Dancer
Jack WIlkins	Dancer

music by Jay Gorney; lyrics by Barry Trivers

ACT 1	Sung By
In the Back of a Hack	James Aloysius McCarthy and Dancers
Anything Can Happen	Full Company
So Near and Yet So Far	Mary Brooks and John Bowers
Don't Forget to Dream	James Aloysius McCarthy
Bench in the Park	Lieut. Sullivan, Officer Jonesy, Sailor, Punchy and Dancing Ensemble
The Letter	James Aloysius McCarthy and Friday
Push a Button in a Hutton	H.H. Hutton, Dancer and Singing and Dancing Ensemble
Home Is Where the Heart Is	Mary Brooks, John Bowers and Singing Ensemble
Apple Jack	Lieut. Sullivan, Sailor with Trumpet, Officer Jonesy, Friday and Singing and Dancing Ensemble
Wedding in the Park	James Aloysius McCarthy, Mary Brooks and John Bowers
Heaven on Earth	Mary Brooks, John Bowers and The Lovers
ACT 2	Sung By
What's the Matter with Our City?	James Aloysius McCarthy and Full Company
So Near and Yet So Far (Reprise)	Mary Brooks and John Bowers
(You're the) First Cup of Coffee in the Morning	Lieut. Sullivan, Officer Clabber, Officer Jonesy, Sailor, Sailor with Trumpet and Singing and Dancing Ensemble