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Higher and Higher
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Aug 05, 1940
Closing Date
Aug 24, 1940
Performances
24
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Aug 05, 1940
Close Date: Aug 24, 1940
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Aug 05, 1940 - Aug 24, 1940)
This production is a return engagement of
Higher and Higher
(Apr 04, 1940 - Jun 15, 1940)
Setting
New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
Book by
Gladys Hurlbut
and
Joshua Logan
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Based on an idea of
Irvin Pincus
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Directed by
Joshua Logan
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
Ted Adair
The Cat
Jane Ball
Purity
Robert Chisholm
Byng
Eva Condon
Hilda O'Brien
Sigrid Dagnie
The Bat
Lee Dixon
Mike O'Brien
Kay Duncan
Singing Girl
Marta Eggert
Minnie Sorenson
Leif Erickson
Patrick O'Toole
Janet Fox
Ellen
Joseph Granville
The Gorilla
George Griffith
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Jack Haley
Zachary Ash
Gloria Hope
Nursemaid
Richard Moore
Cop
Marie Nash
Minnie Sorenson
Frederic Nay
The Handyman
Coachman
Fin Olsen
Snorri
Marie Louise Quevli
Scullery Maid
Jane Richardson
Nursemaid
Ladies' Maid
Shirley Ross
Sandy Moore
Robert Rounseville
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Joseph Scandur
Cop
Truckman
Robert Shanley
First Cop
Sharkey
Sharkey
Hollace Shaw
Nursemaid
Hilda Spong
Miss Whiffen
Peggy Stewart
Nursemaid
Lyda Sue
The Frog
Carl Trees
Footman
Jack Whitney
Couturier
Billie Worth
Dottie
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
A Barking Baby Never Bites
Zachary Ash and Sandy Moore
From Another World
Minnie Sorenson, Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Hilda O'Brien, Byng and Company
Mornings at Seven
Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
Nothing But You
Minnie Sorenson, Patrick O'Toole and Singers
Disgustingly Rich
Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Mike O'Brien, Hilda O'Brien, Byng, Miss Whiffen, Dottie and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Blue Monday
Byng, Nursemaid, Scullery Maid, Ladies' Maid and Ensemble
Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon
Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
Lovely Day for a Murder
Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
How's Your Health
Zachary Ash, Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
It Never Entered My Mind
Sandy Moore
I'm Afraid
Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore and Specialty Girls and Boys
I'm Afraid
(Reprise)
Sandy Moore, Ellen, Mike O'Brien, Byng, Hilda O'Brien and First Cop
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
Book by
Gladys Hurlbut
and
Joshua Logan
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Based on an idea of
Irvin Pincus
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Directed by
Joshua Logan
; Choreographed by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
Ted Adair
The Cat
Jane Ball
Purity
Robert Chisholm
Byng
Eva Condon
Hilda O'Brien
Sigrid Dagnie
The Bat
Lee Dixon
Mike O'Brien
Kay Duncan
Singing Girl
Marta Eggert
Minnie Sorenson
Leif Erickson
Patrick O'Toole
Janet Fox
Ellen
Joseph Granville
The Gorilla
George Griffith
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Jack Haley
Zachary Ash
Gloria Hope
Nursemaid
Richard Moore
Cop
Marie Nash
Minnie Sorenson
Frederic Nay
The Handyman
Coachman
Fin Olsen
Snorri
Marie Louise Quevli
Scullery Maid
Jane Richardson
Nursemaid
Ladies' Maid
Shirley Ross
Sandy Moore
Robert Rounseville
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Joseph Scandur
Cop
Truckman
Robert Shanley
First Cop
Sharkey
Sharkey
Hollace Shaw
Nursemaid
Hilda Spong
Miss Whiffen
Peggy Stewart
Nursemaid
Lyda Sue
The Frog
Carl Trees
Footman
Jack Whitney
Couturier
Billie Worth
Dottie
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
A Barking Baby Never Bites
Zachary Ash and Sandy Moore
From Another World
Minnie Sorenson, Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Hilda O'Brien, Byng and Company
Mornings at Seven
Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
Nothing But You
Minnie Sorenson, Patrick O'Toole and Singers
Disgustingly Rich
Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Mike O'Brien, Hilda O'Brien, Byng, Miss Whiffen, Dottie and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Blue Monday
Byng, Nursemaid, Scullery Maid, Ladies' Maid and Ensemble
Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon
Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
Lovely Day for a Murder
Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
How's Your Health
Zachary Ash, Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
It Never Entered My Mind
Sandy Moore
I'm Afraid
Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore and Specialty Girls and Boys
I'm Afraid
(Reprise)
Sandy Moore, Ellen, Mike O'Brien, Byng, Hilda O'Brien and First Cop
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