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Higher and Higher
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 04, 1940
Closing Date
Jun 15, 1940
Performances
84
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 04, 1940
Close Date: Jun 15, 1940
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Apr 04, 1940 - Jun 15, 1940)
Setting
New York.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Book by
Gladys Hurlbut
and
Joshua Logan
; Based on an idea by
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
Conducted by
Al Goodman
Ted Adair
The Cat
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
June Allyson
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Irene Austin
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Jane Ball
Purity
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Robert Chisholm
Byng
Eva Condon
Hilda O'Brien
Ronnie Cunningham
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Sigrid Dagnie
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
The Bat
Lee Dixon
Mike O'Brien
Kay Duncan
Singing Girl
Eleanor Eberle
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Marta Eggert
Minnie Sorenson
Vera Ellen
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Leif Erickson
Patrick O'Toole
Cliff Ferre
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Janet Fox
Ellen
Miriam Franklin
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
William Geery
Singing Boy
Joseph Granville
Singing Boy
The Gorilla
George Griffith
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Jack Haley
Zachary Ash
Bunnie Hightower
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Louis Hightower
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Gloria Hope
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Marguerite James
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Michael Moore
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Richard Moore
Cop
Singing Boy
Marie Nash
Singing Girl
Frederic Nay
Coachman
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
The Handyman
Fin Olsen
Snorri
Kay Picture
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Burton Pierce
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Marie Louise Quevli
Scullery Maid
Singing Girl
Jane Richardson
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Ladies' Maid
Harry Rogue
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Shirley Ross
Sandy Moore
Robert Rounseville
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Singing Boy
Joseph Scandur
Cop
Singing Boy
Truckman
Jack Seymour
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Robert Shanley
First Cop
Singing Boy
Sharkey
Sharkey
Hollace Shaw
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Billy Skipper, Jr.
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Hilda Spong
Miss Whiffen
Lyda Sue
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
The Frog
Carl Trees
Footman
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Jack Whitney
Couturier
Billie Worth
Dottie
Shubert Theatre
(Apr 04, 1940 - Jun 15, 1940)
Cast
Marie Nash
Minnie Sorenson
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, First Cop and Company
Finale
Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Book by
Gladys Hurlbut
and
Joshua Logan
; Based on an idea by
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
Conducted by
Al Goodman
Ted Adair
The Cat
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
June Allyson
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Irene Austin
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Jane Ball
Purity
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Robert Chisholm
Byng
Eva Condon
Hilda O'Brien
Ronnie Cunningham
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Sigrid Dagnie
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
The Bat
Lee Dixon
Mike O'Brien
Kay Duncan
Singing Girl
Eleanor Eberle
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Marta Eggert
Minnie Sorenson
Vera Ellen
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Leif Erickson
Patrick O'Toole
Cliff Ferre
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Janet Fox
Ellen
Miriam Franklin
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
William Geery
Singing Boy
Joseph Granville
Singing Boy
The Gorilla
George Griffith
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Jack Haley
Zachary Ash
Bunnie Hightower
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Louis Hightower
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Gloria Hope
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Marguerite James
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Michael Moore
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Richard Moore
Cop
Singing Boy
Marie Nash
Singing Girl
Frederic Nay
Coachman
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
The Handyman
Fin Olsen
Snorri
Kay Picture
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
Burton Pierce
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Marie Louise Quevli
Scullery Maid
Singing Girl
Jane Richardson
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Ladies' Maid
Harry Rogue
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Shirley Ross
Sandy Moore
Robert Rounseville
Soda Jerker
Truckman
Singing Boy
Joseph Scandur
Cop
Singing Boy
Truckman
Jack Seymour
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Robert Shanley
First Cop
Singing Boy
Sharkey
Sharkey
Hollace Shaw
Nursemaid
Singing Girl
Billy Skipper, Jr.
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Hilda Spong
Miss Whiffen
Lyda Sue
Higher and Higher Specialty Girl
The Frog
Carl Trees
Footman
Higher and Higher Specialty Boy
Jack Whitney
Couturier
Billie Worth
Dottie
Shubert Theatre
(Apr 04, 1940 - Jun 15, 1940)
Cast
Marie Nash
Minnie Sorenson
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, First Cop and Company
Finale
Company
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