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Hooray For What!
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 01, 1937
Closing Date
May 21, 1938
Performances
200
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Dec 01, 1937 - May 21, 1938)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Sprinkle, Indiana and Geneva
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Harold Arlen
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Book by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Conceived by
E.Y. Harburg
; Additional orchestrations by
Joseph Glover
,
Conrad Salinger
and
Paul Sterrett
; Musical Director:
Robert Emmett Dolan
; Music arranged by
Kay Thompson
and
Hugh Martin
Dances directed by
Robert Alton
; Book staged by
Howard Lindsay
; Staged and supervised by
Vincente Minnelli
Scenic Design by
Vincente Minnelli
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Special Effects by
Ferry Corwey
,
Harry LaMore
,
George Hanlon
and
Langdon McCormack
Singing ensemble coached by
Kay Thompson
Anthony Albert
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Joanna Allen
Dancing Ensemble
Peggy Badey
Singing Ensemble
Margorie Baglin
Dancing Ensemble
Al Baron
Second Tough
Dorothy Bird
Dancing Ensemble
Bidda Blakely
Singing Ensemble
Ralph Blane
A Spy
Singing Ensemble
Ruthanna Boris
Principal Dancer
The Briants
Specialty Act
Florine Callahan
Dancing Ensemble
Constance Carr
Singing Ensemble
Leo Chalzel
The Mayor
Herr Zingaroff
William Chandler
Singing Ensemble
Carrol Clarke
Singing Ensemble
June Clyde
Annabel Lewis
Harold Cook
Singing Ensemble
Ford Crane
Singing Ensemble
Maxine Darrell
Dancing Ensemble
Louise de Forrest
Dancing Ensemble
Helene Ecklund
Dancing Ensemble
Will Ferry
Mr. Harriman
The Five Reillys
Specialty Act
Franklyn Fox
First Tough
Admiral Sir Basil Entwhistle
Joel Friend
Dancing Ensemble
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Ensemble
Phillip Gordon
Dancing Ensemble
Al Gordon's Dogs
Specialty Act
Paul Haakon
Principal Dancer
Helen Hannan
Dancing Ensemble
Sue Hastings' Marionettes
Specialty Act
William Hawley
Dancing Ensemble
Rita Horgan
Dancing Ensemble
Beverly Hosier
Singing Ensemble
Frank Howard
Singing Ensemble
Arthur Kay
Marshall Dinkelspiel
The Voice of Conscience
Evelyn Laurie
Dancing Ensemble
Hugh Martin
Singing Ensemble
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Ensemble
Mary Meyer
Dancing Ensemble
Mickey Moore
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Evelyn Moser
Dancing Ensemble
Meg Mundy
Singing Ensemble
Edward Murray
Dancing Ensemble
Dagmar Nilsson
Singing Ensemble
Mary Ann Parker
Dancing Ensemble
Wynelle Patterson
Singing Ensemble
Bill Pillick
Dancing Ensemble
Leon Polinsky
Specialty Act
Don Popikoff
Comrade Popikoff
Jo Raskin
Dancing Ensemble
Gracie Reilly
Gracie
Marcel Rousseau
Marechal DuVal
Sid Salzer
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Charles Senna
Daniel
Generalissimo Di Gregorio
Robert Shafer
Benjamin Benedict
Benjy
Ruth Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
John Smedberg
Singing Ensemble
Virginia Smith
Dancing Ensemble
Barbara Towne
Singing Ensemble
Vivian Vance
Stephanie Stephanovich
Marie Vanneman
Dancing Ensemble
Virginia Vonne
Singing Ensemble
Carol Louise Wanderman
Little Girl
Jack Whiting
Breezy Cunningham
Armonce Wilkins
Singing Ensemble
Castle Williams
Manager
Singing Ensemble
Ed Wynn
Chuckles
Songs
music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
Hooray For What!
Ensemble
God's Country
Breezy Cunningham, Specialty Act, Singing Ensemble and Dancing Ensemble
I've Gone Romantic on You
Breezy Cunningham and Annabel Lewis
Moanin' in the Mornin'
Stephanie Stephanovich and Singing Spies
Viva for Geneva
Ensemble
Life's a Dance
Benjamin Benedict
Napoleon's a Pastry
Breezy Cunningham and Annabel Lewis
Down With Love
Breezy Cunningham, Annabel Lewis, Stephanie Stephanovich and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
A Fashion Girl
A Spy and Singers
The Night of the Embassy Ball
Stephanie Stephanovich
In the Shade of the New Apple Tree
Breezy Cunningham, Annabel Lewis, A Spy and Singers
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by
Harold Arlen
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Book by
Howard Lindsay
and
Russel Crouse
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Conceived by
E.Y. Harburg
; Additional orchestrations by
Joseph Glover
,
Conrad Salinger
and
Paul Sterrett
; Musical Director:
Robert Emmett Dolan
; Music arranged by
Kay Thompson
and
Hugh Martin
Dances directed by
Robert Alton
; Book staged by
Howard Lindsay
; Staged and supervised by
Vincente Minnelli
Scenic Design by
Vincente Minnelli
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Special Effects by
Ferry Corwey
,
Harry LaMore
,
George Hanlon
and
Langdon McCormack
Singing ensemble coached by
Kay Thompson
Anthony Albert
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Joanna Allen
Dancing Ensemble
Peggy Badey
Singing Ensemble
Margorie Baglin
Dancing Ensemble
Al Baron
Second Tough
Dorothy Bird
Dancing Ensemble
Bidda Blakely
Singing Ensemble
Ralph Blane
A Spy
Singing Ensemble
Ruthanna Boris
Principal Dancer
The Briants
Specialty Act
Florine Callahan
Dancing Ensemble
Constance Carr
Singing Ensemble
Leo Chalzel
The Mayor
Herr Zingaroff
William Chandler
Singing Ensemble
Carrol Clarke
Singing Ensemble
June Clyde
Annabel Lewis
Harold Cook
Singing Ensemble
Ford Crane
Singing Ensemble
Maxine Darrell
Dancing Ensemble
Louise de Forrest
Dancing Ensemble
Helene Ecklund
Dancing Ensemble
Will Ferry
Mr. Harriman
The Five Reillys
Specialty Act
Franklyn Fox
First Tough
Admiral Sir Basil Entwhistle
Joel Friend
Dancing Ensemble
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Ensemble
Phillip Gordon
Dancing Ensemble
Al Gordon's Dogs
Specialty Act
Paul Haakon
Principal Dancer
Helen Hannan
Dancing Ensemble
Sue Hastings' Marionettes
Specialty Act
William Hawley
Dancing Ensemble
Rita Horgan
Dancing Ensemble
Beverly Hosier
Singing Ensemble
Frank Howard
Singing Ensemble
Arthur Kay
Marshall Dinkelspiel
The Voice of Conscience
Evelyn Laurie
Dancing Ensemble
Hugh Martin
Singing Ensemble
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Ensemble
Mary Meyer
Dancing Ensemble
Mickey Moore
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Evelyn Moser
Dancing Ensemble
Meg Mundy
Singing Ensemble
Edward Murray
Dancing Ensemble
Dagmar Nilsson
Singing Ensemble
Mary Ann Parker
Dancing Ensemble
Wynelle Patterson
Singing Ensemble
Bill Pillick
Dancing Ensemble
Leon Polinsky
Specialty Act
Don Popikoff
Comrade Popikoff
Jo Raskin
Dancing Ensemble
Gracie Reilly
Gracie
Marcel Rousseau
Marechal DuVal
Sid Salzer
Department Head
Dancing Ensemble
Charles Senna
Daniel
Generalissimo Di Gregorio
Robert Shafer
Benjamin Benedict
Benjy
Ruth Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
John Smedberg
Singing Ensemble
Virginia Smith
Dancing Ensemble
Barbara Towne
Singing Ensemble
Vivian Vance
Stephanie Stephanovich
Marie Vanneman
Dancing Ensemble
Virginia Vonne
Singing Ensemble
Carol Louise Wanderman
Little Girl
Jack Whiting
Breezy Cunningham
Armonce Wilkins
Singing Ensemble
Castle Williams
Manager
Singing Ensemble
Ed Wynn
Chuckles
music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
Hooray For What!
Ensemble
God's Country
Breezy Cunningham, Specialty Act, Singing Ensemble and Dancing Ensemble
I've Gone Romantic on You
Breezy Cunningham and Annabel Lewis
Moanin' in the Mornin'
Stephanie Stephanovich and Singing Spies
Viva for Geneva
Ensemble
Life's a Dance
Benjamin Benedict
Napoleon's a Pastry
Breezy Cunningham and Annabel Lewis
Down With Love
Breezy Cunningham, Annabel Lewis, Stephanie Stephanovich and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
A Fashion Girl
A Spy and Singers
The Night of the Embassy Ball
Stephanie Stephanovich
In the Shade of the New Apple Tree
Breezy Cunningham, Annabel Lewis, A Spy and Singers
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