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I Love My Wife
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 17, 1977
Closing Date
May 20, 1979
1st Preview
Apr 13, 1977
1st Preview
Apr 13, 1977
Previews
7
Performances
857
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 17, 1977
Close Date: May 20, 1979
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Apr 17, 1977 - May 20, 1979)
Setting
Trenton, New Jersey. The Present.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
; Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
; Associate Producer:
Frank Montalvo
Book by
Michael Stewart
; Lyrics by
Michael Stewart
; Music by
Cy Coleman
; From a play by
Luis Rego
; Music arranged by
Cy Coleman
; Musical Director:
John Miller
Directed by
Gene Saks
; Musical Numbers Staged by
Onna White
Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Ron Talsky
; Lighting Design by
Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
; Sound Design by
Lou Gonzales
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
and
Jay Kingwill
; Assistant Gen. Mgr:
Mark Bramble
; Assistant to Mssrs. Schlissel & Kingwill:
Larry Goossen
Production Stage Manager:
Bob Vandergriff
; Stage Manager:
Tony Manzi
; Technical Supervisor:
Mitch Miller
Bass Player:
John Miller
; Guitar/Banjo:
Michael Mark
; Piano:
Ken Bichel
; Drummer:
Joe Saulter
General Press Representative:
Henry Luhrman Associates
; Poster Art by
Hilary Knight
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
and
Sy Friedman
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Richard Kagey
; Casting:
Feuer & Ritzer
Lenny Baker
Alvin
Joanna Gleason
Broadway debut
Monica
Apr 13, 1977 - Apr 1978
Ilene Graff
Cleo
James Naughton
Wally
Ken Bichel
Norman
Michael Mark
Broadway debut
Stanley
John Miller
Harvey
Joe Saulter
Quentin
Understudies:
Warren Benbow
(Quentin),
James Brennan
(Wally, Alvin),
Michael Mark
(Harvey),
Joel Mofsenson
(Norman),
Jana Robbins
(Cleo, Monica) and
Michael Sergio
(Stanley)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Apr 17, 1977 - May 20, 1979)
Piano:
Mark Franklin
Advertising:
Regis Albrecht
; General Press Representative:
Anne Obert Weinberg
Cast
Marjorie Barnes
Monica
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Alvin
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Maureen Moore
Cleo
Mar 06, 1979 - Apr 29, 1979
Larry Riley
Wally
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Virginia Sandifur
Monica
Apr 1978 - Sep 02, 1978
Janie Sell
Monica
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Barbara Sharma
Cleo
Sep 04, 1978 - Mar 04, 1979
Dick Smothers
Broadway debut
Alvin
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Tom Smothers
Broadway debut
Wally
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Hattie Winston
Cleo
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Tom Wopat
Wally
Jul 1978 - Sep 02, 1978
Christine Anderson
Brad Blaisdell
Alvin
Wally
James Brennan
Alvin
Mark Franklin
Norman
Lawrence John Moss
Alvin
James Seymour
Wally
Standby:
Walter Bobbie
(Alvin, Wally),
Christine Ebersole
(Cleo),
Lisby Larson
(Cleo, Monica) and
Mary Murray
(Monica, Cleo)
Songs
music by
Cy Coleman
; lyrics by
Michael Stewart
Act 1
Sung By
We're Still Friends
Company
Monica
Alvin, Monica and Four Guys
By Threes
Wally, Alvin and Harvey
A Mover's Life
Alvin and Four Guys
Love Revolution
Cleo
Someone Wonderful I Missed
Monica and Cleo
Sexually Free
Alvin, Cleo and Wally
Act 2
Sung By
Hey There, Good Times
Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Lovers on Christmas Eve
Monica, Wally and Norman
Scream
Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Everybody Today Is Turning On
Alvin and Wally
Married Couple Seeks Married Couple
Alvin, Cleo, Wally and Monica
I Love My Wife
Alvin and Wally
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1977 Nominee
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
Best Book of a Musical
1977 Nominee
Book by
Michael Stewart
Best Original Score
1977 Nominee
Music by
Cy Coleman
Lyrics by
Michael Stewart
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Lenny Baker
Best Choreography
1977 Nominee
Musical Numbers Staged by
Onna White
Best Direction of a Musical
1977 Winner
Directed by
Gene Saks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1977 Nominee
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Lenny Baker
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Michael Mark
Joe Saulter
John Miller
Ken Bichel
Outstanding Director of a Musical
1977 Nominee
Directed by
Gene Saks
Outstanding Music
1977 Winner
Music by
Cy Coleman
Theatre World
Award
1977 Recipient
Joanna Gleason
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
; Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
; Associate Producer:
Frank Montalvo
Book by
Michael Stewart
; Lyrics by
Michael Stewart
; Music by
Cy Coleman
; From a play by
Luis Rego
; Music arranged by
Cy Coleman
; Musical Director:
John Miller
Directed by
Gene Saks
; Musical Numbers Staged by
Onna White
Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Ron Talsky
; Lighting Design by
Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
; Sound Design by
Lou Gonzales
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
and
Jay Kingwill
; Assistant Gen. Mgr:
Mark Bramble
; Assistant to Mssrs. Schlissel & Kingwill:
Larry Goossen
Production Stage Manager:
Bob Vandergriff
; Stage Manager:
Tony Manzi
; Technical Supervisor:
Mitch Miller
Bass Player:
John Miller
; Guitar/Banjo:
Michael Mark
; Piano:
Ken Bichel
; Drummer:
Joe Saulter
General Press Representative:
Henry Luhrman Associates
; Poster Art by
Hilary Knight
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
and
Sy Friedman
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Richard Kagey
; Casting:
Feuer & Ritzer
Lenny Baker
Alvin
Joanna Gleason
Broadway debut
Monica
Apr 13, 1977 - Apr 1978
Ilene Graff
Cleo
James Naughton
Wally
Ken Bichel
Norman
Michael Mark
Broadway debut
Stanley
John Miller
Harvey
Joe Saulter
Quentin
Understudies:
Warren Benbow
(Quentin),
James Brennan
(Wally, Alvin),
Michael Mark
(Harvey),
Joel Mofsenson
(Norman),
Jana Robbins
(Cleo, Monica) and
Michael Sergio
(Stanley)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Apr 17, 1977 - May 20, 1979)
Piano:
Mark Franklin
Advertising:
Regis Albrecht
; General Press Representative:
Anne Obert Weinberg
Cast
Marjorie Barnes
Monica
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Alvin
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Maureen Moore
Cleo
Mar 06, 1979 - Apr 29, 1979
Larry Riley
Wally
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Virginia Sandifur
Monica
Apr 1978 - Sep 02, 1978
Janie Sell
Monica
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Barbara Sharma
Cleo
Sep 04, 1978 - Mar 04, 1979
Dick Smothers
Broadway debut
Alvin
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Tom Smothers
Broadway debut
Wally
Sep 04, 1978 - Apr 29, 1979
Hattie Winston
Cleo
May 01, 1979 - May 20, 1979
Tom Wopat
Wally
Jul 1978 - Sep 02, 1978
Christine Anderson
Brad Blaisdell
Alvin
Wally
James Brennan
Alvin
Mark Franklin
Norman
Lawrence John Moss
Alvin
James Seymour
Wally
Standby:
Walter Bobbie
(Alvin, Wally),
Christine Ebersole
(Cleo),
Lisby Larson
(Cleo, Monica) and
Mary Murray
(Monica, Cleo)
music by
Cy Coleman
; lyrics by
Michael Stewart
Act 1
Sung By
We're Still Friends
Company
Monica
Alvin, Monica and Four Guys
By Threes
Wally, Alvin and Harvey
A Mover's Life
Alvin and Four Guys
Love Revolution
Cleo
Someone Wonderful I Missed
Monica and Cleo
Sexually Free
Alvin, Cleo and Wally
Act 2
Sung By
Hey There, Good Times
Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Lovers on Christmas Eve
Monica, Wally and Norman
Scream
Harvey, Stanley, Quentin and Norman
Everybody Today Is Turning On
Alvin and Wally
Married Couple Seeks Married Couple
Alvin, Cleo, Wally and Monica
I Love My Wife
Alvin and Wally
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1977 Nominee
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
Best Book of a Musical
1977 Nominee
Book by
Michael Stewart
Best Original Score
1977 Nominee
Music by
Cy Coleman
Lyrics by
Michael Stewart
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Lenny Baker
Best Choreography
1977 Nominee
Musical Numbers Staged by
Onna White
Best Direction of a Musical
1977 Winner
Directed by
Gene Saks
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1977 Nominee
Produced by
Terry Allen Kramer
and
Harry Rigby
Produced by arrangement with
Joseph Kipness
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Lenny Baker
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1977 Winner
Michael Mark
Joe Saulter
John Miller
Ken Bichel
Outstanding Director of a Musical
1977 Nominee
Directed by
Gene Saks
Outstanding Music
1977 Winner
Music by
Cy Coleman
Theatre World
Award
1977 Recipient
Joanna Gleason
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