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I'm Solomon
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 23, 1968
Closing Date
Apr 27, 1968
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
Previews
9
Performances
7
Musical
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Apr 23, 1968 - Apr 27, 1968)
Description
A musical fable in two acts.
Setting
Various locales in and around Jerusalem around 100 B.C.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Max Stahl
and
Stanley Stahl
Produced by
Zvi Kolitz
,
Solomon Sagall
and
Abe Margolies
; Associate Producer:
Philip Turk
and
Kalman Ginzburg
Book by
Anne Croswell
and
Dan Almagor
; Music by
Ernest Gold
; Lyrics by
Anne Croswell
; Based On An Original Play 'King Solomon and the Cobbler' by
Sammy Gronemann
; American Adaptation in Collaboration with
Zvi Kolitz
; Special Material by
David Finkle
and
Bill Weeden
; Music orchestrated by
Hershy Kay
; Vocal arrangements by
Gershon Kingsley
; Dance arrangements by
Dorothea Freitag
; Musical Director:
Gershon Kingsley
Entire Production Directed and Supervised by
Michael Benthall
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Donald McKayle
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
; Costume Design by
Jane Greenwood
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
General Manager:
Al Goldin
; Company Manager:
Oscar Berlin
Production Stage Manager:
Mortimer Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Norman Shelly
and
Bert Wood
Assistant to the Director:
Howard Rosenman
; Orchestra Contractor:
Morris Stonzek
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Leah Levin
; Head Copyist:
Bob Haring, Jr.
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Production Assistant:
Cheryl Sue Dolby
; Special Press:
Ed Jaffe
; Advertising:
L. Gratz
and
Diener & Dorskind
Dick Shawn
Solomon
Yoni
a Cobbler
Mary Barnett
F'htar
Princess Nofrit's Slave
Salome Jens
Makedah
a Member of the Queen of Sheba's Party
Carmen Mathews
Bathsheba
Solomon's Mother
Karen Morrow
Na'Ama
Yoni's Wife
Fred Pinkard
Ranor
Ambassador of the Queen of Sheba
Paul Reed
Ben-Hesed
Commander of the Royal Guard
Barbara Webb
Princess Nofrit
Solomon's Favorite Wife
Clifford Allen
Ensemble
Meir Alon
Meir
the Drummer
Ensemble
Lynn Archer
Bruria
a Harlot
Other Wife
Jeri Barto
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Connie Burnett
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Chris Callan
Other Wife
Ensemble
Al Cohen
Ensemble
Gordon Cook
An Officer of the Royal Guard
Ensemble
Nikolas Dante
Ensemble
Esteban De Leon
Ensemble
Al De Sio
Ali
the Flute Player
Ensemble
Jacque Dean
Other Wife
Ensemble
John Dorrin
Issac
a Tavern Keeper
Ensemble
Miriam Ehrenberg
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Ed Ericksen
Lemech
a Dyer
Ensemble
Alice Evans
Aviva
a Harlot
Other Wife
Carol Flemming
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Stokeley Gray
Ensemble
Rodney Griffin
Ensemble
Jerry Grimes
Ensemble
Marsha Hastings
Other Wife
Ensemble
Nat Horne
An Ambassador
Ensemble
Mary Jane Houdina
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Jason Howard
Ensemble
Nina Janik
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Sherry Lambert
Other Wife
Ensemble
Johnny LaMotta
Mago
Architect of the Temple
Ensemble
Carol Manning
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Garrett Morris
Aide to Ranor
Ensemble
Sally Neal
Tavern Dancer
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Keith Perry
Ensemble
Martha Pollak
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Ken Richards
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Kenneth Scott
Yoel
Temple Building Supervisor
Jeffrey Shawn
Ensemble
Clay Taliaferro
Ensemble
Joan Tannen
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Caryl Tenney
Rachel
one of Solomon's Wives
Ensemble
Nina Trasoff
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Kyle Weaver
Ensemble
Bruce Wells
Ensemble
Myrna White
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Standby:
Alfred Toigo
(Solomon, Yoni)
Understudies:
Lynn Archer
(Bathsheba, Princess Nofrit),
Al Cohen
(Mago),
Jacque Dean
(Bruria),
John Dorrin
(Ben-Hesed),
Alice Evans
(Na'Ama),
Carol Flemming
(Princess Nofrit, Makedah),
Nat Horne
(Ranor),
Garrett Morris
(Yoel, Lemech),
Keith Perry
(Issac),
Martha Pollak
(Tavern Dancer),
Renee Rose
(F'htar),
Joan Tannen
(Aviva) and
Myrna White
(Rachel)
Songs
music by
Ernest Gold
; lyrics by
Anne Croswell
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
David & Bathsheba
Yoni and People of Jerusalem
Hail the Son of David
Solomon, Courtiers and Wives
Preposterous
Solomon
Have You Heard?
People of Jerusalem
The Citation
Ben-Hesed
In Love With a Fool
Na'Ama
Someone Like Me
Solomon
In Someone Else's Sandals
Yoni, Bathsheba, Slaves and Concubines
The Three Riddles
Ranor, Ben-Hesed, Solomon and People of Jerusalem
Act 2
Sung By
Once in 2.7 Years
Solomon's Wives
Have You Ever Been Alone with a King Before?
(music by
Bill Weeden
; lyrics by
David Finkle
)
Yoni and Na'Ama
Lord I Am But a Little Child
Solomon
I Am What I Am
Solomon
Something In His Eyes
Na'Ama
That Guilty Feeling
(music by
Bill Weeden
; lyrics by
David Finkle
)
Yoni
Time to Let Go
Bathsheba
With Your Hand in My Hand
Yoni, Na'Ama, Bathsheba and People of Jerusalem
Lord I Am But a Little Child
(Reprise)
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Max Stahl
and
Stanley Stahl
Produced by
Zvi Kolitz
,
Solomon Sagall
and
Abe Margolies
; Associate Producer:
Philip Turk
and
Kalman Ginzburg
Book by
Anne Croswell
and
Dan Almagor
; Music by
Ernest Gold
; Lyrics by
Anne Croswell
; Based On An Original Play 'King Solomon and the Cobbler' by
Sammy Gronemann
; American Adaptation in Collaboration with
Zvi Kolitz
; Special Material by
David Finkle
and
Bill Weeden
; Music orchestrated by
Hershy Kay
; Vocal arrangements by
Gershon Kingsley
; Dance arrangements by
Dorothea Freitag
; Musical Director:
Gershon Kingsley
Entire Production Directed and Supervised by
Michael Benthall
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Donald McKayle
Scenic Design by
Rouben Ter-Arutunian
; Costume Design by
Jane Greenwood
; Lighting Design by
Martin Aronstein
General Manager:
Al Goldin
; Company Manager:
Oscar Berlin
Production Stage Manager:
Mortimer Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Norman Shelly
and
Bert Wood
Assistant to the Director:
Howard Rosenman
; Orchestra Contractor:
Morris Stonzek
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Leah Levin
; Head Copyist:
Bob Haring, Jr.
General Press Representative:
Max Eisen
; Production Assistant:
Cheryl Sue Dolby
; Special Press:
Ed Jaffe
; Advertising:
L. Gratz
and
Diener & Dorskind
Dick Shawn
Solomon
Yoni
a Cobbler
Mary Barnett
F'htar
Princess Nofrit's Slave
Salome Jens
Makedah
a Member of the Queen of Sheba's Party
Carmen Mathews
Bathsheba
Solomon's Mother
Karen Morrow
Na'Ama
Yoni's Wife
Fred Pinkard
Ranor
Ambassador of the Queen of Sheba
Paul Reed
Ben-Hesed
Commander of the Royal Guard
Barbara Webb
Princess Nofrit
Solomon's Favorite Wife
Clifford Allen
Ensemble
Meir Alon
Meir
the Drummer
Ensemble
Lynn Archer
Bruria
a Harlot
Other Wife
Jeri Barto
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Connie Burnett
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Chris Callan
Other Wife
Ensemble
Al Cohen
Ensemble
Gordon Cook
An Officer of the Royal Guard
Ensemble
Nikolas Dante
Ensemble
Esteban De Leon
Ensemble
Al De Sio
Ali
the Flute Player
Ensemble
Jacque Dean
Other Wife
Ensemble
John Dorrin
Issac
a Tavern Keeper
Ensemble
Miriam Ehrenberg
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Ed Ericksen
Lemech
a Dyer
Ensemble
Alice Evans
Aviva
a Harlot
Other Wife
Carol Flemming
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Stokeley Gray
Ensemble
Rodney Griffin
Ensemble
Jerry Grimes
Ensemble
Marsha Hastings
Other Wife
Ensemble
Nat Horne
An Ambassador
Ensemble
Mary Jane Houdina
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Jason Howard
Ensemble
Nina Janik
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Sherry Lambert
Other Wife
Ensemble
Johnny LaMotta
Mago
Architect of the Temple
Ensemble
Carol Manning
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Garrett Morris
Aide to Ranor
Ensemble
Sally Neal
Tavern Dancer
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Keith Perry
Ensemble
Martha Pollak
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Ken Richards
Ensemble
Renee Rose
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Kenneth Scott
Yoel
Temple Building Supervisor
Jeffrey Shawn
Ensemble
Clay Taliaferro
Ensemble
Joan Tannen
Solomon's Concubine
Other Wife
Ensemble
Caryl Tenney
Rachel
one of Solomon's Wives
Ensemble
Nina Trasoff
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Kyle Weaver
Ensemble
Bruce Wells
Ensemble
Myrna White
Solomon's Concubine
Ensemble
Standby:
Alfred Toigo
(Solomon, Yoni)
Understudies:
Lynn Archer
(Bathsheba, Princess Nofrit),
Al Cohen
(Mago),
Jacque Dean
(Bruria),
John Dorrin
(Ben-Hesed),
Alice Evans
(Na'Ama),
Carol Flemming
(Princess Nofrit, Makedah),
Nat Horne
(Ranor),
Garrett Morris
(Yoel, Lemech),
Keith Perry
(Issac),
Martha Pollak
(Tavern Dancer),
Renee Rose
(F'htar),
Joan Tannen
(Aviva) and
Myrna White
(Rachel)
music by
Ernest Gold
; lyrics by
Anne Croswell
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
David & Bathsheba
Yoni and People of Jerusalem
Hail the Son of David
Solomon, Courtiers and Wives
Preposterous
Solomon
Have You Heard?
People of Jerusalem
The Citation
Ben-Hesed
In Love With a Fool
Na'Ama
Someone Like Me
Solomon
In Someone Else's Sandals
Yoni, Bathsheba, Slaves and Concubines
The Three Riddles
Ranor, Ben-Hesed, Solomon and People of Jerusalem
Act 2
Sung By
Once in 2.7 Years
Solomon's Wives
Have You Ever Been Alone with a King Before?
(music by
Bill Weeden
; lyrics by
David Finkle
)
Yoni and Na'Ama
Lord I Am But a Little Child
Solomon
I Am What I Am
Solomon
Something In His Eyes
Na'Ama
That Guilty Feeling
(music by
Bill Weeden
; lyrics by
David Finkle
)
Yoni
Time to Let Go
Bathsheba
With Your Hand in My Hand
Yoni, Na'Ama, Bathsheba and People of Jerusalem
Lord I Am But a Little Child
(Reprise)
Entire Company
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