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Inner City
A Street Cantata
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 19, 1971
Closing Date
Mar 11, 1972
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1971
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1971
Previews
24
Performances
97
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 19, 1971
Close Date: Mar 11, 1972
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 19, 1971 - Mar 11, 1972)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Joseph Kipness
,
Lawrence Kasha
and
Tom O'Horgan
; Produced in association with
RCA Records
; Associate Producer:
Harvey Milk
and
John M. Nagel
Conceived by
Tom O'Horgan
; Music by
Helen Miller
; Lyrics by
Eve Merriam
; Based on the book "The Inner City Mother Goose" by
Eve Merriam
; Music orchestrated by
Gordon Harrell
; Music arranged by
Gordon Harrell
; Musical Director:
Clay Fullum
; Vocal arrangements by
Helen Miller
Directed by
Tom O'Horgan
Scenic Design by
Robin Wagner
; Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Lighting Design by
John Dodd
; Associate Lighting Design:
Jane Reisman
; Sound Design by
Gary Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Nicholas Russiyan
; Stage Manager:
Daniel Landau
Press Representative:
Bill Doll & Company, Inc.
,
Virginia Holden
,
Cindy Reagan
and
Susan L. Schulman
Joy Garrett
Performer
Carl Hall
Performer
Delores Hall
Performer
Fluffer Hirsch
Performer
Linda Hopkins
Performer
Paulette Ellen Jones
Performer
Larry Marshall
Performer
Allan Nicholls
Performer
Florence Tarlow
Performer
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 19, 1971 - Mar 11, 1972)
Cast
Gretel Cummings
Performer
Songs
music by
Helen Miller
; lyrics by
Eve Merriam
Act 1
Fee Fi Fo Fum
Now I Lay Me
Locks
I Had a Little Teevee
Hushabye Baby
My Mother Said
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Rub a Dub Dub
You'll Find Mice
Ding Dong Bell
The Brave Old City of New York
Urban Renewal
The Nub of the Nation
Mary, Mary
City Life
One Misty Moisty Morning
Jack Be Nimble
If Wishes Were Horses
One Man
Deep in the Night
Statistics
Twelve Rooftops Leaping
Take-a-Tour Congressman
Simple Simon
Poverty Program
One, Two
Tom, Tom
Hickety, Pickety
Half Alice
This Is the Way We Go To School
The Spirit of Education
Little Jack Horner
Subway Dream
Christmas is Coming
I'm Sorry Says the Machine
Jeremiah Obadiah
Riddle Song
Shadow of the Sun
Act 2
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play
Summer Nights
Lucy Locket
Winter Nights
Wisdom
The Hooker
Wino Will
Man in the Doorway
Starlight Starbright
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
The Dealer
Taffy
Numbers
The Pickpocket
Law and Order
Kindness
As I Went Over
There Was a Little Man
Who Killed Nobody
It's My Belief
Street Sermon
The Great If
On This Rock
The Great If
(Reprise)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1972 Winner
Linda Hopkins
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1972 Winner
Linda Hopkins
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Joseph Kipness
,
Lawrence Kasha
and
Tom O'Horgan
; Produced in association with
RCA Records
; Associate Producer:
Harvey Milk
and
John M. Nagel
Conceived by
Tom O'Horgan
; Music by
Helen Miller
; Lyrics by
Eve Merriam
; Based on the book "The Inner City Mother Goose" by
Eve Merriam
; Music orchestrated by
Gordon Harrell
; Music arranged by
Gordon Harrell
; Musical Director:
Clay Fullum
; Vocal arrangements by
Helen Miller
Directed by
Tom O'Horgan
Scenic Design by
Robin Wagner
; Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi
; Lighting Design by
John Dodd
; Associate Lighting Design:
Jane Reisman
; Sound Design by
Gary Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Nicholas Russiyan
; Stage Manager:
Daniel Landau
Press Representative:
Bill Doll & Company, Inc.
,
Virginia Holden
,
Cindy Reagan
and
Susan L. Schulman
Joy Garrett
Performer
Carl Hall
Performer
Delores Hall
Performer
Fluffer Hirsch
Performer
Linda Hopkins
Performer
Paulette Ellen Jones
Performer
Larry Marshall
Performer
Allan Nicholls
Performer
Florence Tarlow
Performer
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Dec 19, 1971 - Mar 11, 1972)
Cast
Gretel Cummings
Performer
music by
Helen Miller
; lyrics by
Eve Merriam
Act 1
Fee Fi Fo Fum
Now I Lay Me
Locks
I Had a Little Teevee
Hushabye Baby
My Mother Said
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Rub a Dub Dub
You'll Find Mice
Ding Dong Bell
The Brave Old City of New York
Urban Renewal
The Nub of the Nation
Mary, Mary
City Life
One Misty Moisty Morning
Jack Be Nimble
If Wishes Were Horses
One Man
Deep in the Night
Statistics
Twelve Rooftops Leaping
Take-a-Tour Congressman
Simple Simon
Poverty Program
One, Two
Tom, Tom
Hickety, Pickety
Half Alice
This Is the Way We Go To School
The Spirit of Education
Little Jack Horner
Subway Dream
Christmas is Coming
I'm Sorry Says the Machine
Jeremiah Obadiah
Riddle Song
Shadow of the Sun
Act 2
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play
Summer Nights
Lucy Locket
Winter Nights
Wisdom
The Hooker
Wino Will
Man in the Doorway
Starlight Starbright
The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
The Dealer
Taffy
Numbers
The Pickpocket
Law and Order
Kindness
As I Went Over
There Was a Little Man
Who Killed Nobody
It's My Belief
Street Sermon
The Great If
On This Rock
The Great If
(Reprise)
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1972 Winner
Linda Hopkins
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1972 Winner
Linda Hopkins
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