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Kismet
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 03, 1953
Closing Date
Apr 23, 1955
Performances
583
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 03, 1953
Close Date: Apr 23, 1955
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
Setting
Baghdad
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Charles Lederer
Originally produced by
Edwin Lester
With Music From
Alexander Borodin
; Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
; Musical Adaptation by
George Forrest
; Lyrics by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
; From the play by
Edward Knoblock
; Music orchestrated by
Arthur Kay
; Choral arrangements by
Arthur Kay
; Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
Directed by
Albert Marre
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Jack Cole
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Robert O'Hearn
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Frank Thompson
Company Manager:
Harry Essex
Production Manager:
Peter Bronte
; Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
Choral Director:
Christine Ell
and
William Ellfeldt
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
Scenic Artist:
Phil Raiguel
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
and
Martin Shwartz
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Alfred Drake
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Henry Calvin
The Wazir of Police
Joan Diener
Lalume
Richard Kiley
The Caliph
Doretta Morrow
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Neile Adams
Diwan Dancer
Dancer
Lucy Andonian
Ayah to Zubbediya
Gerald Cardoni
Muezzin
Singer
Tom Charlesworth
Chief Policeman
Philip Coolidge
Omar
Anita Coulter
Singer
Patricia Dale
Dancer
Thelma Dare
Ayah to Samaris
Singer
Jack Dodds
Dervish
Akbar
Diwan Dancer
Patricia Dunn
Princess of Ababu
Bonnie Evans
Princess of Ababu
Stephen Ferry
Wazir's Guard
Truman Gaige
Jawan
Hal Hackett
Hassan-Ben
Second Policeman
Lila Jackson
Slave Girl
Singer
Devra Kline
Dancer
Beatrice Kraft
Princess Samaris of Bangalore
Mario Lamm
Attendant
Robert Lamont
Second Beggar
Singer
Florence Lessing
Street Dancer
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus
Earle MacVeigh
First Beggar
A Peddler
Prosecutor
Jack Mei Ling
Doorman
Jo Ann O'Connell
Street Woman
Singer
Carol Ohmart
Slave Girl
Richard Oneto
Imam of the Mosque
The Bangle Man
Singer
Joyce Palmer
Slave Girl
Louis Polacek
Muezzin
Singer
Steve Reeves
Wazir's Guard
Ania Romaine
Dancer
George E. Romaine
Dancer
Reiko Sato
Princess of Ababu
Rodolfo Silva
Third Beggar
Barbara Slate
The Widow Yussef
Singer
Kirby Smith
Muezzin
A Merchant
Singer
Vida Ann Solomon
Dancer
Sandra Stahl
Slave Girl
Roberta Stevenson
Dancer
Ralph Strane
Muezzin
Singer
Lynne Stuart
Street Woman
Singer
Erica Twiford
Singer
Richard Vine
A Servant
Singer
John Weidemann
Attendant
Marc Wilder
Dervish
Assiz
Diwan Dancer
George Yarick
Singer
Understudies:
Earle MacVeigh
(Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Jo Ann O'Connell
(Marsinah),
Roberta Stevenson
(Princess of Ababu) and
Richard Vine
(Omar)
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
Musical Director:
Maurice Levine
Stage Manager:
James Wicker
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Vine
Cast
William Johnson
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Elaine Malbin
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Neile Adams
Princess of Ababu
Carmen Austin
Slave Girl
Singer
Gerald Cardoni
Imam of the Mosque
The Bangle Man
Francis Compton
Omar
Loren Driscoll
The Bangle Man
Singer
Clifford Fearl
Hassan-Ben
Singer
Ronnie Field
Third Beggar
Assiz
Doorman
Ann Flood
Slave Girl
April Gaskins
Dancer
Phyllis Gehrig
Dancer
Arthur Hammond
Muezzin
Singer
Stuart Hodes
Doorman
Akbar
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
Slave Girl
Singer
Mario Lamm
Wazir's Guard
Nancy Lynch
Dancer
Bruce MacKay
Second Policeman
Ethel Martin
Street Dancer
George Martin
Dervish
Richard Oneto
The Caliph
Steve Reeves
Attendant
Don Rogers
Muezzin
Singer
Alan Smith
Wazir's Guard
Kirby Smith
Chief Policeman
Joanne Spiller
Slave Girl
Singer
Sandra Stahl
Singer
The Widow Yussef
Edward Thuren
Attendant
Ted Thurston
The Caliph
Taman
role oroginally called "The Merchant"
Singer
Erica Twiford
The Widow Yussef
Prue Ward
Princess of Ababu
Don Weissmuller
Dervish
Jeane Williams
Slave Girl
Julie Wilson
Lalume
Doris Yarick
Singer
Understudies:
Neile Adams
(Princess of Ababu),
Gerald Cardoni
(Hassan-Ben),
Clifford Fearl
(Second Policeman),
Arthur Hammond
(The Caliph),
Earle MacVeigh
(The Wazir of Police),
Ethel Martin
(Princess Samaris of Bangalore),
Carol Ohmart
(Lalume),
Richard Oneto
(The Caliph),
Kirby Smith
(Jawan, The Wazir of Police, Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Joanne Spiller
(Lalume),
Ted Thurston
(First Beggar, A Peddler, Prosecutor, Muezzin, Chief Policeman),
Don Weissmuller
(Assiz, Third Beggar, Akbar, Doorman) and
Doris Yarick
(Ayah to Zubbediya)
Songs
music by
Aleksandr Borodin
; lyrics by
George Forrest
and
Robert Wright
Act 1
Sung By
Sands of Time
Imam of the Mosque
Rhymes Have I
Hajj and Marsinah
Fate
Hajj
Bazaar of the Caravans
Street Dancer, Akbar, Assiz, Merchants and Shoppers
Not Since Nineveh
Lalume, The Wazir of Police, Three Princesses of Ababu, Akbar, Assiz, Merchants and Shoppers
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Marsinah
Stranger in Paradise
Marsinah and Caliph
He's in Love!
Chief Policeman, Second Policeman, Prosecutor, Three Princesses of Ababu, Akbar, Assiz, Caliph and Omar
Gesticulate
Hajj and Wazir's Council
Fate
(Reprise)
Hajj and Ladies of the Wazir's Harem
Act 2
Sung By
Night of My Nights
Caliph and Entourage
Stranger in Paradise (Reprise)
Marsinah
Baubles, Bangles, and Beads (Reprise)
The Caliph
He's in Love! (Reprise)
Entourage
Was I Wazir?
The Wazir of Police, Policemen and Guards
Rahadlakum
Hajj, Lalume, Princess Zubbediya of Damascus, Princess Samaris of Bangalore, Three Princesses of Ababu and Ladies of Wazir's Harem
And This Is My Beloved
Marsinah, Caliph, Hajj and The Wazir of Police
The Olive Tree
Hajj
Ceremonial of the Caliph's Diwan
Diwan Dancers
Presentation of Princesses
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus, Ayah, Princess Samaris of Bangalore and Princess of Ababu
Finale
Ensemble and Hajj
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1954 Winner
Produced by
Charles Lederer
Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
Musical Adaptation by
George Forrest
Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
With Music From
Alexander Borodin
Best Actor in a Musical
1954 Winner
Alfred Drake
Musical Conductor
1954 Winner
Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
Theatre World
Award
1954 Recipient
Joan Diener
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Billy Rose
Produced by
Charles Lederer
Originally produced by
Edwin Lester
With Music From
Alexander Borodin
; Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
; Musical Adaptation by
George Forrest
; Lyrics by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
; From the play by
Edward Knoblock
; Music orchestrated by
Arthur Kay
; Choral arrangements by
Arthur Kay
; Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
Directed by
Albert Marre
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Jack Cole
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Robert O'Hearn
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Frank Thompson
Company Manager:
Harry Essex
Production Manager:
Peter Bronte
; Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
Choral Director:
Christine Ell
and
William Ellfeldt
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
Scenic Artist:
Phil Raiguel
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
and
Martin Shwartz
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Alfred Drake
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Henry Calvin
The Wazir of Police
Joan Diener
Lalume
Richard Kiley
The Caliph
Doretta Morrow
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Neile Adams
Diwan Dancer
Dancer
Lucy Andonian
Ayah to Zubbediya
Gerald Cardoni
Muezzin
Singer
Tom Charlesworth
Chief Policeman
Philip Coolidge
Omar
Anita Coulter
Singer
Patricia Dale
Dancer
Thelma Dare
Ayah to Samaris
Singer
Jack Dodds
Dervish
Akbar
Diwan Dancer
Patricia Dunn
Princess of Ababu
Bonnie Evans
Princess of Ababu
Stephen Ferry
Wazir's Guard
Truman Gaige
Jawan
Hal Hackett
Hassan-Ben
Second Policeman
Lila Jackson
Slave Girl
Singer
Devra Kline
Dancer
Beatrice Kraft
Princess Samaris of Bangalore
Mario Lamm
Attendant
Robert Lamont
Second Beggar
Singer
Florence Lessing
Street Dancer
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus
Earle MacVeigh
First Beggar
A Peddler
Prosecutor
Jack Mei Ling
Doorman
Jo Ann O'Connell
Street Woman
Singer
Carol Ohmart
Slave Girl
Richard Oneto
Imam of the Mosque
The Bangle Man
Singer
Joyce Palmer
Slave Girl
Louis Polacek
Muezzin
Singer
Steve Reeves
Wazir's Guard
Ania Romaine
Dancer
George E. Romaine
Dancer
Reiko Sato
Princess of Ababu
Rodolfo Silva
Third Beggar
Barbara Slate
The Widow Yussef
Singer
Kirby Smith
Muezzin
A Merchant
Singer
Vida Ann Solomon
Dancer
Sandra Stahl
Slave Girl
Roberta Stevenson
Dancer
Ralph Strane
Muezzin
Singer
Lynne Stuart
Street Woman
Singer
Erica Twiford
Singer
Richard Vine
A Servant
Singer
John Weidemann
Attendant
Marc Wilder
Dervish
Assiz
Diwan Dancer
George Yarick
Singer
Understudies:
Earle MacVeigh
(Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Jo Ann O'Connell
(Marsinah),
Roberta Stevenson
(Princess of Ababu) and
Richard Vine
(Omar)
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 03, 1953 - Apr 23, 1955)
Musical Director:
Maurice Levine
Stage Manager:
James Wicker
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Vine
Cast
William Johnson
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Elaine Malbin
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Neile Adams
Princess of Ababu
Carmen Austin
Slave Girl
Singer
Gerald Cardoni
Imam of the Mosque
The Bangle Man
Francis Compton
Omar
Loren Driscoll
The Bangle Man
Singer
Clifford Fearl
Hassan-Ben
Singer
Ronnie Field
Third Beggar
Assiz
Doorman
Ann Flood
Slave Girl
April Gaskins
Dancer
Phyllis Gehrig
Dancer
Arthur Hammond
Muezzin
Singer
Stuart Hodes
Doorman
Akbar
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
Slave Girl
Singer
Mario Lamm
Wazir's Guard
Nancy Lynch
Dancer
Bruce MacKay
Second Policeman
Ethel Martin
Street Dancer
George Martin
Dervish
Richard Oneto
The Caliph
Steve Reeves
Attendant
Don Rogers
Muezzin
Singer
Alan Smith
Wazir's Guard
Kirby Smith
Chief Policeman
Joanne Spiller
Slave Girl
Singer
Sandra Stahl
Singer
The Widow Yussef
Edward Thuren
Attendant
Ted Thurston
The Caliph
Taman
role oroginally called "The Merchant"
Singer
Erica Twiford
The Widow Yussef
Prue Ward
Princess of Ababu
Don Weissmuller
Dervish
Jeane Williams
Slave Girl
Julie Wilson
Lalume
Doris Yarick
Singer
Understudies:
Neile Adams
(Princess of Ababu),
Gerald Cardoni
(Hassan-Ben),
Clifford Fearl
(Second Policeman),
Arthur Hammond
(The Caliph),
Earle MacVeigh
(The Wazir of Police),
Ethel Martin
(Princess Samaris of Bangalore),
Carol Ohmart
(Lalume),
Richard Oneto
(The Caliph),
Kirby Smith
(Jawan, The Wazir of Police, Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Joanne Spiller
(Lalume),
Ted Thurston
(First Beggar, A Peddler, Prosecutor, Muezzin, Chief Policeman),
Don Weissmuller
(Assiz, Third Beggar, Akbar, Doorman) and
Doris Yarick
(Ayah to Zubbediya)
music by
Aleksandr Borodin
; lyrics by
George Forrest
and
Robert Wright
Act 1
Sung By
Sands of Time
Imam of the Mosque
Rhymes Have I
Hajj and Marsinah
Fate
Hajj
Bazaar of the Caravans
Street Dancer, Akbar, Assiz, Merchants and Shoppers
Not Since Nineveh
Lalume, The Wazir of Police, Three Princesses of Ababu, Akbar, Assiz, Merchants and Shoppers
Baubles, Bangles and Beads
Marsinah
Stranger in Paradise
Marsinah and Caliph
He's in Love!
Chief Policeman, Second Policeman, Prosecutor, Three Princesses of Ababu, Akbar, Assiz, Caliph and Omar
Gesticulate
Hajj and Wazir's Council
Fate
(Reprise)
Hajj and Ladies of the Wazir's Harem
Act 2
Sung By
Night of My Nights
Caliph and Entourage
Stranger in Paradise (Reprise)
Marsinah
Baubles, Bangles, and Beads (Reprise)
The Caliph
He's in Love! (Reprise)
Entourage
Was I Wazir?
The Wazir of Police, Policemen and Guards
Rahadlakum
Hajj, Lalume, Princess Zubbediya of Damascus, Princess Samaris of Bangalore, Three Princesses of Ababu and Ladies of Wazir's Harem
And This Is My Beloved
Marsinah, Caliph, Hajj and The Wazir of Police
The Olive Tree
Hajj
Ceremonial of the Caliph's Diwan
Diwan Dancers
Presentation of Princesses
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus, Ayah, Princess Samaris of Bangalore and Princess of Ababu
Finale
Ensemble and Hajj
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1954 Winner
Produced by
Charles Lederer
Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
Musical Adaptation by
George Forrest
Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
With Music From
Alexander Borodin
Best Actor in a Musical
1954 Winner
Alfred Drake
Musical Conductor
1954 Winner
Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
Theatre World
Award
1954 Recipient
Joan Diener
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