MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 03, 1953
Closing Date
Apr 23, 1955
Performances
583
MusicalOriginalBroadway

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
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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