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Legs Diamond
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 26, 1988
Closing Date
Feb 19, 1989
1st Preview
Oct 25, 1988
1st Preview
Oct 25, 1988
Previews
72
Performances
64
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Dec 26, 1988
Close Date: Feb 19, 1989
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 26, 1988 - Feb 19, 1989)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
James L. Nederlander
,
Arthur Rubin
,
The Entertainment Group
and
George M. Steinbrenner III
; Produced in association with
Jonathan Farkas
; Associate Producer:
Kathleen Raitt
Music by
Peter Allen
; Lyrics by
Peter Allen
; Book by
Harvey Fierstein
and
Charles Suppon
; Based on the movie "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" by
Warner Brothers
; Musical Director:
Eric Stern
; Vocal arrangements by
Eric Stern
; Music orchestrated by
Michael Starobin
; Dance arrangements by
Mark Hummel
; Additional orchestrations by
Danny Troob
Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman
; Choreographed by
Alan Johnson
Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Willa Kim
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
; Sound Design by
Peter J. Fitzgerald
; Hair Design by
Howard Leonard
; Projection Design by
Jonathan L. Quitt
; Associate Producer for Projections:
Wendy Ehrlich
; Associate Lighting Design:
Peggy Eisenhauer
; Assistants to Ms. Kim:
Marcy Froehlich
and
Barbara Bush
; Assistant Costume Design:
Richard Schurkamp
and
David Roberts
Executive Producer:
Marvin A. Krauss
; General Manager:
Gary Gunas
and
Joey Parnes
; Company Manager:
Nina Skriloff
Production Stage Manager:
Peter B. Mumford
; Stage Manager:
Gary M. Zabinski
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Robert B. Gould
Musical Coordinator:
John Monaco
; Assistant Conductor:
Tim Stella
; Trumpet:
James Hynes
and
Phil Granger
; Trombone:
Porter Poindexter
and
James Miller
; French Horn:
Russ Rizner
; Clarinet:
John Purcell
and
Charles Millard
; Flute:
Louis Cortelezzi
; Oboe:
Peter Angelo
; Baritone Saxophone:
Joseph Grimaldi
; Synthesizer:
Ronald Melrose
and
Tim Stella
; Bass:
Mark Berger
; Guitar:
Larry Saltzman
; Drums:
Glenn Rhian
and
Bruce Doctor
; Concertmaster:
Bernard Zeller
; Violin:
Kathy Livolsi
,
Al Cavaliere
and
Frank Wang
; Viola:
Susan Follari
and
Richard Spencer
; Cello:
Bruce Wang
and
Marisol Espada
Black Art Effects Consultant:
Ted Shapiro
Casting:
Simon & Kumin Casting, Inc.
; General Press Representative:
Shirley Herz Associates
; Advertising:
LeDonne & Wilner
; Dance Captain:
Jennifer Rymer
; Vocal Coach:
Ronald Melrose
; Stunt Coordinator:
J.P. Romano, S.A.M.P.
; Stunts by
Kevin Weldon
; Photographer:
Martha Swope and Associates
; Logo Design by
Robert Richards
Peter Allen
Jack Diamond
Brenda Braxton
Madge
Randall Edwards
Kiki Roberts
Jim Fyfe
Moran
Christian Kauffmann
Bones
Pat McNamara
Devane
Raymond Serra
Augie
Joe Silver
Arnold Rothstein
Julie Wilson
Flo
Adrian Bailey
Convict
Latin Dancer
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Quin Baird
Convict
Gangster
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Carol Ann Baxter
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Champagne Girl
Stephen Bourneuf
Prison Guard
Tuxedo Dancer
Gangster
Member of Jack's Gang
James Brandt
Tropicabana Announcer
Gangster
F. B. I. Man
Frank Cava
Convict
Latin Dancer
Taxi Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Jonathan Cerullo
Tuxedo Dancer
Gangster
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Colleen Dunn
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Showgirl
Deanna Dys
Cigarette Girl
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Ruth Gottschall
Mourner
K. Craig Innes
Tuxedo Dancer
Taxi Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Norman Wendall Kauahi
Convict
Latin Dancer
Chinese Waiter
Member of Jack's Gang
Rick Manning
Prison Guard
Gangster
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
F. B. I. Man
Gwendolyn Miller
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Champagne Girl
Burlesque Woman
Bobby Moya
Convict
Latin Dancer
Gangster
Taxi Dancer
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Paul Nunes
Convict
Latin Dancer
Gangster
Member of Jack's Gang
Policeman
Mike O'Carroll
Hotsy Totsy Announcer
Gangster
Barber
Keith Tyrone
Convict
Latin Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Shelley Wald
Jack Diamond's Secretary
Wendy Waring
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Showgirl
Burlesque Woman
Kevin Weldon
Tuxedo Dancer
Swings:
Dan O'Grady
,
Jennifer Rymer
and
Steven Scionti
Standby:
Larry Kert
(Jack Diamond)
Understudies:
Adrian Bailey
(Bones),
Frank Cava
(Moran),
Colleen Dunn
(Kiki Roberts),
Ruth Gottschall
(Flo) and
Mike O'Carroll
(Arnold Rothstein, Devane)
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 26, 1988 - Feb 19, 1989)
Cast
Christine Andreas
Alice
Role was cut during previews
Bob Stillman
Eddie Diamond
Oct 25, 1988 - Dec 04, 1988
Role was cut during previews
Songs
music by
Peter Allen
; lyrics by
Peter Allen
Act 1
Sung By
When I Get My Name in Lights
Jack Diamond and Convicts and Ensemble
Speakeasy
Ensemble
Applause
Flo and Hotsy Totsy Girls
Knockers
Jack Diamond and Hotsy Totsy Girls
I Was Made for Champagne
Kiki Roberts and Tropicabana Dancers
Tropicabana Rhumba
Jack Diamond and Kiki Roberts
Sure Thing Baby
Jack Diamond
Speakeasy Christmas
Hotsy Totsy Dancers
Charge It to A.R.
Arnold Rothstein, Augie, Moran, Bones and Gangsters
Only an Older Woman
Jack Diamond and Flo
Taxi Dancers' Tango
Jack Diamond and Ensemble
Only Steal from Thieves
Jack Diamond, Kiki Roberts and Gangsters
When I Get My Name in Lights
(Reprise)
Jack Diamond and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Cut of the Cards
Jack Diamond and Company
Gangland Chase
Jack Diamond and Gangsters
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Jack Diamond, Kiki Roberts and Ensemble
The Man Nobody Could Love
Kiki Roberts, Flo and Madge
The Music Went Out of My Life
Flo
Say It Isn't So
Jack Diamond and Company
All I Wanted Was the Dream
Jack Diamond
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1989 Nominee
Julie Wilson
Best Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Best Choreography
1989 Nominee
Choreographed by
Alan Johnson
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Statistics
Season:
1988-89
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Legs Diamond Statistics
1988-89 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by
James M. Nederlander
,
James L. Nederlander
,
Arthur Rubin
,
The Entertainment Group
and
George M. Steinbrenner III
; Produced in association with
Jonathan Farkas
; Associate Producer:
Kathleen Raitt
Music by
Peter Allen
; Lyrics by
Peter Allen
; Book by
Harvey Fierstein
and
Charles Suppon
; Based on the movie "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" by
Warner Brothers
; Musical Director:
Eric Stern
; Vocal arrangements by
Eric Stern
; Music orchestrated by
Michael Starobin
; Dance arrangements by
Mark Hummel
; Additional orchestrations by
Danny Troob
Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman
; Choreographed by
Alan Johnson
Scenic Design by
David Mitchell
; Costume Design by
Willa Kim
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
; Sound Design by
Peter J. Fitzgerald
; Hair Design by
Howard Leonard
; Projection Design by
Jonathan L. Quitt
; Associate Producer for Projections:
Wendy Ehrlich
; Associate Lighting Design:
Peggy Eisenhauer
; Assistants to Ms. Kim:
Marcy Froehlich
and
Barbara Bush
; Assistant Costume Design:
Richard Schurkamp
and
David Roberts
Executive Producer:
Marvin A. Krauss
; General Manager:
Gary Gunas
and
Joey Parnes
; Company Manager:
Nina Skriloff
Production Stage Manager:
Peter B. Mumford
; Stage Manager:
Gary M. Zabinski
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Robert B. Gould
Musical Coordinator:
John Monaco
; Assistant Conductor:
Tim Stella
; Trumpet:
James Hynes
and
Phil Granger
; Trombone:
Porter Poindexter
and
James Miller
; French Horn:
Russ Rizner
; Clarinet:
John Purcell
and
Charles Millard
; Flute:
Louis Cortelezzi
; Oboe:
Peter Angelo
; Baritone Saxophone:
Joseph Grimaldi
; Synthesizer:
Ronald Melrose
and
Tim Stella
; Bass:
Mark Berger
; Guitar:
Larry Saltzman
; Drums:
Glenn Rhian
and
Bruce Doctor
; Concertmaster:
Bernard Zeller
; Violin:
Kathy Livolsi
,
Al Cavaliere
and
Frank Wang
; Viola:
Susan Follari
and
Richard Spencer
; Cello:
Bruce Wang
and
Marisol Espada
Black Art Effects Consultant:
Ted Shapiro
Casting:
Simon & Kumin Casting, Inc.
; General Press Representative:
Shirley Herz Associates
; Advertising:
LeDonne & Wilner
; Dance Captain:
Jennifer Rymer
; Vocal Coach:
Ronald Melrose
; Stunt Coordinator:
J.P. Romano, S.A.M.P.
; Stunts by
Kevin Weldon
; Photographer:
Martha Swope and Associates
; Logo Design by
Robert Richards
Peter Allen
Jack Diamond
Brenda Braxton
Madge
Randall Edwards
Kiki Roberts
Jim Fyfe
Moran
Christian Kauffmann
Bones
Pat McNamara
Devane
Raymond Serra
Augie
Joe Silver
Arnold Rothstein
Julie Wilson
Flo
Adrian Bailey
Convict
Latin Dancer
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Quin Baird
Convict
Gangster
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Carol Ann Baxter
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Champagne Girl
Stephen Bourneuf
Prison Guard
Tuxedo Dancer
Gangster
Member of Jack's Gang
James Brandt
Tropicabana Announcer
Gangster
F. B. I. Man
Frank Cava
Convict
Latin Dancer
Taxi Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Jonathan Cerullo
Tuxedo Dancer
Gangster
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Colleen Dunn
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Showgirl
Deanna Dys
Cigarette Girl
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Ruth Gottschall
Mourner
K. Craig Innes
Tuxedo Dancer
Taxi Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Norman Wendall Kauahi
Convict
Latin Dancer
Chinese Waiter
Member of Jack's Gang
Rick Manning
Prison Guard
Gangster
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
F. B. I. Man
Gwendolyn Miller
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Champagne Girl
Burlesque Woman
Bobby Moya
Convict
Latin Dancer
Gangster
Taxi Dancer
Boy from Bay Ridge
Member of A. R.'s Gang
Paul Nunes
Convict
Latin Dancer
Gangster
Member of Jack's Gang
Policeman
Mike O'Carroll
Hotsy Totsy Announcer
Gangster
Barber
Keith Tyrone
Convict
Latin Dancer
Member of Jack's Gang
Shelley Wald
Jack Diamond's Secretary
Wendy Waring
Hotsy Totsy Girl
Showgirl
Burlesque Woman
Kevin Weldon
Tuxedo Dancer
Swings:
Dan O'Grady
,
Jennifer Rymer
and
Steven Scionti
Standby:
Larry Kert
(Jack Diamond)
Understudies:
Adrian Bailey
(Bones),
Frank Cava
(Moran),
Colleen Dunn
(Kiki Roberts),
Ruth Gottschall
(Flo) and
Mike O'Carroll
(Arnold Rothstein, Devane)
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 26, 1988 - Feb 19, 1989)
Cast
Christine Andreas
Alice
Role was cut during previews
Bob Stillman
Eddie Diamond
Oct 25, 1988 - Dec 04, 1988
Role was cut during previews
music by
Peter Allen
; lyrics by
Peter Allen
Act 1
Sung By
When I Get My Name in Lights
Jack Diamond and Convicts and Ensemble
Speakeasy
Ensemble
Applause
Flo and Hotsy Totsy Girls
Knockers
Jack Diamond and Hotsy Totsy Girls
I Was Made for Champagne
Kiki Roberts and Tropicabana Dancers
Tropicabana Rhumba
Jack Diamond and Kiki Roberts
Sure Thing Baby
Jack Diamond
Speakeasy Christmas
Hotsy Totsy Dancers
Charge It to A.R.
Arnold Rothstein, Augie, Moran, Bones and Gangsters
Only an Older Woman
Jack Diamond and Flo
Taxi Dancers' Tango
Jack Diamond and Ensemble
Only Steal from Thieves
Jack Diamond, Kiki Roberts and Gangsters
When I Get My Name in Lights
(Reprise)
Jack Diamond and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Cut of the Cards
Jack Diamond and Company
Gangland Chase
Jack Diamond and Gangsters
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Jack Diamond, Kiki Roberts and Ensemble
The Man Nobody Could Love
Kiki Roberts, Flo and Madge
The Music Went Out of My Life
Flo
Say It Isn't So
Jack Diamond and Company
All I Wanted Was the Dream
Jack Diamond
Tony Award®
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1989 Nominee
Julie Wilson
Best Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Best Choreography
1989 Nominee
Choreographed by
Alan Johnson
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1989 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Season:
1988-89
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Legs Diamond Statistics
1988-89 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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