MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 12, 1961
Closing Date
Dec 09, 1961
1st Preview
Oct 11, 1961
1st Preview
Oct 11, 1961
Previews
1
Performances
68
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 12, 1961 - Dec 09, 1961)
Setting
The offices of the Modern Greeting Card Co., the Hotel Lavillere, a bar and Erwin's island.
Produced by Joel Spector
Book by Abram S. Ginnes; Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; Based on "Three Men on a Horse" by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott; Musical Director: Jay Blackton; Dance arrangements by Billy Goldenberg; Additional material by Ronny Graham; Vocal Director: Jerry Packer; Music orchestrated by Raymond Jaimes; Additional Arrangements: Jack Andrews, Jacques Belasco, Dave Grusin, Luther Henderson and Walter Eiger
Directed by Stanley Prager; Choreographed by Onna White; Assistant Choreographer: Eugene Louis
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by Guy Kent; Lighting Design by William and Jean Eckart; Hairstyles by Kenneth (at Lilly Daché)
General Manager: Paul Vroom; Company Manager: Herb Cherin
Production Stage Manager: Terence Little; Stage Manager: Ralph Linn; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Ford
Assistant Conductor: Don Plumby; Music Copyist Supervisor: Wedo Marasco
Press Representative: David Lipsky and Chester Fox; Production Associate: Buff Cobb
George Gobel
Erwin
Sam Levene
Patsy
Barbara Nichols
Mabel
Ted Adkins
Dancer
Marty Allen
Dancer
Larry Alpert
Frankie
Helen Baisley
Singer
Robert Bakanic
Dancer
Francine Bond
Singer
Dort Clark
Nice Nose Brophy
Austin Colyer
Singer
Rhett Dennis
Dancer
Sandra Devlin
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Bob Evans
Dancer
Clifford Fearl
Singer
John Ford
First Cop
 
Singer
Harold Gary
Harry
Dick Gingrich
Dancer
Carol Glade
Birthday Girl
 
Singer
Stanley Grover
Carver
Ann Johnson
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Sally Kirk
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Sally Lee
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Jack Leigh
Dancer
 
Singer
Robert Lenn
Singer
Albert Linville
Charlie
Vernon Lusby
Dancer
Barbara Marcon
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Rae McLean
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Virginia Perlowin
Singer
Michael Roberts
Singer
Stanley Simmonds
Repulski
Paula Stewart
Audrey
Ted Thurston
Chief Schermerhorn
 
Announcer's Voice
Pat Turner
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Sandy Walsh
Birthday Girl
 
Dancer
Marc West
Dancer
Maggie Worth
Mother
 
Singer
Standby: Edwin Bruce (Erwin) and Harold Gary (Patsy)
Understudies: Helen Baisley (Mother), Francine Bond (Audrey), Austin Colyer (Carver), John Ford (Repulski, Charlie), Virginia Perlowin (Mabel), Michael Roberts (Harry, Father) and Stanley Simmonds (Frankie)
music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Act 1
Sung By
Run, Run, Run
Singers and Dancers
The Nicest Thing
Audrey
Hey, Jimmy, Joe, John, Jim, Jack
Erwin
Broads Ain't People
Erwin, Harry, Frankie and Charlie
Let It Ride
Patsy, Singers and Dancers
I'll Learn Ya
Erwin and Patsy
Love Let Me Know
Audrey and Carver
Happy Birthday
Birthday Girls
Everything Beautiful
Erwin and Birthday Girls
Who's Doing What to Erwin
Audrey, Chief Schermerhorn, Carver and Mother
I Wouldn't Have Had To
Mabel
Act 2
Sung By
There's Something About a Horse
Singers and Dancers
He Needs You
Erwin, Frankie and Charlie
Just an Honest Mistake
Chief Schermerhorn, Repulski and Cops
His Own Little Island
Erwin
If Flutterby Wins
Erwin, Patsy, Frankie, Charlie, Harry and Hoods
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