MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1948
Closing Date
May 14, 1949
Performances
252
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Oct 07, 1948 - May 14, 1949)
Setting
Sketches from 1791 to the present day.
Theatre Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by Cheryl Crawford
Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Joseph Littau; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill; Music arranged by Kurt Weill; Additional music by Irving Schlein
Directed by Elia Kazan; Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark; Asssistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz; Assistant to Miss Ballard: Anna Hill Johnstone
General Manager: John Yorke
Production Stage Manager: Robert Calley; Stage Manager: James C. Wicker and Jules Racine
Orchestra Manager: Morris Stonzek
Press Director: Wolfe Kaufman; Assistant to Mr. Weill on ballet music: Irving Schlein
Nanette Fabray
Susan Cooper
Ray Middleton
Sam Cooper
Wana Allison
Mother
 
Dancer
Rosalie Alter
Tot
 
Child
Cheryl Archer
Elizabeth Cooper
Elly Ardelty
Trapeze Artist
Dorothea Berthelson
Singer
Lyle Bettger
William Taylor
Bill Bradley
One of the Speedy Pair
Robert Byrn
Hank
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Tony Charmoli
Lawyer
 
Dancer
Victor Clarke
Charlie Hamilton
 
Boylan
 
Interlocutor
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Jack Claus
Father
 
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
David Collyer
Leffcourt
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Virginia Conwell
Entertainer
Lenn Dale
Ben
 
Tot
 
Child
John Diggs
One of the Quartette
Nina Frenkin
Child
 
Dancer
Janet Gaylord
Dancer
Elizabeth Gibson
Trapeze Artist
Vincent Gugleotti
Child
 
Tot
Pat Hammerlee
One of the Speedy Pair
 
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
Holly Harris
Mary Jo
 
Miss Horoscope
 
Singer
Joseph James
One of the Quartette
Jean Kinsella
Correspondent
 
One of the Flighty Pair
 
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
Mark Kramer
Will
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Josephine Lambert
Girl
 
Singer
Marie Leidal
Girl
 
Singer
Jay Lloyd
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
Jay Marshall
The Magician
Carolyn Maye
Singer
 
Miss Mysticism
Barbara McCutcheon
Judy
 
Dancer
Scott Merrill
Bell Hop
 
One of the Flighty Pair
 
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
Mariane Oliphant
Hep Cat
 
Dancer
Lily Paget
Soloist
 
Singer
Arthur Partington
Punch
 
Dancer
Jules Racine
Judge
 
A Go-Getter
Larry Robbins
Slade
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Stanley Simmons
Dancer
Faye Elizabeth Smith
Soloist
 
Singer
Sylvia Stahlman
Miss Ideal Man
 
Singer
Johnny Stewart
Johnny Cooper
David Thomas
George Hamilton Beacon
 
Harvey
 
Leader
 
Mr. Cynic
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Johnny Thompson
Hobo
Evans Thornton
Tim
 
Walt
 
Singer
Gene Tobin
Jonathan Anderson
 
A Go-Getter
 
Singer
Peggy Turnley
Singer
William Veasey
One of the Quartette
Frank Westbrook
Lawyer
 
Dancer
James Young
One of the Quartette
Understudies: Wana Allison (Miss Horoscope, Miss Mysticism, Miss Ideal Man), Robert Byrn (Interlocutor), Victor Clarke (Leader), David Collyer (Mr. Cynic), Lenn Dale (Johnny Cooper), Holly Harris (Susan Cooper), Carol O'Donnell (Elizabeth Cooper), Jules Racine (The Magician, Walt) and Evans Thornton (Sam Cooper, Hobo, Will)

46th Street Theatre (Oct 07, 1948 - May 14, 1949)

Cast

Nina Frenkin
Entertainer
Evans Thornton
William Taylor
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
Who Is Samuel Cooper?
Mary Jo, George Hamilton Beacon, Jonathan Anderson, Charlie Hamilton, Hank and Women
My Name is Samuel Cooper
Sam
Here I'll Stay
Susan and Sam
Progress
The Go-Getters
I Remember It Well
Susan and Sam
Green-Up Time
Susan, Men and Women
Green-Up Time
Punch and Dancers
Economics
Quartette
Mother's Getting Nervous
Three Tots
My Kind of Night
Sam
Women's Club Blues
Susan and Women
Dance
Dancers
Love Song
Hobo
I'm Your Man
Sam, Slade, Charlie Hamilton, George Hamilton Beacon and Leffcourt
Act 2
Sung By
Ho, Bill O!
Madigral Singers
I Remember It Well (Reprise)
Sam and Susan
Is It Him or Is It Me
Susan
Punch and Judy Get a Divorce
Dancers
This Is the Life
Sam
Here I'll Stay (Reprise)
Charlie Hamilton
Minstrel Parade
Minstrels
Madame Zuzu
Miss Horoscope and Miss Mysticism
Taking No Chances
Mr. Cynic
Mr. Right
Susan and Miss Ideal Man

Tony Award®

Best Actress (Musical)

1949 Winner
Nanette Fabray
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