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Love Life
A Vaudeville
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1948
Closing Date
May 14, 1949
Performances
252
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Oct 07, 1948 - May 14, 1949)
Setting
Sketches from 1791 to the present day.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Songs
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
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress (Musical)
1949 Winner
Nanette Fabray
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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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