Shows
People
Theatres
Awards
search
menu
Lute Song
A love story with music.
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 06, 1946
Closing Date
Jun 08, 1946
Performances
142
Musical
Original
Broadway
External Links
Shop
Open Date: Feb 06, 1946
Close Date: Jun 08, 1946
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 06, 1946 - Jun 08, 1946)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by
Arthur Hopkins
Produced by
Michael Myerberg
Book by
Sidney Howard
and
Will Irwin
; Based on the famous Chinese play "Pi-Pa-Ki" by
Kao-Tong-Kia
and
Mao-Tseo
; Music by
Raymond Scott
; Lyrics by
Bernard Hanighen
; Musical Director:
Eugene Kusmiak
; Music orchestrated by
Raymond Scott
Directed by
John Houseman
; Choreographed by
Yeichi Nimura
Scenic Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Costume Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Miss Martin's costumes designed and executed by
Valentina
; Lighting Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
General Manager:
Matilda Stanton
; Company Manager:
J. Charles Gilbert
Production Manager:
John Paul
; Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Millicent Ellis
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Anne Woll
Mary Martin
Tchao-Ou-Niang
the Wife
Jack Amoroso
Messenger
Ensemble
Alan Banks
Ensemble
Michael Blair
Second Applicant
A Secretary
Yul Brynner
Tsai-Yong
the Husband
Mary Burr
Ensemble
Victor Burset
Ensemble
Joseph Camiolo
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Ralph Clanton
The Imperial Chamberlain
The Genie
Jack Cooper
Ensemble
Helen Craig
Princess Nieou-Chi
Daughter of the Imperial Preceptor
Nancy Davis
Si-Tchun
a Lady in Waiting
Diane de Brett
A Marriage Broker
Clarence Derwent
The Manager
The Honorable Tchang
Augustin Duncan
Tsai
the Father
Mildred Dunnock
Madame Tsai
the Mother
Ronald Fletcher
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Gene Galvin
The Food Commissioner
A Bonze
Arlene Garver
Ensemble
John High
Imperial Guard
A Merchant
Ensemble
Lisan Kay
The Black Ape
Phoenix Bird
Max Leavitt
First Clerk
Li-Wang
John Robert Lloyd
Imperial Guard
Ensemble
Lisa Maslova
The White Tiger
Phoenix Bird
McKay Morris
Prince Nieou
the Imperial Preceptor
Rex O'Malley
Youen-Kong
the Steward
Lang Page
Ensemble
Bernard Pisarski
Ensemble
Mary Ann Reeve
Hand Maiden
Child
Leslie Rheinfeld
Second Property Man
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Donald Rose
A Little Boy
Teddy Rose
Child
Gordon Showalter
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Walter Stane
The Lion
Ensemble
Sydelle Sylovna
Waiting Woman
Ensemble
Bob Turner
Second Clerk
A Rich Man
Albert Vecchio
First Property Man
The Lion
Ensemble
Pamela Wilde
Waiting Woman
Ensemble
Tom Emlyn Williams
First Applicant
Priest of Amida Buddha
Blanche Zohar
Hand Maiden
Child
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 06, 1946 - Jun 08, 1946)
Press Representative:
Ted Goldsmith
Cast
Val Buttignol
Ensemble
George Cotton
The Imperial Chamberlain
The Genie
Edward Crain
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Ronald Fletcher
The Lion
Fiora Fontana
Ensemble
Quentin Howard
Ensemble
Leslie John
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Charles Leavitt
Li-Wang
First Clerk
Songs
music by
Raymond Scott
; lyrics by
Bernard Hanighen
Act 1
Sung By
Mountain High, Valley Low
Tchao-Ou-Niang and Tsai-Yong
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Where You Are
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Act 2
Sung By
Willow Tree
Tsai-Yong
Vision Song
Tchao-Ou-Niang and Tsai-Yong
Bitter Harvest
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Act 3
Sung By
Mountain High, Valley Low
(Reprise)
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Lute Song
Tchao-Ou-Niang
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by
Arthur Hopkins
Produced by
Michael Myerberg
Book by
Sidney Howard
and
Will Irwin
; Based on the famous Chinese play "Pi-Pa-Ki" by
Kao-Tong-Kia
and
Mao-Tseo
; Music by
Raymond Scott
; Lyrics by
Bernard Hanighen
; Musical Director:
Eugene Kusmiak
; Music orchestrated by
Raymond Scott
Directed by
John Houseman
; Choreographed by
Yeichi Nimura
Scenic Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Costume Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
; Miss Martin's costumes designed and executed by
Valentina
; Lighting Design by
Robert Edmond Jones
General Manager:
Matilda Stanton
; Company Manager:
J. Charles Gilbert
Production Manager:
John Paul
; Stage Manager:
Jose Véga
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Millicent Ellis
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Anne Woll
Mary Martin
Tchao-Ou-Niang
the Wife
Jack Amoroso
Messenger
Ensemble
Alan Banks
Ensemble
Michael Blair
Second Applicant
A Secretary
Yul Brynner
Tsai-Yong
the Husband
Mary Burr
Ensemble
Victor Burset
Ensemble
Joseph Camiolo
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Ralph Clanton
The Imperial Chamberlain
The Genie
Jack Cooper
Ensemble
Helen Craig
Princess Nieou-Chi
Daughter of the Imperial Preceptor
Nancy Davis
Si-Tchun
a Lady in Waiting
Diane de Brett
A Marriage Broker
Clarence Derwent
The Manager
The Honorable Tchang
Augustin Duncan
Tsai
the Father
Mildred Dunnock
Madame Tsai
the Mother
Ronald Fletcher
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Gene Galvin
The Food Commissioner
A Bonze
Arlene Garver
Ensemble
John High
Imperial Guard
A Merchant
Ensemble
Lisan Kay
The Black Ape
Phoenix Bird
Max Leavitt
First Clerk
Li-Wang
John Robert Lloyd
Imperial Guard
Ensemble
Lisa Maslova
The White Tiger
Phoenix Bird
McKay Morris
Prince Nieou
the Imperial Preceptor
Rex O'Malley
Youen-Kong
the Steward
Lang Page
Ensemble
Bernard Pisarski
Ensemble
Mary Ann Reeve
Hand Maiden
Child
Leslie Rheinfeld
Second Property Man
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Donald Rose
A Little Boy
Teddy Rose
Child
Gordon Showalter
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Walter Stane
The Lion
Ensemble
Sydelle Sylovna
Waiting Woman
Ensemble
Bob Turner
Second Clerk
A Rich Man
Albert Vecchio
First Property Man
The Lion
Ensemble
Pamela Wilde
Waiting Woman
Ensemble
Tom Emlyn Williams
First Applicant
Priest of Amida Buddha
Blanche Zohar
Hand Maiden
Child
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 06, 1946 - Jun 08, 1946)
Press Representative:
Ted Goldsmith
Cast
Val Buttignol
Ensemble
George Cotton
The Imperial Chamberlain
The Genie
Edward Crain
Imperial Attendant
Ensemble
Ronald Fletcher
The Lion
Fiora Fontana
Ensemble
Quentin Howard
Ensemble
Leslie John
A Lesser Bonze
Ensemble
Charles Leavitt
Li-Wang
First Clerk
music by
Raymond Scott
; lyrics by
Bernard Hanighen
Act 1
Sung By
Mountain High, Valley Low
Tchao-Ou-Niang and Tsai-Yong
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Where You Are
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Act 2
Sung By
Willow Tree
Tsai-Yong
Vision Song
Tchao-Ou-Niang and Tsai-Yong
Bitter Harvest
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Act 3
Sung By
Mountain High, Valley Low
(Reprise)
Tchao-Ou-Niang
Lute Song
Tchao-Ou-Niang
PRODUCTIONS
More Productions by Opening Date
The Magnificent Yankee
Jan 22, 1946
Jun 08, 1946
O Mistress Mine
Jan 23, 1946
May 31, 1947
Born Yesterday
Feb 04, 1946
Dec 31, 1949
January Thaw
Feb 04, 1946
Mar 16, 1946
Apple of His Eye
Feb 05, 1946
May 18, 1946
Lute Song
Feb 06, 1946
Jun 08, 1946
Swan Song
May 15, 1946
Sep 28, 1946
Annie Get Your Gun
May 16, 1946
Feb 12, 1949
The Critic
May 20, 1946
Jun 22, 1946
Oedipus Rex
May 20, 1946
Jun 22, 1946
Around the World
May 31, 1946
Aug 03, 1946
Close
Search
search
in
Category
All
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Looking for more categories?
Search
Close
Home
Shows
People
Organizations
Theatres
Seasons
Characters
Awards
Songs
Statistics
Advanced Search
FAQ
Help
About
Policies
Contact