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Marlene
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 11, 1999
Closing Date
May 02, 1999
1st Preview
Mar 30, 1999
1st Preview
Mar 30, 1999
Previews
15
Performances
25
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Apr 11, 1999
Close Date: May 02, 1999
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Apr 11, 1999 - May 02, 1999)
Setting
A theatre in Paris, 1969
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by
Ric Wanetik
and
Frederic B. Vogel
; Associate Producer:
Alice Chebba Walsh
,
Mary Ellen Ashley
,
Anne L. Bernstein
,
Kimberly Vaughn
,
Richard Samson
,
Jennifer Lee
and
Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Inc.
Book by
Pam Gems
; Musical Director:
Kevin Amos
; Additional lyrics by
Haven Gillespie
("You Go to My Head"),
Cole Porter
("You Do Something to Me" & "The Laziest Gal in Town"),
Fredrich Hollaender
("Illusions", "Lola" & "Jonny"),
Andy Razaf
("Honeysuckle Rose"),
Pete Seeger
("Where Have All the Flowers Gone"),
Édith Piaf
("La Vie en Rose"),
Albert A. Beach
("I Wish You Love"),
Terry Gilkyson
("Look Me Over Closely"),
Samuel M. Lerner
("Falling In Love Again"),
Frank Loesser
("The Boys in the Back Room"),
Hans Leip
("Lili Marlene"),
Fritz Rotter
("Mein Blondes Baby"),
Joseph Gilbert
("Lieben Ohne Liebe Kannst Du Nicht"),
Sammy Lerner
and
Tommie Connor
; Additional numbers by
J. Fred Coots
("You Go to My Head"),
Cole Porter
("You Do Something to Me" & "The Laziest Gal in Town"),
Fredrich Hollaender
("Illusions", "Lola", "Jonny", "Falling in Love Again","The Boys in the Back Room"),
Thomas "Fats" Waller
("Honeysuckle Rose"),
Pete Seeger
("Where Have All the Flowers Gone"),
R. S. Louiguy
("La Vie en Rose"),
Charles Louis Trenet
("I Wish You Love"),
Norbert Schultze
("Lili Marlene"),
Peter Kreuder
("Mein Blondes Baby") and
Mischa Spoliansky
("Lieben Ohne Liebe Kannst Du Nicht"); Additional music by
Terry Gilkyson
("Look Me Over Closely"); English lyrics by
Tommy Connor
("Lili Marlene") and
Jimmy Phillips
("Lili Marlene")
Directed by
Sean Mathias
; Assistant Director:
Thierry Harcourt
Scenic Design by
John Arnone
; Costume Design by
David C. Woolard
; Lighting Design by
Mark Jonathan
; Sound Design by
Peter J. Fitzgerald
; Concert Gown Recreated by
Terry Parsons
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
; Projection Programmer:
Paul Vershbow
General Manager:
Albert Poland
; Company Manager:
Frank Lott
Production Stage Manager:
Arthur Gaffin
; Technical Supervisor:
Neil A. Mazzella
; Stage Manager:
David Sugarman
Casting:
Ilene Starger, C.S.A.
; Press Representative:
James LL Morrison & Associates
; Marketing:
The Karpel Group
; Advertising:
Grey Entertainment, Inc.
and
Jon Bierman
Siân Phillips
Marlene Dietrich
Mary Diveny
Mutti
Margaret Whitton
Vivian
Edward Hibbert
Newsreader Voiceover
Standby:
Lucy Martin
(Marlene Dietrich)
Understudy:
Becky London
(Mutti, Vivian)
Songs
Act 1
You Do Something to Me
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
Look Me Over Closely
(music by
Terry Gilkyson
; lyrics by
Terry Gilkyson
)
Illusions
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
Johnny, (wenn Du Geburtstag hast)
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
(Ich bin die fesche) Lola
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
I Wish You Love (Que Reste-til de Nos Amours)
(music by
Charles Louis Trenet
; lyrics by
Albert A. Beach
and
Charles Louis Trenet
)
Act 2
Mein Blondes Baby
(music by
Peter Kreuder
and
Fritz Rotter
; lyrics by
Peter Kreuder
and
Fritz Rotter
)
Warum (Frag' Nicht Warum Ich Gehe)
(music by
Robert Stolz
; lyrics by
Walter Reisch
)
The Laziest Girl in Town
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
The Boys in the Back Room
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frank Loesser
)
Lili Marlene
(music by
Norbert Schultze
; lyrics by
Tommie Connor
and
Hans Leip
)
Honeysuckle Rose
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
(music by
Pete Seeger
; lyrics by
Pete Seeger
)
La vie en Rose
(music by
Louiguy
and
Édith Piaf
; lyrics by
Louiguy
and
Édith Piaf
)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1999 Nominee
Book by
Pam Gems
Best Actress in a Musical
1999 Nominee
Siân Phillips
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1999 Nominee
Siân Phillips
Statistics
Season:
1998-99
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Marlene Statistics
1998-99 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by
Ric Wanetik
and
Frederic B. Vogel
; Associate Producer:
Alice Chebba Walsh
,
Mary Ellen Ashley
,
Anne L. Bernstein
,
Kimberly Vaughn
,
Richard Samson
,
Jennifer Lee
and
Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Inc.
Book by
Pam Gems
; Musical Director:
Kevin Amos
; Additional lyrics by
Haven Gillespie
("You Go to My Head"),
Cole Porter
("You Do Something to Me" & "The Laziest Gal in Town"),
Fredrich Hollaender
("Illusions", "Lola" & "Jonny"),
Andy Razaf
("Honeysuckle Rose"),
Pete Seeger
("Where Have All the Flowers Gone"),
Édith Piaf
("La Vie en Rose"),
Albert A. Beach
("I Wish You Love"),
Terry Gilkyson
("Look Me Over Closely"),
Samuel M. Lerner
("Falling In Love Again"),
Frank Loesser
("The Boys in the Back Room"),
Hans Leip
("Lili Marlene"),
Fritz Rotter
("Mein Blondes Baby"),
Joseph Gilbert
("Lieben Ohne Liebe Kannst Du Nicht"),
Sammy Lerner
and
Tommie Connor
; Additional numbers by
J. Fred Coots
("You Go to My Head"),
Cole Porter
("You Do Something to Me" & "The Laziest Gal in Town"),
Fredrich Hollaender
("Illusions", "Lola", "Jonny", "Falling in Love Again","The Boys in the Back Room"),
Thomas "Fats" Waller
("Honeysuckle Rose"),
Pete Seeger
("Where Have All the Flowers Gone"),
R. S. Louiguy
("La Vie en Rose"),
Charles Louis Trenet
("I Wish You Love"),
Norbert Schultze
("Lili Marlene"),
Peter Kreuder
("Mein Blondes Baby") and
Mischa Spoliansky
("Lieben Ohne Liebe Kannst Du Nicht"); Additional music by
Terry Gilkyson
("Look Me Over Closely"); English lyrics by
Tommy Connor
("Lili Marlene") and
Jimmy Phillips
("Lili Marlene")
Directed by
Sean Mathias
; Assistant Director:
Thierry Harcourt
Scenic Design by
John Arnone
; Costume Design by
David C. Woolard
; Lighting Design by
Mark Jonathan
; Sound Design by
Peter J. Fitzgerald
; Concert Gown Recreated by
Terry Parsons
; Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
; Projection Programmer:
Paul Vershbow
General Manager:
Albert Poland
; Company Manager:
Frank Lott
Production Stage Manager:
Arthur Gaffin
; Technical Supervisor:
Neil A. Mazzella
; Stage Manager:
David Sugarman
Casting:
Ilene Starger, C.S.A.
; Press Representative:
James LL Morrison & Associates
; Marketing:
The Karpel Group
; Advertising:
Grey Entertainment, Inc.
and
Jon Bierman
Siân Phillips
Marlene Dietrich
Mary Diveny
Mutti
Margaret Whitton
Vivian
Edward Hibbert
Newsreader Voiceover
Standby:
Lucy Martin
(Marlene Dietrich)
Understudy:
Becky London
(Mutti, Vivian)
Act 1
You Do Something to Me
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
Look Me Over Closely
(music by
Terry Gilkyson
; lyrics by
Terry Gilkyson
)
Illusions
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
Johnny, (wenn Du Geburtstag hast)
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
(Ich bin die fesche) Lola
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frederick Hollander
)
I Wish You Love (Que Reste-til de Nos Amours)
(music by
Charles Louis Trenet
; lyrics by
Albert A. Beach
and
Charles Louis Trenet
)
Act 2
Mein Blondes Baby
(music by
Peter Kreuder
and
Fritz Rotter
; lyrics by
Peter Kreuder
and
Fritz Rotter
)
Warum (Frag' Nicht Warum Ich Gehe)
(music by
Robert Stolz
; lyrics by
Walter Reisch
)
The Laziest Girl in Town
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
The Boys in the Back Room
(music by
Frederick Hollander
; lyrics by
Frank Loesser
)
Lili Marlene
(music by
Norbert Schultze
; lyrics by
Tommie Connor
and
Hans Leip
)
Honeysuckle Rose
(music by
Thomas "Fats" Waller
; lyrics by
Andy Razaf
)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
(music by
Pete Seeger
; lyrics by
Pete Seeger
)
La vie en Rose
(music by
Louiguy
and
Édith Piaf
; lyrics by
Louiguy
and
Édith Piaf
)
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1999 Nominee
Book by
Pam Gems
Best Actress in a Musical
1999 Nominee
Siân Phillips
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1999 Nominee
Siân Phillips
Season:
1998-99
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Marlene Statistics
1998-99 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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