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Music in the Air
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 08, 1951
Closing Date
Nov 24, 1951
Performances
56
Musical
Comedy
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 08, 1951
Close Date: Nov 24, 1951
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Oct 08, 1951 - Nov 24, 1951)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Switzerland. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Reginald Hammerstein
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Musical Director:
Maurice Levine
Directed by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Production Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Forrest Thayer
and
Eleanor Goldsmith
; Lighting Design by
Charles Elson
Company Manager:
Rube Bernstein
General Stage Manager:
Paul Shiers
; Stage Manager:
Walter Russell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
James Hammerstein
Press Representative:
Michel Mok
and
John L. Toohey
Dennis King
Bruno Mahler
Conrad Nagel
Ernst Weber
Jane Pickens
Frieda Hatzfeld
Charles Winninger
Dr. Walter Lessing
Gordon Alexander
Lawyer Baum
Man/Walking Club
Robert Baird
Man/Walking Club
James Beni
Porter
Willi
Man/Walking Club
Richard Bishop
Kirschner
Walter Born
Pfugfelder
Man/Walking Club
Robert Busch
Man/Walking Club
Richard Case
Herman
Child
Georgianna Catal
Child
Madelaine Chambers
Woman
Carlo Corelli
Schmidt
Man/Walking Club
Charles Dunn
Man/Walking Club
Jean Ellsperman
Frau Schreimann
Woman
Marybeth Fitzpatrick
Tila
Child
Hal Frye
Burgomaster
Warren Galjour
Man/Walking Club
Robert Gilson
Man/Walking Club
Mitchell Gregg
Karl Reder
Norah Howard
Anna
Mary Hoyer
Child
Joan Keenan
Woman
Julie Kelety
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Sophie
Woman
John M. King
Waiter
Assistant Stage Manager
Man/Walking Club
William Krach
Man/Walking Club
Rosemary Kuhlmann
Woman
Sheila Mathews
Woman
Lillian Murphy
Broadway debut
Sieglinde Lessing
Grace Olsen
Woman
Frederick Olsson
Man/Walking Club
Muriel O'Malley
Lilli
Biruta Ramoska
Barmaid
Woman
Fred Rivett
Man/Walking Club
Charles Saari
Child
Marjorie Samsel
Woman
Terry Saunders
Marthe
Guy Spaull
Uppmann
Helen Stanton
Woman
Susan Steell
Frau Moeller
Woman
Donald Thrall
Man/Walking Club
Waldorf
Zoo Attendant
Milton Watson
Priest
Understudies:
Warren Galjour
(Priest),
Julie Kelety
(Lilli),
John M. King
(Karl Reder),
Rosemary Kuhlmann
(Marthe),
Grace Olsen
(Sieglinde Lessing),
Terry Saunders
(Frieda Hatzfeld) and
Milton Watson
(Bruno Mahler)
Songs
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung By
Melodies of May
Choral Society
I've Told Every Little Star
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing and Choral Society
Prayer
Schoolroom Ensemble
There's a Hill Beyond a Hill
Walking Club
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Coming Home
Bruno Mahler
I'm Alone
Frieda Hatzfeld
I Am So Eager
Bruno Mahler and Frieda Hatzfeld
Fineletta
Marthe, Ernst Weber and Dr. Walter Lessing
Act 2
Sung By
One More Dance
Bruno Mahler
Night Flies By
Frieda Hatzfeld
When The Spring Is in the Air
Sieglinde Lessing, Lilli and The Music Teacher
In Egern on Tegern See
Lilli
The Song Is You
Bruno Mahler
The Song Is You
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld and Bruno Mahler
We Belong Together
Edendorf Ensemble
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Reginald Hammerstein
Music by
Jerome Kern
; Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Russell Bennett
; Musical Director:
Maurice Levine
Directed by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Production Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Assistant to Mr. Ayers:
Forrest Thayer
and
Eleanor Goldsmith
; Lighting Design by
Charles Elson
Company Manager:
Rube Bernstein
General Stage Manager:
Paul Shiers
; Stage Manager:
Walter Russell
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
James Hammerstein
Press Representative:
Michel Mok
and
John L. Toohey
Dennis King
Bruno Mahler
Conrad Nagel
Ernst Weber
Jane Pickens
Frieda Hatzfeld
Charles Winninger
Dr. Walter Lessing
Gordon Alexander
Lawyer Baum
Man/Walking Club
Robert Baird
Man/Walking Club
James Beni
Porter
Willi
Man/Walking Club
Richard Bishop
Kirschner
Walter Born
Pfugfelder
Man/Walking Club
Robert Busch
Man/Walking Club
Richard Case
Herman
Child
Georgianna Catal
Child
Madelaine Chambers
Woman
Carlo Corelli
Schmidt
Man/Walking Club
Charles Dunn
Man/Walking Club
Jean Ellsperman
Frau Schreimann
Woman
Marybeth Fitzpatrick
Tila
Child
Hal Frye
Burgomaster
Warren Galjour
Man/Walking Club
Robert Gilson
Man/Walking Club
Mitchell Gregg
Karl Reder
Norah Howard
Anna
Mary Hoyer
Child
Joan Keenan
Woman
Julie Kelety
Mrs. Pflugfelder
Sophie
Woman
John M. King
Waiter
Assistant Stage Manager
Man/Walking Club
William Krach
Man/Walking Club
Rosemary Kuhlmann
Woman
Sheila Mathews
Woman
Lillian Murphy
Broadway debut
Sieglinde Lessing
Grace Olsen
Woman
Frederick Olsson
Man/Walking Club
Muriel O'Malley
Lilli
Biruta Ramoska
Barmaid
Woman
Fred Rivett
Man/Walking Club
Charles Saari
Child
Marjorie Samsel
Woman
Terry Saunders
Marthe
Guy Spaull
Uppmann
Helen Stanton
Woman
Susan Steell
Frau Moeller
Woman
Donald Thrall
Man/Walking Club
Waldorf
Zoo Attendant
Milton Watson
Priest
Understudies:
Warren Galjour
(Priest),
Julie Kelety
(Lilli),
John M. King
(Karl Reder),
Rosemary Kuhlmann
(Marthe),
Grace Olsen
(Sieglinde Lessing),
Terry Saunders
(Frieda Hatzfeld) and
Milton Watson
(Bruno Mahler)
music by
Jerome Kern
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung By
Melodies of May
Choral Society
I've Told Every Little Star
Karl Reder, Sieglinde Lessing and Choral Society
Prayer
Schoolroom Ensemble
There's a Hill Beyond a Hill
Walking Club
I've Told Every Little Star
(Reprise)
Sieglinde Lessing
I'm Coming Home
Bruno Mahler
I'm Alone
Frieda Hatzfeld
I Am So Eager
Bruno Mahler and Frieda Hatzfeld
Fineletta
Marthe, Ernst Weber and Dr. Walter Lessing
Act 2
Sung By
One More Dance
Bruno Mahler
Night Flies By
Frieda Hatzfeld
When The Spring Is in the Air
Sieglinde Lessing, Lilli and The Music Teacher
In Egern on Tegern See
Lilli
The Song Is You
Bruno Mahler
The Song Is You
(Reprise)
Frieda Hatzfeld and Bruno Mahler
We Belong Together
Edendorf Ensemble
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