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No Strings
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 15, 1962
Closing Date
Aug 03, 1963
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1962
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1962
Previews
1
Performances
580
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Mar 15, 1962
Close Date: Aug 03, 1963
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 15, 1962 - Sep 29, 1962)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 01, 1962 - Aug 03, 1963)
Setting
Paris, Monte Carlo, Honfleur, Deauville and St. Tropez. The present.
Comments
Originally announced to open March 1, 1962 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Richard Rodgers
; Produced in association with
Samuel Taylor
Book by
Samuel Taylor
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
; Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Musical Director:
Peter Matz
; Dance arrangements by
Peter Matz
Directed by
Joe Layton
; Choreographed by
Joe Layton
; Associate Choreographer:
Buddy Schwab
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Fred Voelpel
and
Donald Brooks
; Dresses for Diahann Carroll, Polly Rowles and Bernie Massi designed by
Donald Brooks
; Lighting Design by
David Hays
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Prod. Assistant to Mr. Hays:
Marvin March
; Assistant to Fred Voelpel:
E. Oliver Olsen
; Sound Technician:
Vincent Gilcher
General Manager:
Morris Jacobs
; Company Manager:
Maurice Winters
Production Stage Manager:
Charles Atkin
; Stage Manager:
Fred Smith
; Production Supervisor:
Jerome Whyte
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Harry Clark
Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
; Assistant Conductor:
Milton Greene
; Flute:
Walter Wegner
; Clarinet:
Aaron Sachs
; Oboe:
Ernie Mauro
; Trumpet:
James Sedlar
; Trombone:
James Dahl
; Drums:
Ronnie Bedford
; Bassoon:
Walter Kane
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
,
Ben Washer
and
Arlene Wolf
; Dance Captain:
Wakefield Poole
; Casting:
Edward Blum
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Diahann Carroll
Barbara Woodruff
Mar 14, 1962 - Jun 15, 1963
Richard Kiley
David Jordan
Mar 14, 1962 - Jul 13, 1963
Noëlle Adam
Jeanette Valmy
Mar 14, 1962 - Dec 01, 1962
Don Chastain
Mike Robinson
Alvin Epstein
Luc Delbert
Mitchell Gregg
Louis dePourtal
Bernice Massi
Comfort O'Connell
Polly Rowles
Mollie Plummer
Paul Cambeilh
Marcello Agnolotti
Susanne Cansino
Dancer
Julie Drake
Dancer
Jean Eliot
Dancer
Ginny Gan
Dancer
Gene GeBauer
Dancer
Ellen Graff
Dancer
Ann Hodges
Gabrielle Bertin
Dancer
Diana Hrubetz
Dancer
Kay Hudson
Dancer
Scott Hunter
Dancer
Alan Johnson
Dancer
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
Michael Maurer
Dancer
Larry Merritt
Dancer
Anna Marie Moylan
Dancer
David Neuman
Dancer
Patti Pappathatos
Dancer
Janet Paxton
Dancer
Wakefield Poole
Dancer
Dellas Rennie
Dancer
Bea Salten
Dancer
Carol Sherman
Dancer
Calvin von Reinhold
Dancer
Mary Zahn
Dancer
Standby:
John Carter
(David Jordan, Mike Robinson) and
Vi Valesco
(Barbara Woodruff)
Understudies:
Paul Cambeilh
(Louis dePourtal),
Ann Hodges
(Mollie Plummer, Comfort O'Connell),
Diana Hrubetz
(Gabrielle Bertin),
Alan Johnson
(Luc Delbert),
Dellas Rennie
(Jeanette Valmy) and
Calvin von Reinhold
(Marcello Agnolotti)
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 15, 1962 - Sep 29, 1962)
Cast
Gene GeBauer
Marcello Agnolotti
Dick Colacino
Dancer
Dorothy Frank
Dancer
Curtis Hood
Dancer
Ruth Anne King
Dancer
Nancy Lynch
Dancer
Standby:
Vi Velasco
(Barbara Woodruff)
Understudies:
Dorothy Frank
(Gabrielle Bertin) and
Gene GeBauer
(Marcello Agnolotti)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 01, 1962 - Aug 03, 1963)
Cast
Barbara McNair
Barbara Woodruff
Jun 17, 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Juki Arkin
Luc Delbert
Yvonne Constant
Jeanette Valmy
Dec 03, 1962 - Jun 1963
Robert Goss
Mike Robinson
Beti Seay
Jeanette Valmy
Jul 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Jere Admire
Dancer
Donna Baccala
Dancer
Elinor Coffee
Dancer
Jean Duguid
Dancer
Ellen Fluhr
Dancer
Linda Rae Hager
Dancer
Ellen Halpin
Dancer
Astrida Jakobson
Dancer
Howard Keel
David Jordan
Jul 15, 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Judy Keirn
Dancer
Joe McWherter
Dancer
Louise Quick
Dancer
Walter Stratton
Dancer
Standby:
Norma Donaldson
(Barbara Woodruff),
Robert Goss
(Mike Robinson, David Jordan) and
Beverly Todd
(Barbara Woodruff)
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
Act 1
Sung By
The Sweetest Sounds
Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan
How Sad
David Jordan
Loads of Love
Barbara Woodruff
The Man Who Has Everything
Louis dePourtal
Be My Host
David Jordan, Comfort O'Connell, Mike Robinson, Luc Delbert, Gabrielle Bertin and Dancers
La La La
Jeanette Valmy and Luc Delbert
You Don't Tell Me
Barbara Woodruff
Love Makes the World Go
Mollie Plummer, Comfort O'Connell and Dancers
Nobody Told Me
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Act 2
Sung By
Look No Further
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Maine
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
An Orthodox Fool
Barbara Woodruff
Eager Beaver
Comfort O'Connell, Mike Robinson and Dancers
No Strings
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Maine
(Reprise)
Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan
The Sweetest Sounds
(Reprise)
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1962 Nominee
Best Composer
1962 Winner
Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
Best Actor in a Musical
1962 Nominee
Richard Kiley
Best Actress in a Musical
1962 Winner
Diahann Carroll
Best Scenic Design
1962 Nominee
Scenic Design by
David Hays
Best Costume Design
1962 Nominee
Dresses for Diahann Carroll, Polly Rowles and Bernie Massi designed by
Donald Brooks
Best Choreography
1962 Winner
Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Best Direction of a Musical
1962 Nominee
Directed by
Joe Layton
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1962 Nominee
Musical Director:
Peter Matz
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Richard Rodgers
; Produced in association with
Samuel Taylor
Book by
Samuel Taylor
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
; Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Musical Director:
Peter Matz
; Dance arrangements by
Peter Matz
Directed by
Joe Layton
; Choreographed by
Joe Layton
; Associate Choreographer:
Buddy Schwab
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Fred Voelpel
and
Donald Brooks
; Dresses for Diahann Carroll, Polly Rowles and Bernie Massi designed by
Donald Brooks
; Lighting Design by
David Hays
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Prod. Assistant to Mr. Hays:
Marvin March
; Assistant to Fred Voelpel:
E. Oliver Olsen
; Sound Technician:
Vincent Gilcher
General Manager:
Morris Jacobs
; Company Manager:
Maurice Winters
Production Stage Manager:
Charles Atkin
; Stage Manager:
Fred Smith
; Production Supervisor:
Jerome Whyte
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Harry Clark
Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
; Assistant Conductor:
Milton Greene
; Flute:
Walter Wegner
; Clarinet:
Aaron Sachs
; Oboe:
Ernie Mauro
; Trumpet:
James Sedlar
; Trombone:
James Dahl
; Drums:
Ronnie Bedford
; Bassoon:
Walter Kane
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
,
Ben Washer
and
Arlene Wolf
; Dance Captain:
Wakefield Poole
; Casting:
Edward Blum
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Diahann Carroll
Barbara Woodruff
Mar 14, 1962 - Jun 15, 1963
Richard Kiley
David Jordan
Mar 14, 1962 - Jul 13, 1963
Noëlle Adam
Jeanette Valmy
Mar 14, 1962 - Dec 01, 1962
Don Chastain
Mike Robinson
Alvin Epstein
Luc Delbert
Mitchell Gregg
Louis dePourtal
Bernice Massi
Comfort O'Connell
Polly Rowles
Mollie Plummer
Paul Cambeilh
Marcello Agnolotti
Susanne Cansino
Dancer
Julie Drake
Dancer
Jean Eliot
Dancer
Ginny Gan
Dancer
Gene GeBauer
Dancer
Ellen Graff
Dancer
Ann Hodges
Gabrielle Bertin
Dancer
Diana Hrubetz
Dancer
Kay Hudson
Dancer
Scott Hunter
Dancer
Alan Johnson
Dancer
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
Michael Maurer
Dancer
Larry Merritt
Dancer
Anna Marie Moylan
Dancer
David Neuman
Dancer
Patti Pappathatos
Dancer
Janet Paxton
Dancer
Wakefield Poole
Dancer
Dellas Rennie
Dancer
Bea Salten
Dancer
Carol Sherman
Dancer
Calvin von Reinhold
Dancer
Mary Zahn
Dancer
Standby:
John Carter
(David Jordan, Mike Robinson) and
Vi Valesco
(Barbara Woodruff)
Understudies:
Paul Cambeilh
(Louis dePourtal),
Ann Hodges
(Mollie Plummer, Comfort O'Connell),
Diana Hrubetz
(Gabrielle Bertin),
Alan Johnson
(Luc Delbert),
Dellas Rennie
(Jeanette Valmy) and
Calvin von Reinhold
(Marcello Agnolotti)
54th Street Theatre
(Mar 15, 1962 - Sep 29, 1962)
Cast
Gene GeBauer
Marcello Agnolotti
Dick Colacino
Dancer
Dorothy Frank
Dancer
Curtis Hood
Dancer
Ruth Anne King
Dancer
Nancy Lynch
Dancer
Standby:
Vi Velasco
(Barbara Woodruff)
Understudies:
Dorothy Frank
(Gabrielle Bertin) and
Gene GeBauer
(Marcello Agnolotti)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 01, 1962 - Aug 03, 1963)
Cast
Barbara McNair
Barbara Woodruff
Jun 17, 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Juki Arkin
Luc Delbert
Yvonne Constant
Jeanette Valmy
Dec 03, 1962 - Jun 1963
Robert Goss
Mike Robinson
Beti Seay
Jeanette Valmy
Jul 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Jere Admire
Dancer
Donna Baccala
Dancer
Elinor Coffee
Dancer
Jean Duguid
Dancer
Ellen Fluhr
Dancer
Linda Rae Hager
Dancer
Ellen Halpin
Dancer
Astrida Jakobson
Dancer
Howard Keel
David Jordan
Jul 15, 1963 - Aug 03, 1963
Judy Keirn
Dancer
Joe McWherter
Dancer
Louise Quick
Dancer
Walter Stratton
Dancer
Standby:
Norma Donaldson
(Barbara Woodruff),
Robert Goss
(Mike Robinson, David Jordan) and
Beverly Todd
(Barbara Woodruff)
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
Act 1
Sung By
The Sweetest Sounds
Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan
How Sad
David Jordan
Loads of Love
Barbara Woodruff
The Man Who Has Everything
Louis dePourtal
Be My Host
David Jordan, Comfort O'Connell, Mike Robinson, Luc Delbert, Gabrielle Bertin and Dancers
La La La
Jeanette Valmy and Luc Delbert
You Don't Tell Me
Barbara Woodruff
Love Makes the World Go
Mollie Plummer, Comfort O'Connell and Dancers
Nobody Told Me
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Act 2
Sung By
Look No Further
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Maine
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
An Orthodox Fool
Barbara Woodruff
Eager Beaver
Comfort O'Connell, Mike Robinson and Dancers
No Strings
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Maine
(Reprise)
Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan
The Sweetest Sounds
(Reprise)
David Jordan and Barbara Woodruff
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1962 Nominee
Best Composer
1962 Winner
Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by
Richard Rodgers
Best Actor in a Musical
1962 Nominee
Richard Kiley
Best Actress in a Musical
1962 Winner
Diahann Carroll
Best Scenic Design
1962 Nominee
Scenic Design by
David Hays
Best Costume Design
1962 Nominee
Dresses for Diahann Carroll, Polly Rowles and Bernie Massi designed by
Donald Brooks
Best Choreography
1962 Winner
Choreographed by
Joe Layton
Best Direction of a Musical
1962 Nominee
Directed by
Joe Layton
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1962 Nominee
Musical Director:
Peter Matz
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