On the Town

Imperial Theatre, (10/31/1971 - 1/01/1972)

First Preview:	Oct 27, 1971	Total Previews:	4
Opening Date:	Oct 31, 1971
Closing Date:	Jan 01, 1972	Total Performances:	73

Category: Musical, Comedy, Revival, Broadway

Setting: June 1944. New York City.

Production Staff [See More]
Produced by Jerry Schlossberg and Vista Productions; Associate Producer: Rick Mandell and Allen Litke
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on an idea by Jerome Robbins; Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock; Music orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay
Directed by Ron Field; Choreographed by Ron Field; Assistant Choreographer: Michael Shawn
Scenic Design by James Trittipo; Costume Design by Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Hair Design by Ted Azar; Make-Up Design by Ted Azar; Hairstylist: Masarone
General Manager: George Thorn and Leonard A. Mulhern
Production Stage Manager: Terence Little; Stage Manager: Lee Murray
Conducted by Milton Rosenstock; Musical Coordinator: Dorothea Freitag; Head Copyist: Bob Haring, Jr.
General Press Representative: Betty Lee Hunt Associates, Inc.; Associate Press Representative: Henry Luhrman; Production Associate: Henry Honeckman; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company

Cast

Ron Husmann	Gabey
Donna McKechnie	Ivy Smith
Phyllis Newman	Claire DeLoone
Bernadette Peters	Hildy Esterhazy
Tom Avera	Pitkin W. Bridgework
Marilyn Cooper	Lucy Schmeeler
Zoya Leporska	Little Old Lady
Remak Ramsay	Ozzie
Jess Richards	Chip
Fran Stevens	Madame Maude P. Dilly
Andy Bew	Dance Ensemble
Carole Bishop	Dance Ensemble
Eileen Casey	Dance Ensemble
Paul Charles	Dance Ensemble
Jill Cook	Dance Ensemble
Don Croll	Bill Poster
	Congacabana Master of Ceremonies
	Singing Ensemble
Nancy Dalton	Dance Ensemble
Martha Danielle	Singing Ensemble
Sandra Dorsey	Diana Dream
	Singing Ensemble
Bobbi Franklin	Singing Ensemble
Laura Kenyon	Senorita Dolores Dolores
	Singing Ensemble
Marybeth Kurdock	Flossie's Friend
	Dance Ensemble
Nancy Lynch	Dance Ensemble
Richard Marr	Singing Ensemble
Larry Merritt	Rajah Bimmy
	Dance Ensemble
John Mineo	Coney Island Zoot Suit Dancer
	Dance Ensemble
Gail Nelson	Singing Ensemble
Gina Paglia	Gina Henie
	Dance Ensemble
Pamela Peadon	Dance Ensemble
Carol Petri	Flossie
	Dance Ensemble
Jeff Phillips	Dance Ensemble
Orrin Reiley	Announcer
	Waldo Figment
	Singing Ensemble
Dennis Roth	Diamond Eddie Master of Ceremonies
	Singing Ensemble
Marie Santell	Singing Ensemble
Ken Scalice	Dance Ensemble
Doug Spingler	Dance Ensemble
Tony Stevens	Coney Island Zoot Suit Dancer
	Dance Ensemble
Luke Stover	Singing Ensemble
Chester Walker	Dance Ensemble
David Wilder	Workman
	S. Uperman
	Singing Ensemble
Craig Yates	Singing Ensemble

Understudies: Andy Bew (Chip), Marilyn Cooper (Hildy Esterhazy), Bobbi Franklin (Madame Maude P. Dilly), Laura Kenyon (Claire DeLoone, Lucy Schmeeler), Nancy Lynch (Little Old Lady), Richard Marr (Pitkin W. Bridgework), Pamela Peadon (Ivy Smith) and Orrin Reiley (Gabey, Ozzie)

Tony Award^®
1972 Best Featured Actress in a Musical [nominee]
Bernadette Peters
Theatre World
1972 Award [recipient]
Jess Richards

music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

ACT 1	Sung By
I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet	Workmen
New York, New York	Chip, Ozzie and Gabey
Miss Turnstiles Ballet	Contestants, Ivy Smith and Manhattanites
Come Up to My Place	Hildy Esterhazy and Chip
Carried Away	Claire DeLoone and Ozzie
Lonely Town	Gabey and New Yorkers
Do-Do-Re-Do	Ivy Smith, Mme, Madame Maude P. Dilly, Teachers and Students
I Can Cook Too	Hildy Esterhazy and Chip
Lucky to Be Me	Gabey and New Yorkers
Times Square Ballet	Entire Company
ACT 2	Sung By
So Long Baby Ice Revue	Gina Henie and Skaters
Nightclub Song	Diana Dream
Nightclub Song (Spanish)	Senorita Dolores
You Got Me	Claire DeLoone, Ozzie, Hildy Esterhazy and Chip
I Understand	Pitkin W. Bridgework and Lucy Schmeeler
Playground of the Rich Ballet	Gabey, Ivy Smith and High Society Dancers
Some Other Time	Claire DeLoone, Hildy Esterhazy, Chip and Ozzie
Coney Island Hep Cats	Flossie, Friend and Zoot Suit Dancers
New York, New York (Reprise)	Entire Company