MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 06, 1983
Closing Date
May 20, 1984
1st Preview
Mar 01, 1983
1st Preview
Mar 01, 1983
Previews
7
Performances
505
MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Virginia Theatre
(Mar 06, 1983 - May 20, 1984)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
1920. A Vaudeville Stage; a classroom at Knickerbocker University; Vera's apartment; Cosmopolitan Opera House stage and stage door
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by Alfred De Liagre, Jr., Roger L. Stevens, John Mauceri, Donald R. Seawell and André Pastoria
Originally produced by ANTA (Alfred de Liagre Jr: executive producer; Jean Dalrymple: executive director) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Book by Rodgers & Hart and George Abbott; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek; Musical Director: John Mauceri; Assistant Musical Dir.: Paul Schwartz; Choral arrangements by Jeffrey Klitz
Directed by George Abbott; Original choreography by George Balanchine; Choreographed by Donald Saddler; Additional ballet choreography by Peter Martins
Production Design by Zack Brown; Lighting Design by John McLain; Wigs for Misses Makarova and Merrill by Paul Huntley; Wig Design by Charles Eisen and Dennis Bergevin; Make-Up Design by Charles Eisen and Dennis Bergevin; Production Soundman: Jan Nebozenko; Assistant Scenic Design: Thomas Warren; Assistant Lighting Design: Ruth Roberts
Coordinating Producer: Charlene Harrington; General Manager: Charlene Harrington and C. Edwin Knill; Company Manager: Edwin Blacker
Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Amy Pell; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sarah Whitham
Conducted by Paul Schwartz and John Kim Bell; Music Contractor: John Kim Bell; At the piano: Jeffrey Klitz and Jeff Lipham; Coordination of music materials by John A. McGlinn
Casting: Hughes / Moss Casting; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Production Associate: Jean Bankier; Ballet Mistress: Susan Pilarre and Susan Hendl; Asst. to the Choreographer: Dirk Lumbard; Dance Captain: Dirk Lumbard; Ballet Dance Captain: Alexander Filipov; Furs by The Christie Brothers; Assistant to Mr. de Liagre: Dorothy Spellman; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne, Fred Golden and Don Josephson
Natalia Makarova
Vera Barnova
Mar 01, 1983 - Jun 12, 1983
 
Princess Zenobia
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
Mar 01, 1983 - Jun 12, 1983
 
Strip Tease Girl
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Mar 01, 1983 - Jun 12, 1983
Christine Andreas
Frankie Frayne
George de la Peña
Konstantine Morrosine
 
Beggar
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
George S. Irving
Sergei Alexandrovitch
Dina Merrill
Peggy Porterfield
Lara Teeter
Junior
15 years later
 
Hoofer
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Eugene J. Anthony
Phil Dolan II
 
Oscar
 
Ali Shar
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
Dean Badolato
A Messenger Boy
 
Ensemble
Starr Danias
Ballet leader
"On Your Toes" ballet
Melody A. Dye
Ensemble
Alexander Filipov
Ballet leader
"On Your Toes" ballet
 
Ensemble
David Gold
Stage Doorman
 
Ahmud Ben B'Du
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
Ensemble
Betty Ann Grove
Lil Dolan
 
A Woman Reporter
Michaela K. Hughes
Miss Pinkerton
 
Ensemble
George Kmeck
Louie
 
Kringa Khan
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
Ensemble
Wade Laboissonniere
Ensemble
Dirk Lumbard
Stage Manager
 
Tap leader
"On Your Toes" ballet
 
Ensemble
Tamara Mark
Anushka
 
Ensemble
Robert Meadows
Ensemble
Jerry Mitchell
Joe McCall
 
Cop
 
Ensemble
Dana Moore
Tap leader
"On Your Toes" ballet
 
Ensemble
Chris Peterson
Ensemble
 
Dimitri
Mary C. Robare
Lola
 
Ensemble
Philip Arthur Ross
Young Phil Dolan III
Peter Slutsker
Sidney Cohn
Don Steffy
Ivan
 
Ensemble
Kirby Tepper
Ensemble
Michael Vita
Hank Jay Smith
 
Cop
 
Big Boss
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
James Walski
Ensemble
Marcia Lynn Watkins
Ensemble
Leslie Woodies
Ensemble
Sandra Zigars
Ensemble
Understudies: Starr Danias (Vera Barnova), Alexander Filipov (Konstantine Morrosine), David Gold (Sergei Alexandrovitch), Michaela K. Hughes (Peggy Porterfield), Dirk Lumbard (Junior, Phil Dolan II), Jerry Mitchell (Louie), Dana Moore (Lil Dolan), Steven Robert Ross (Young Phil Dolan III), Kirby Tepper (Sidney Cohn) and Marcia Lynn Watkins (Frankie Frayne)

Virginia Theatre (Mar 06, 1983 - May 20, 1984)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Donnis Honeycutt

Cast

Galina Panova
Vera Barnova
Jun 14, 1983 - ?
Kitty Carlisle
Peggy Porterfield
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Peggy Porterfield
Nancy Hess
Ensemble
Marguerite Hickey
Ensemble
Leonid Kozlov
Konstantine Morrosine
Valentina Kozlova
Vera Barnova
 
Princess Zenobia
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
 
Strip Tease Girl
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Robert Meadows
Stage Manager
Bert Michaels
Phil Dolan II
 
Oscar
 
Ali Shar
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
Galina Panova
Princess Zenobia
"Princess Zenobia" Ballet
Jun 14, 1983 - ?
 
Strip Tease Girl
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" Ballet
Jun 14, 1983 - ?
Marcia Lynn Watkins
Frankie Frayne
Leslie Woodies
Anushka
Understudy: Leslie Woodies (Peggy Porterfield)
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Two a Day for Keith
Phil Dolan II, Lil Dolan and Phil Dolan III
Questions and Answers (The Three B's)
Junior and Students
It's Got To Be Love
Frankie Frayne, Junior and Students
Too Good for the Average Man
Sergei Alexandrovitch and Peggy Porterfield
The Seduction
Vera Barnova and Junior
There's a Small Hotel
Frankie Frayne and Junior
Act 2
Sung By
The Heart Is Quicker than the Eye
Peggy Porterfield and Junior
Glad To Be Unhappy
Frankie Frayne
Quiet Night
Hank Jay Smith and Students
On Your Toes
Frankie Frayne and Students
Quiet Night (Reprise)
Sergei Alexandrovitch

Tony Award®

Best Actress in a Musical

1983 Winner
Natalia Makarova
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1983 Nominee
Lara Teeter
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1983 Nominee
Christine Andreas
 

Best Choreography

1983 Nominee
Choreographed by Donald Saddler

Best Reproduction (Play or Musical)

1983 Winner

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1983 Winner
Natalia Makarova
 

Outstanding Choreography

1983 Nominee
Choreographed by Donald Saddler
Additional ballet choreography by Peter Martins

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1983 Winner
Directed by George Abbott

Outstanding Orchestration

1983 Winner
Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1983 Nominee
Production Design by Zack Brown

Outstanding Revival

1983 Winner

Theatre World

Special Award

1983 Recipient
Natalia Makarova (for a star in another medium making an Outstanding Broadway Debut)
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