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Paint Your Wagon
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 12, 1951
Closing Date
Jul 19, 1952
Performances
289
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 12, 1951 - Jul 19, 1952)
Setting
Northern California, 1853.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by
Central Theatres Leasing & Construction Company
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
Book by
Alan Jay Lerner
; Music by
Frederick Loewe
; Lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
; Dance arrangements by
Trude Rittman
Directed by
Daniel Mann
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Motley:
Frank Spencer
General Manager:
John Yorke
Production Stage Manager:
Ward Bishop
; Stage Manager:
Stone Widney
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Schmidt
Conducted by
Franz Allers
; Choral Director:
Franz Allers
; Assistant Conductor:
David Sackson
; Assistant Choral Dir:
John Schmidt
; Orchestra Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
Asst. to the Choreographer:
James Mitchell
; Production Associate:
Bea Lawrence
; Costume Co-ordinator
Vee MacNee
; General Press Representative:
Wolfe Kaufman
; Press Assistant:
Merle Debuskey
James Barton
Ben Rumson
Tony Bavaar
Julio Valveras
James Mitchell
Pete Billings
Olga San Juan
Broadway debut
Jennifer Rumson
Nov 12, 1951 - Mar 29, 1952
Richard Aherne
Edgar Crocker
Tom Ai
Sing Yuy
Delbert Anderson
Sam
Singer
John Anderson
Singer
Gino Baldi
Singer
Edward Becker
Singer
Ralph Bunker
Salem Trumbull
Mary Burr
Suzanne Duval
Dancer
Tamara Chapman
Dancer
Stephen Cheng
Lee Zen
Jack Dabdoub
Singer
Gemze de Lappe
Yvonne Sorel
Dancer
Gordon Dilworth
Reuben Sloane
Raymond Janney
Joan Djorup
Dancer
John Faulkner
Singer
Robert Flavelle
Singer
Katia Geleznova
Dancer
Lorraine Havercroft
Carmelita
Dorothy Hill
Dancer
Stuart Hodes
Dancer
Jean Houloose
Dancer
Carmelita Lanza
Dancer
Marijane Maricle
Elizabeth Woodling
Bert Matthews
Walt
Kay Medford
Cherry
Robert Morrow
Dancer
Ilona Murai
Dancer
Paul Olson
Dancer
Robert Penn
Jake Whippany
Dick Price
Dancer
John Randolph
Mike Mooney
Charlotte Ray
Dancer
Mavis Ray
Dancer
Jared Reed
Sandy Twist
Frederick Schaeffen
Dancer
John Schickling
Singer
John Schmidt
Singer
Jack Sheehan
Dutchie
Jan Sherwood
Sarah Woodling
Rufus Smith
Steve Bullnack
John Smolko
Dancer
John Spach
Singer
Guy Stanbaugh
Dancer
Newton Sullivan
Singer
Gisella Svetlik
Elsie
Dancer
James Tarbutton
Rocky
Dancer
Feodore Tedick
Singer
David Thomas
Dr. Newcomb
Singer
Edgar Thompson
Singer
Ted Thurston
Jasper
Singer
Norman Weise
Joe
Singer
Josh Wheeler
Jacob Woodling
Understudies:
John Anderson
(Steve Bullnack),
Gino Baldi
(Julio Valveras),
Jack Dabdoub
(Jacob Woodling),
Nola Fairbanks
(Jennifer Rumson),
Lorraine Havercroft
(Sarah Woodling, Elizabeth Woodling),
Stuart Hodes
(Pete Billings),
Carmelita Lanza
(Cherry, Carmelita),
Bert Mathews
(Ben Rumson),
Ilona Murai
(Suzanne Duval),
Mavis Ray
(Yvonne Sorel),
John Schmidt
(Mike Mooney),
John Smolko
(Rocky),
Newton Sullivan
(Sandy Twist),
David Thomas
(Salem Trumbull, Reuben Sloane, Raymond Janney),
Ted Thurston
(Jake Whippany, Edgar Crocker) and
Norman Weise
(Dr. Newcomb, Dutchie)
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 12, 1951 - Jul 19, 1952)
Company Manager:
James S. Miller
Cast
Ann Crowley
Jennifer Rumson
Jun 09, 1952 - Jul 19, 1952
Nola Fairbanks
Jennifer Rumson
Mar 31, 1952 - Jun 07, 1952
Scott Merrill
Pete Billings
Delbert Anderson
Jack
Naomi Boneck
Dancer
Angus Cairns
Edgar Crocker
Chun-Tao Cheng
Lee Zen
Miriam Cole
Dancer
Dan Danforth
Singer
Eddie Dowling
Ben Rumson
Peggy Engel
Carmelita
Dancer
John Ford
Singer
Christine Karner
Dancer
Kenneth LeRoy
Dancer
Martha Mathes
Dancer
Bert Matthews
Dutchie
Duncan Noble
Dancer
John Schickling
Johansen
Jack Sheehan
Walt
Newton Sullivan
Sandy Twist
Evelyn Taylor
Dancer
Feodore Tedick
Sam
Edgar Thompson
Ed
Understudies:
Edward Becker
(Sandy Twist),
Jack Dabdoub
(Reuben Sloane, Raymond Janney),
Peggy Engel
(Jennifer Rumson, Elizabeth Woodling),
Carmelita Lanza
(Sarah Woodling),
Jack Sheehan
(Ben Rumson),
John Spach
(Steve Bullnack),
Evelyn Taylor
(Yvonne Sorel) and
David Thomas
(Edgar Crocker)
Songs
music by
Frederick Loewe
; lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
I'm On My Way
Steve Bullnack, Jake Whippany, Mike Mooney, Lee Zen, Sing Yuy, Sandy Twist, Edgar Crocker, Reuben Sloane and Miners
Rumson
Jake Whippany
What's Goin' On Here?
Jennifer Rumson
I Talk to the Trees
Julio Valveras and Jennifer Rumson
They Call the Wind Maria
Steve Bullnack, Miners and Dancer
I Still See Elisa
Ben Rumson
How Can I Wait?
Jennifer Rumson
Trio
Elizabeth Woodling, Sarah Woodling and Jacob Woodling
Rumson
(Reprise)
Jake Whippany
In Between
Ben Rumson
Whoop-Ti-Ay!
Ben Rumson, Elizabeth Woodling and Miners
How Can I Wait?
(Reprise)
Jennifer Rumson and Julio Valveras
Carino Mio
Julio Valveras and Jennifer Rumson
There's a Coach Comin' In
Miners
Finaletto
Fandangos and Miners
Act 2
Sung By
Hand Me Down That Can O'Beans
Jake Whippany and Miners
Rope Dance
Fandangos, Pete Billings and Singer
Can-can
Suzanne Duval, Rocky, Fandangos and Miners
Another Autumn
Julio Valveras, Dancer and Pete Billings
Movin'
Miners
I'm On My Way
(Reprise)
Miners
All For Him
Jennifer Rumson
(I Was Born Under a) Wand'rin' Star
Ben Rumson
I Talk to the Trees
(Reprise)
Jennifer Rumson
Strike!
Steve Bullnack, Jasper and Jake Whippany
(I Was Born Under a) Wand'rin' Star
(Reprise)
Jake Whippany, Steve Bullnack, Sandy Twist and Miners
Finale
Awards
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Tony Bavaar
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by
Central Theatres Leasing & Construction Company
Produced by
Cheryl Crawford
Book by
Alan Jay Lerner
; Music by
Frederick Loewe
; Lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
; Dance arrangements by
Trude Rittman
Directed by
Daniel Mann
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
; Assistant to Motley:
Frank Spencer
General Manager:
John Yorke
Production Stage Manager:
Ward Bishop
; Stage Manager:
Stone Widney
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Schmidt
Conducted by
Franz Allers
; Choral Director:
Franz Allers
; Assistant Conductor:
David Sackson
; Assistant Choral Dir:
John Schmidt
; Orchestra Manager:
Sol Gusikoff
Asst. to the Choreographer:
James Mitchell
; Production Associate:
Bea Lawrence
; Costume Co-ordinator
Vee MacNee
; General Press Representative:
Wolfe Kaufman
; Press Assistant:
Merle Debuskey
James Barton
Ben Rumson
Tony Bavaar
Julio Valveras
James Mitchell
Pete Billings
Olga San Juan
Broadway debut
Jennifer Rumson
Nov 12, 1951 - Mar 29, 1952
Richard Aherne
Edgar Crocker
Tom Ai
Sing Yuy
Delbert Anderson
Sam
Singer
John Anderson
Singer
Gino Baldi
Singer
Edward Becker
Singer
Ralph Bunker
Salem Trumbull
Mary Burr
Suzanne Duval
Dancer
Tamara Chapman
Dancer
Stephen Cheng
Lee Zen
Jack Dabdoub
Singer
Gemze de Lappe
Yvonne Sorel
Dancer
Gordon Dilworth
Reuben Sloane
Raymond Janney
Joan Djorup
Dancer
John Faulkner
Singer
Robert Flavelle
Singer
Katia Geleznova
Dancer
Lorraine Havercroft
Carmelita
Dorothy Hill
Dancer
Stuart Hodes
Dancer
Jean Houloose
Dancer
Carmelita Lanza
Dancer
Marijane Maricle
Elizabeth Woodling
Bert Matthews
Walt
Kay Medford
Cherry
Robert Morrow
Dancer
Ilona Murai
Dancer
Paul Olson
Dancer
Robert Penn
Jake Whippany
Dick Price
Dancer
John Randolph
Mike Mooney
Charlotte Ray
Dancer
Mavis Ray
Dancer
Jared Reed
Sandy Twist
Frederick Schaeffen
Dancer
John Schickling
Singer
John Schmidt
Singer
Jack Sheehan
Dutchie
Jan Sherwood
Sarah Woodling
Rufus Smith
Steve Bullnack
John Smolko
Dancer
John Spach
Singer
Guy Stanbaugh
Dancer
Newton Sullivan
Singer
Gisella Svetlik
Elsie
Dancer
James Tarbutton
Rocky
Dancer
Feodore Tedick
Singer
David Thomas
Dr. Newcomb
Singer
Edgar Thompson
Singer
Ted Thurston
Jasper
Singer
Norman Weise
Joe
Singer
Josh Wheeler
Jacob Woodling
Understudies:
John Anderson
(Steve Bullnack),
Gino Baldi
(Julio Valveras),
Jack Dabdoub
(Jacob Woodling),
Nola Fairbanks
(Jennifer Rumson),
Lorraine Havercroft
(Sarah Woodling, Elizabeth Woodling),
Stuart Hodes
(Pete Billings),
Carmelita Lanza
(Cherry, Carmelita),
Bert Mathews
(Ben Rumson),
Ilona Murai
(Suzanne Duval),
Mavis Ray
(Yvonne Sorel),
John Schmidt
(Mike Mooney),
John Smolko
(Rocky),
Newton Sullivan
(Sandy Twist),
David Thomas
(Salem Trumbull, Reuben Sloane, Raymond Janney),
Ted Thurston
(Jake Whippany, Edgar Crocker) and
Norman Weise
(Dr. Newcomb, Dutchie)
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 12, 1951 - Jul 19, 1952)
Company Manager:
James S. Miller
Cast
Ann Crowley
Jennifer Rumson
Jun 09, 1952 - Jul 19, 1952
Nola Fairbanks
Jennifer Rumson
Mar 31, 1952 - Jun 07, 1952
Scott Merrill
Pete Billings
Delbert Anderson
Jack
Naomi Boneck
Dancer
Angus Cairns
Edgar Crocker
Chun-Tao Cheng
Lee Zen
Miriam Cole
Dancer
Dan Danforth
Singer
Eddie Dowling
Ben Rumson
Peggy Engel
Carmelita
Dancer
John Ford
Singer
Christine Karner
Dancer
Kenneth LeRoy
Dancer
Martha Mathes
Dancer
Bert Matthews
Dutchie
Duncan Noble
Dancer
John Schickling
Johansen
Jack Sheehan
Walt
Newton Sullivan
Sandy Twist
Evelyn Taylor
Dancer
Feodore Tedick
Sam
Edgar Thompson
Ed
Understudies:
Edward Becker
(Sandy Twist),
Jack Dabdoub
(Reuben Sloane, Raymond Janney),
Peggy Engel
(Jennifer Rumson, Elizabeth Woodling),
Carmelita Lanza
(Sarah Woodling),
Jack Sheehan
(Ben Rumson),
John Spach
(Steve Bullnack),
Evelyn Taylor
(Yvonne Sorel) and
David Thomas
(Edgar Crocker)
music by
Frederick Loewe
; lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
I'm On My Way
Steve Bullnack, Jake Whippany, Mike Mooney, Lee Zen, Sing Yuy, Sandy Twist, Edgar Crocker, Reuben Sloane and Miners
Rumson
Jake Whippany
What's Goin' On Here?
Jennifer Rumson
I Talk to the Trees
Julio Valveras and Jennifer Rumson
They Call the Wind Maria
Steve Bullnack, Miners and Dancer
I Still See Elisa
Ben Rumson
How Can I Wait?
Jennifer Rumson
Trio
Elizabeth Woodling, Sarah Woodling and Jacob Woodling
Rumson
(Reprise)
Jake Whippany
In Between
Ben Rumson
Whoop-Ti-Ay!
Ben Rumson, Elizabeth Woodling and Miners
How Can I Wait?
(Reprise)
Jennifer Rumson and Julio Valveras
Carino Mio
Julio Valveras and Jennifer Rumson
There's a Coach Comin' In
Miners
Finaletto
Fandangos and Miners
Act 2
Sung By
Hand Me Down That Can O'Beans
Jake Whippany and Miners
Rope Dance
Fandangos, Pete Billings and Singer
Can-can
Suzanne Duval, Rocky, Fandangos and Miners
Another Autumn
Julio Valveras, Dancer and Pete Billings
Movin'
Miners
I'm On My Way
(Reprise)
Miners
All For Him
Jennifer Rumson
(I Was Born Under a) Wand'rin' Star
Ben Rumson
I Talk to the Trees
(Reprise)
Jennifer Rumson
Strike!
Steve Bullnack, Jasper and Jake Whippany
(I Was Born Under a) Wand'rin' Star
(Reprise)
Jake Whippany, Steve Bullnack, Sandy Twist and Miners
Finale
Theatre World
Award
1952 Recipient
Tony Bavaar
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