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Broadhurst Theatre, (1/03/1952 - 4/18/1953)

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Opening Date:	Jan 03, 1952
Closing Date:	Apr 18, 1953	Total Performances:	540

Category: Musical, Comedy, Revival, Broadway

Description: A Musical Comedy in Two Acts

Setting: Chicago, in the late 1930s.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Produced by Jule Styne and Leonard Key; Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Book by John O'Hara; Special orchestrations by Don Walker; Musical Director: Max Meth; Ballet arrangements by Oscar Kosarin; Original orchestrations by Hans Spialek
Production Supervised by Robert Alton; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Robert Alton; Book Directed by David Alexander
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark
Company Manager: Michael Goldreyer
Production Manager: Rose Goldstein; Technical Supervisor: Peggy Clark; Production Stage Manager: Neil Hartley; Stage Manager: Barry Ryan
Music Contractor: Sol Gusikoff
Press Representative: John L. Toohey; Production Associate: Emil Katzka; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Casting: Howard Hoyt

Cast

Harold Lang	Joey Evans
Vivienne Segal	Vera Simpson
Helen Gallagher	Gladys Bumps
Lionel Stander	Ludlow Lowell
Harry Asmus	Dancer
Eleanor Boleyn	Sandra
	Dancer
Lewis Bolyard	Louis The Tenor
Bonnie Brae	Dancer
Hank Brunjes	Dancer
Phyllis Dorne	Mickey
	Dancer
Eleanor Fairchild	Dancer
Robert Fortier	Victor
Jean Goodall	Dancer
Clarke Gordon	Stage Manager
T. J. Halligan	Commissioner O'Brien
Peter Holmes	Dancer
Patty Ann Jackson	Dancer
Lynn Joelson	Dottie
	Dancer
Helene Keller	Dancer
Frances Krell	Diane
	Dancer
Ray Kyle	Dancer
Ina Learner	Dancer
	Janet
Ethel Martin	Dancer
	Fraser
George Martin	Waiter
	Dancer
June McCain	Dancer
Buzz Miller	Dancer
David Neuman	Dancer
Barbara Nichols	Valerie
Pat Northrop	Linda English
Gloria O'Malley	Francine
	Dancer
Gordon Peters	Ernest
Barry Ryan	Delivery Boy
Stanley Simmons	Dancer
Elaine Stritch	Melba Snyder
Thelma Tadlock	Amarilla
	Dancer
Rita Tanno	Adele
	Dancer
Norma Thornton	Dancer
George Vosburgh	Dancer
Janyce Ann Wagner	Agnes
	Dancer
Jack Waldron	Mike Spears
Helen Wood	Kid

Understudies: Reed Allyn (Commissioner O'Brien, Ernest), Bob Fosse (Joey Evans), T. J. Halligan (Mike Spears, The Tenor), Patty Ann Jackson (Kid), Lynn Joelson (Gladys Bumps) and David Neuman (Victor)

Tony Award^®
1952 Best Featured Actress in a Musical [winner]
Helen Gallagher
1952 Best Choreography [winner]
Robert Alton
1952 Conductor and Musical Director [winner]
Musical Director: Max Meth

music by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart; lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

ACT 1	Sung By
You Mustn't Kick It Around	Joey Evans, Gladys Bumps and Boys and Girls
I Could Write A Book	Joey Evans and Linda English
Chicago	Girls
That Terrific Rainbow	Gladys Bumps, Victor and Boys and Girls
What Is A Man?	Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn	Joey Evans, Norma, Robert, George, Buzz, Boys and Girls
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered	Vera Simpson
Pal Joey	Joey Evans
Joey Looks Into The Future	Entire Company
ACT 2	Sung By
The Flower Garden of My Heart	The Tenor, Gladys Bumps, George Martin and Boys and Girls
Zip	Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later	Gladys Bumps and Boys and Girls
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)	Vera Simpson and Joey Evans
A Dance Rehearsal	Boys and Girls
Do It The Hard Way	Joey Evans
Take Him	Linda English and Vera Simpson
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered (Reprise)	Vera Simpson
I Could Write A Book (Reprise)	Entire Company